Religious buildings in the Netherlands

Museum Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder is a former clandestine church. The building looks like an ordinary canal house. It is one of the oldest museums in the Netherlands. The 17th century church with an altar, corridors and approximately 150 seats is situated in the attic. After the Protestant Reformatio

The Jewish Museum is housed in four synagogues. It is a modern museum about Judaism. Three exhibitions illustrate the culture and history of Jews in the Netherlands. The exhibitions consist of various utensils, paintings, drawings, films, photos and 3D presentations. Part of the museum is the Jewish

The Portuguese Synagogue, also called Esnoga, is a synagogue that dates to the 17th century. At the time of construction it was the largest synagogue in the world. The building is still used for worship by the Portuguese Jewish Community. The collection illustrates the four century history of the Po

Museum Catharijneconvent is housed in a medieval monastery from the 15th century. It is dedicated to the past and present of Christianity in the Netherlands. The museum exhibits old and contemporary art, and various other objects that illustrate the story of Christianity. The permanent collection is

The St. Lawrence Church is the only remaining monument in Rotterdam from the Middle Ages. Concerts, festivals, fairs and exhibitions are organized in this late-Gothic church. In addition, church services can also still take place. Each year a new, varied program is created. The permanent exhibition

Museum Gouda recounts the history of this wonderful city. You will see, among other things, unique sixteenth century altarpieces, seventeenth century civic guard group portraits and Gouda pottery, which is famous all over the world. The museum is located in an old hospital, the Catharina Gasthuis. T

The Oude Kerk is the oldest building of Amsterdam and youngest place for contemporary art. Inside you can see site specific art exhibitions, period rooms and an impressive tombstone floor. The wife and muse of Rembrandt van Rijn, is one of the thousands of people who lies buried in the Oude Kerk

The Stedelijk Museum Kampen is housed in the old town hall in Kampen. It has a collection that consists of four main themes: law, religion, water, and the House of Orange-Nassau. Important in the museum is the ‘Schepenzaal’ or 'Magistrate Hall' from 1545, in which is shown how law was practised in t

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

The Nieuwe Kerk is a church building from the early 15th century. It is one of the most important monuments of Amsterdam. It is the place where the Dutch head of state is inaugurated. Changing temporary exhibitions are organized in the building on, among other themes, religions, cultures and treasur

The Museum voor Religieuze Kunst is housed in a wing of an inhabited monastery. The collection consists of various religious art objects from the Netherlands. Special works include medieval monstrances and sculptures. Due to the lack of space, only a small part of the collection can be on display. F

In Hof van Nederland you will experience how we in the Netherlands deal with our freedoms, then and now, told from different perspectives. On the basis of important historical events that are important for Dutch history and which largely took place in Dordrecht, the oldest city in Holland, you will

Designed by architect Alphons Boosten and built in 1937, St. Hubertus Church (national monument) contains art treasures of Limburg artists and Montfortan heritage. On display are works by Charles Eyck, Henri Jonas, Charles Vos, Joep Nicolas and a dozen other Limburg artists. The Montfortan heritage

Ikonenmuseum Kampen is housed in a historical monastery that used to be part of the convent of the Franciscans. The museum distinguishes itself from other museums with Christian and religious art by only exhibiting icons. The permanent exhibition consists of approximately 170 icons. The museum shows

Museum Vaals is housed in a monumental monastery chapel. The museum shows, among other things, a collection of over 200 statues of saints with a height of 1 meter to as much as 3.5 meters alternately combined with contemporary painting.

Kerkmusuem Jannum is one of the pearls of Fryslân and a well-kept secret to many people outside. The small medieval church on the mound of Jannum houses a collection of sarcophagi and old church objects, but most special is the atmosphere in and around the little church. You can sense centuries of h

The Koppelkerk is a former church that was transformed into a sanctuary for art and culture over ten years ago. Come and soak up the culture in the picturesque book town of Bredevoort. During the day, the Koppelkerk is a museum with changing exhibitions; in the evening it transforms to a stage fo

In the Eusebius church you make a journey through time. Step back five hundred years in the time of knights and castles. In an exciting route through the church hall and crypts of the Eusebiuskerk you will get to know the people of that time. In the church you will find old treasures, but there is a

The Lombok district in Utrecht houses an architectural gem: the Turkish mosque (Ulu Mosque), distinguished by its imposing dome and slender, pencil-like minarets. Located in a central spot near the heart of the city and a short distance from the central station, this mosque is a striking landmark, b

The Cathedral Museum is the continuation of the Treasury of the New Bavo. For now, this new museum space includes a large, attractively furnished exhibition hall, right under the high choir and accessible through the cathedral. In time, expansion will follow in the spaces under the ambulatory and be

Museum van Egmond is the cultural history museum of Egmond. Life of people around 1900 near the sea. Beautiful paintings.

