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Leiden is a city in the Dutch province of South Holland. Leiden is nicknamed "The Key City" which refers to the city's coat of arms. The city is home to the oldest university in the Netherlands and has the oldest theater in the Netherlands. In addition, the city is characterized by its rich history and the old city center with canals, monumental buildings and courtyards. The Singel pattern, Leiden's outer ring of canals, is still completely intact.

In addition to the rich history in itself, Leiden also has a lively student life and partly because of this, a wide cultural offer. Restaurants and entertainment venues alternate in the city center. Some famous (monumental) buildings are the Waag, the Hooglandsekerk, the Pieterskerk and the Hartebrugkerk.

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Museums in Leiden

This overview contains all museums in and around Leiden. Curious about which museums there are in Leiden? These are the museums:

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Exhibitions in Leiden

This is a selection of exhibitions in Leiden. Are you looking for an overview of all exhibitions in Leiden? Then view our complete list of all exhibitions in Leiden.

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Leiden discounts and discount cards & passes

Find discounts and discount cards & passes that are valid at museums in and around Leiden in the overview below and discover activities and things to see and do with a discount.

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Reviews

This is what people say about museums in Leiden.

  • The Mary Rose
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    Matthew about

    The Mary Rose

    We've been buying annual tickets for Portsmouth Historic Dockyard for the past three years, but after our experience on 3 October, I don't think we'll be going back. We paid around ยฃ130 for family annual passes, not realising there was a large free

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      โ€ข  Oct 19, 2026
  • The Mary Rose
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    Matthew about

    The Mary Rose

    We've been buying annual tickets for Portsmouth Historic Dockyard for the past three years, but after our experience on 3 October, I don't think we'll be going back. We paid around ยฃ130 for family annual passes, not realising there was a large free

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      โ€ข  Oct 19, 2026
  • Lady Lever Art Gallery
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    Lady Lever Art Gallery

    I love this beautiful place, it's a wonderland of beautiful things to see! The paintings are wonderful with some very famous artists works displayed amongst others I've never heard of but have learned more about . It's a treasure nestled in the hist

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      โ€ข  Oct 18, 2026
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    Museo del CIBIOMA

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      โ€ข  Oct 16, 2026
  • Havenervaringscentrum Portlantis
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    Havenervaringscentrum Portlantis

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      โ€ข  Oct 14, 2026
  • Nederlands Mijnmuseum
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    Wiel about

    Nederlands Mijnmuseum

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      โ€ข  Oct 11, 2026
  • Museum 't Oude Slot
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    Museum 't Oude Slot

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      โ€ข  Oct 9, 2026
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    Museum 't Oude Slot

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      โ€ข  Oct 9, 2026
  • Topkapฤฑ Palace
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    Michael about

    Topkapฤฑ Palace

    Lovely place to visit . Pricey though and when it came to getting the free audio guide rude staff. Apologies if I missed the small print but he rudely stated photo id required. Luckily I had my driving licence with me but my wife had another photo id

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      โ€ข  Oct 7, 2026
  • Cauchie House
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    Darryl about

    Cauchie House

    Worth visiting, and we had a good tour guide. However many of the beautiful rooms photographed to publicise the site were closed, a little misleading and disappointing. Nevertheless, together with the Musee Horta, it's great to see such beautiful Art

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      โ€ข  Oct 4, 2026
  • Ickworth
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    Robert about

    Ickworth

    It was a lovely day on Tuesday 29/09/26 so my wife and I decided to go to Ickworth to have a walk around the grounds . when we arrived and parked up we saw a golf buggy bus thing for helping disabled people to get access to the house or other locatio

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      โ€ข  Oct 1, 2026
  • Photo Museum
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    Angie about

    Photo Museum

    A magical discovery. Very well documented and laid out, reflecting the suprising and intriguing evolution of colour photography through the eyes of pioneering Estonian amateurs. A museum which reflects the rich history and intelligence of the Estoni

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      โ€ข  Sep 22, 2026