Leiden has 13 fantastic museums

From Rembrandt's masterpieces to a journey through the human body

Leiden University acted as a magnet, attracting to the city many great scientists who often taught at the university. These included Einstein, Kamerling Onnes, de Sitter and Ehrenfest, but other prominent figures like the physician Von Siebold and Boerhaave made Leiden their home too. The scientists’ passion for collecting contributed to the many museums in Leiden. No other city in the Netherlands has so many fantastic museums within walking distance of each other. A rich and surprising range of nature, art, culture and science.

Naturalis
Naturalis

Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden
CORPUS
CORPUS

Willem Einthovenstraat 1, 2342 BH Oegstgeest
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden

Rapenburg 28, 2311 EW Leiden
Hortus botanicus Leiden
Hortus botanicus Leiden

Rapenburg 73, 2311 GJ Leiden

Leiden is celebrating - 450 years of parades
Leiden is celebrating - 450 years of parades
Celebrating together is timeless. Parades are the perfect form for this. They provide solidarity and a shared identity....
until 2 March 2025
Kimono. Mirror of modernity
Kimono. Mirror of modernity
Japan Museum SieboldHuis presents the exhibition 'Kimono. Mirror of modernity'. Discover the unique fusion of Japanese...
until 8 December
Exhibition: Mapuche - A community on the move
Exhibition: Mapuche - A community on the move
The Mapuche are the original inhabitants of the area now covered by the states of Chile and Argentina. The exhibition...
until 20 July 2025
Exhibition: Closer to the Black Hole
Exhibition: Closer to the Black Hole
Mysterious places in the cosmos, which swallow everything and from which nothing, not even light, can escape. These...
until 5 January 2025
Triceratops: the herd
Triceratops: the herd
Triceratops horridus: this giant herbivore is an icon of the dinosaur era. And extremely rare too, only a handful...
until 31 August 2025
Bronze Age: Fire of Change
Bronze Age: Fire of Change
The major retrospective exhibition Bronze Age – Fire of Change is about a fascinating period in our history. The...
until 16 March 2025