The Elleboogkerk is a new exhibition space on Langegracht in Amersfoort. In the coming years, it will host extensive installations by national and international artists. A major fire in 2007 destroyed the church and the Armando Museum it housed. Much of the collection also went up in flames. Mar

The Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk is a church in Brabant Gothic style. The history of a church on this spot dates back to the 10th century. The present church dates from 1518. The exterior includes the ‘vieringtorentje’, the outer walls of white Gobertange stone and the windows in the gables of the tran

Ter Apel Monastery is a former monastery. It includes two modern art galleries and the Museum voor Klooster- en Kerkgeschiedenis & Religieuze Kunst. The monastery used to be a place of hospitality and dedication to passing travelers. In Klooster ter Apel, both permanent and changing exhibits are org

Sjoel Elburg is a museum that illustrates the daily lives of twelve Jewish families that started living in Elburg in the 18th century. The museum is located in the monumental synagogue of Elburg. It illustrates Jewish history and offers a historical perspective on the current topic of integration an

The Sint-Walburgisbasiliek dates back to the 14th century and is the oldest church building in Arnhem. In the Middle Ages it was a collegiate church. One of the side chapels is decorated as a treasury that features liturgical objects, such as ciboria, candlesticks and chalices. Important are a chass

Stedelijk Museum Vianen is a museum on various art and cultural forms. The museum organizes several exhibitions for a broad audience. In addition, it has a garden where many sculptures are exhibited. There is also a clandestine church from 1650, where paintings from the 17th century are exhibited.

Museum Elburg is housed in the 15th century Saint Agnes Monastery with a double medieval chapel. The museum collection consists of objects that are related to the history of Elburg and its region. Major themes that recur in the collection include silver, fishing, law, city defense and Admiral JH van

Abdijkerk Thorn is a church and museum with historical treasures.

The Luther Museum Amsterdam is located in the Wittenberg building in Amsterdam from 1772. The building with the regents' rooms, the corridor and the church hall is the most important piece in the collection. In addition, the museum exhbiits paintings by Breenbergh and Ruysdael, silverware and authen

The Nieuwe Kerk in the city of Delft, is, with its 108.75 meter tower, the church with the highest church tower in the Netherlands, after the Dom Tower in Utrecht. The church is known for the Praalgraf of Willem van Oranje.

The Oude Kerk in Delft is one of the two large old churches in Delft, in the Dutch province of South Holland; the other large old church in Delft is the Nieuwe Kerk. The Oude Kerk dates from 1246.

In the cozy center of the Zeeland-Flemish merchant town of Sluis stands the Belfry, the only one in the Netherlands. The Belfry of Sluis was built in the 14th-15th century. A belfry is originally a medieval, Flemish tower with bells that were rung at important events, such as a fire, the approach of

The former synagogue of the city of Kampen in the Dutch province of Overijssel stands on the IJsselkade. The synagogue was built in 1847 to the design of city architect Nicolaas Plomp. During the German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II, especially in 1942, almost all the Jewish i

In six rooms many memories of the Wilhelmietenorde and the work of the brothers of Huijbergen are exhibited. Every year there is a theme exhibition, exhibitions of local artists and music performances. Check the website for more information.

The museum is dedicated to the former St Bernard’s Abbey of Aduard, in its time (1192-1595) the biggest (Cistercian) cloister in The Netherlands. The museum shows many archaeological finds and a scale model of the complete convent. A movie is shown in which the process of reconstruction is detailed

The Heiligenbeeldenmuseum is housed in the Antonius van Paduakerk from 1855. The museum focuses on the preservation and presentation of Roman Catholic heritage. It houses a collection of approximately six hundred sculptures of saints. In addition to focusing on the theme ‘Cuypers’, the architect of

The KoepelKathedraal Haarlem was designed by Joseph Cuypers and is larger than Cologne Cathedral. It has 12 large and small towers and a dome 65 meters high! The cathedral incorporates architectural styles such as Neo-Gothic, Neo-Romanesque, Jugendstil and stylistic elements of the Amsterdam School

The Grote or Sint-Nicolaaskerk is Monnickendam's main church. The Gothic building, whose construction began in 1400, stands at the edge of the town's old center.