Free museums in South Holland

Exhibitions are regularly held in the side aisles of St. Joseph's Church in Leiden. Exhibitions in recent years have included: 'On the Road to Damascus: The Beginning of a New Life' (2009), 'The Shroud of Turin' (2017), 'Mother Teresa: Her Life, Work, and Spirituality' (2018), the Icon Exhibition Pa

Museum De Schilpen is housed in a 16th century monumental building. The museum illustrates the history of grocery stores and living and working in Maasland in the 19th and 20th centuries. It features a shop and a house, a warehouse and a small rentier house. The store still has the original decorati

The National Cooperative Museum is dedicated to the history of the consumer cooperatives that were especially active between the two world wars. More than ten percent of the Dutch population was affiliated with a convenience store at the time. The collection includes books, brochures, minutes, perio

Wassenaar Fire Department Museum is located in the basement of De Paauw Town Hall. The museum has a complete collection of historical material from 300 years of firefighting in Wassenaar.

Museum of Ceramics Pablo Rueda Lara displays works by Spanish artist Pablo Rueda Lara. He created works in clay, textiles, paper, wood, tin, enamel, bronze and marble, but became especially famous for his ceramic works. The exhibition will present artworks representing all the techniques Rueda Lara

Museum Dorpsbehoud Papendrecht is dedicated to the cultural history of Papendrecht. An important event in the history of the area was the crash of a British Lancaster bomber in 1944. The museum exhibits include items from the bomber and photographs of the crew.

The Dutch Coastal Lighting Museum "In the Lighthouse" is housed in an 1893 lighthouse that served until 1974. The museum features a permanent exhibition on everything related to shipping.

Streekmuseum Jan Anderson is dedicated to the history of Vlaardingen. Crafts get a lot of attention at the museum. Among other things, it shows a blacksmith shop, a painting workshop, a school class, a shoemaking shop and a polishing corner. In addition, the museum displays photographs, prints and s

Historisch Museum Capelle is located in the J.A. Beijerinck pumping station. The museum organizes exhibitions on historical subjects related to Capelle. In the ‘Regentenkamer’ the visitor learns about the history of Capelle. Old photos and other images are exhibited here. The museum also features th

De Koffietuin is located in a farmhouse, parts of which are from 1610. The museum exhibits various objects related to coffee, with special focus on the roasting, grinding, making and serving of coffee. The museum displays photographs of the coffee picking at the plantation in Indonesia. In addition,

The museum is momentarily not opened. Due to a move the collection is now in storage.

Museum Hillesluis is a museum for contemporary art. The museum organizes eight to ten changing exhibitions, displays and projects each year. Artists from the region often take center stage.

The Antiquities and Polder Museum in Nieuwkoop focuses on local history, with the main theme being peat and peat extraction. Here tools and utensils are exhibited. The museum also shows the flora and fauna of the area. A visit to the museum offers insight into the origins and changes of the landscap

Museum of Crafts is a small museum where three small historic buildings display various old tools of different trades, a worker's cottage and a chapel.

The Tobacco Historical Museum Delft is housed in an old cigar store. The museum shows a collection of pipes, snuff boxes, tools, packaging and literature in the field of tobacco. In addition, the museum focuses on the oldest cigar factory in the Netherlands, that of A. Hillen of Delft.