Museums & galleries in Netherlands
Detourmap maps 159 museums & galleries worth the detour in Netherlands — art, history and science museums. The best known is Rijksmuseum. The 150 most notable are listed here; the rest are on the map. Each has a photo and a Wikipedia article.
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Kröller-Müller Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Art museum and sculpture garden in Otterlo, Netherlands
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Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal
Museums & galleries · Notable
Steam-powered pumping station and museum in Lemmer, the Netherlands
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Wereldmuseum Amsterdam
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Notable
Anthropological museum located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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NEMO Science Center
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Museum and science center in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Frans Hals Museum
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Notable
Joint museum with a modern and a 17th century painting collection in Haarlem, The Netherlands
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Groninger Museum
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Notable
Art museum in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands
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Teylers Museum
Museums & galleries · 18th century · Notable
Art, natural history, and science museum in Haarlem, Netherlands
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Amsterdam Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Municipal museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Allard Pierson
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Notable
Archive, library, and museum at the University of Amsterdam (2019-)
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Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam
Museums & galleries · 17th century · Notable
Botanical garden in Amsterdam
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Jewish Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Jewish history, culture, and religion museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Prinsenhof
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Municipal museum in Delft, the Netherlands
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Hortus botanicus Leiden
Museums & galleries · 16th century · Hidden gem
Botanical garden in the Netherlands
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Wereldmuseum Rotterdam
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Museum about historic and modern cultures in the Dutch city of Rotterdam
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Cat Cabinet
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Dutch audiovisual archive and museum in Hilversum
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Heineken Experience
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Industrial museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Singer Laren
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum and concert hall in Laren, Netherlands
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Utrecht Observatory
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Public astronomical observatory and museum in Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Bijbels Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Amsterdam Canal Mansion Vingboongevel in Amsterdam
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Museum de Fundatie
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum with two locations in the province of Overijssel in the Netherlands
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Wereldmuseum Berg en Dal
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Berg en Dal, the Netherlands
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Museum Van Loon
Museums & galleries · 17th century · Hidden gem
Amsterdam museum on Keizersgracht 672, residence of members of the Van Loon family
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Natuurhistorisch Museum Rotterdam
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Museum Catharijneconvent
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum for religious art in Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Museum of Bags and Purses
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Dordrechts Museum
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Dordrecht, Netherlands
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Rijksmuseum Twenthe
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
National museum in Enschede, the Netherlands
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Diamond Museum Amsterdam
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum in Amsterdam about diamonds
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Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum group for global art, history and material culture
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Gallery Prince Willem V
Museums & galleries · 18th century · Hidden gem
Building / museum in The Hague
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Netherlands Architecture Institute
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cultural institute for architecture and urban development (1988-2012)
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Arboretum Trompenburg
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Botanical garden in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Museum Het Valkhof
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Archeological and art museum in Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Museum aan het Vrijthof
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Maastricht, Netherlands
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Moco Museum
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum for modern and contemporary art in Amsterdam, Barcelona and London
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Museum van Bommel van Dam
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Venlo, the Netherlands
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De Cruquius Pumping Station
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Cruquius, the Netherlands
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Tresoar
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Frisian regional historical centre in Leeuwarden
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Hofje van Mevrouw van Aerden
Museums & galleries · 18th century · Hidden gem
Hofje-museeum in Leerdam, Netherlands
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Museum of the Mind Dolhuys
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Dutch national museum for psychiatry in Haarlem
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Netherlands Photo Museum
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Photography museum in Rotterdam
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Huis van het boek
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Den Haag, the Netherlands
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Textile Museum (Tilburg)
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Tilburg, the Netherlands about textile design and history
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De Appel
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Contemporary art center in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Pijpenkabinet & Smokiana
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Nederlands Stripmuseum
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum in Groningen, the Netherlands
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Netherlands Media Art Institute
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Former museum and institute in Amsterdam
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Maastricht Natural History Museum
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Museum in Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Museum de Oude Wolden
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Bellingwolde, the Netherlands
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Museum Het Leids Wevershuis
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum of weaving in Leiden, the Netherlands
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Museum of Contemporary Tibetan Art
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Emmen, Netherlands
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Scheringa Museum of Realist Art
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Former art museum in Spanbroek, Netherlands
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Louis Couperus Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Den Haag, the Netherlands
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Nationaal Onderduikmuseum
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Museum for those who went into hiding, in Aalten, the Netherlands
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Historic Centre Leeuwarden
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Archive in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
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Amsterdam Centre for Architecture
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Architecture museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Museum Arnhem
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Modern art museum in Arnhem, Netherlands
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Jheronimus Bosch Art Center
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Art center in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
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Treasury of the Basilica of Saint Servatius
Museums & galleries · 11th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Netherlands
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Utrecht University Botanic Gardens
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Botanical gardens of Utrecht University, the Netherlands
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Museum Maluku
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Dutch museum of Maluku islander culture
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Design Museum Den Bosch
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Museum in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands
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Museum Het Zwanenbroedershuis
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Museum in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
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Haags Historisch Museum/Rijksmuseum De Gevangenpoort
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in The Hague
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Villa de Bank
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art space in Enschede, the Netherlands
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Stoomgemaal Vier Noorder Koggen
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum in Medemblik, the Netherlands
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Binnenvaartmuseum (Dordrecht)
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Maritime museum in Dordrecht, Netherlands
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Maritime Muzeeum Zeeland
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Maritime museum in Vlissingen, Netherlands
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Netherlands Marine Corps Museum
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Museum in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Vrouwenhuis
Museums & galleries · 18th century · Hidden gem
Cultural heritage building in Zwolle, the Netherlands
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Veenkoloniaal Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Veendam, the Netherlands
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Watersnoodmuseum
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum in Ouwerkerk, the Netherlands
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Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Municipal museum of Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands
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Museum 't Behouden Huys (West-Terschelling, Netherlands)
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Museum in West-Terschelling, the Netherlands
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Noord-Nederlands Trein & Tram Museum
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Railway museum in Zuidbroek, Netherlands
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Marechaussee Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Buren, the Netherlands
