Virtual visit to Leiden

Discover Leiden from the comfort of your own home! Many Leiden museums are offering online exhibitions or virtual guided tours. Learn all about the history of Leiden in Museum De Lakenhal, the evolution of animals in Naturalis, or explore the Egyptian collection in the National Museum of Antiquities (RMO)!

Museum De Lakenhal

Take a tour of Museum De Lakenhal guided by the museum's experts!
Museum De Lakenhal
National Museum of Antiquities (RMO)

The museum is open online 24/7! At RMO Thuis you will find the most fun activities for children, online pop-up exhibitions and other interesting information and films
RMO
Naturalis

Naturalis is a biodiversity centre, a museum and a research institute that can also be visited online. How about a visit to the atrium and the Dinosaur Room to take a look at the prize exhibit, Dino Trix?
Naturalis
Rijksmuseum Boerhaave

Discover the world of science and medicine without even leaving your home! Rijksmuseum Boerhaave brings its collection right into your living room, with stories and virtual guided tours.
Rijkmuseum Boerhaave
Japan Museum SieboldHuis

See the exhibition ‘The bomb. 75 years after Hiroshima & Nagasaki’ online now too!
JapanMuseum SieboldHuis

Rapenburg in the 17th century

Historical building expert Pieter-Jan de Vos created a Virtual Reality (VR) reconstruction of Rapenburg. Based on architectural study of historical buildings, images and archive information. Every brick, doorstep, window and door has been meticulously drawn. A painstaking task to create the most realistic and historically accurate picture possible. And with success! Come and see for yourself…
The Zweetkamertje (Sweat Room)

Who wouldn't like to see for themselves this room where generations of anxious (and sweating) students formerly awaited their exam results, in one of the most beautiful buildings in Leiden? In the Academy Building you can now make a Virtual Reality visit to the university Sweat Room and Auditorium. Don't miss it!
The house where Rembrandt was born
The house where Rembrandt was born

Sadly, the house where Rembrandt was born no longer exists. But there is a great alternative. Heritage organisation Erfgoed Leiden commissioned a reconstruction of the house and its surroundings, based on historical maps, sources, and historical building and archaeological research to create an accurate impression. Come and take a look!
Leiden in the time of the Pilgrim Fathers
Leiden in the time of the Pilgrim Fathers

Travel back to 1620 from your laptop, smartphone or tablet. No problem! Via a special platform you can take a 360 degree view of the year in which the Pilgrim Fathers departed from Leiden. Take a virtual look at Breestraat, Vrouwekerk, the Begijnhofkerk and Rapenburg, Kloksteeg 17 and the View of Leiden (from Lammenschans)!
Rapenburg in the 17th century

Historical building expert Pieter-Jan de Vos created a Virtual Reality (VR) reconstruction of Rapenburg. Based on architectural study of historical buildings, images and archive information. Every brick, doorstep, window and door has been meticulously drawn. A painstaking task to create the most realistic and historically accurate picture possible. And with success! Come and see for yourself…
The Zweetkamertje (Sweat Room)

Who wouldn't like to see for themselves this room where generations of anxious (and sweating) students formerly awaited their exam results, in one of the most beautiful buildings in Leiden? In the Academy Building you can now make a Virtual Reality visit to the university Sweat Room and Auditorium. Don't miss it!
The house where Rembrandt was born
The house where Rembrandt was born

Sadly, the house where Rembrandt was born no longer exists. But there is a great alternative. Heritage organisation Erfgoed Leiden commissioned a reconstruction of the house and its surroundings, based on historical maps, sources, and historical building and archaeological research to create an accurate impression. Come and take a look!
Leiden in the time of the Pilgrim Fathers
Leiden in the time of the Pilgrim Fathers

Travel back to 1620 from your laptop, smartphone or tablet. No problem! Via a special platform you can take a 360 degree view of the year in which the Pilgrim Fathers departed from Leiden. Take a virtual look at Breestraat, Vrouwekerk, the Begijnhofkerk and Rapenburg, Kloksteeg 17 and the View of Leiden (from Lammenschans)!
Rapenburg in the 17th century

Historical building expert Pieter-Jan de Vos created a Virtual Reality (VR) reconstruction of Rapenburg. Based on architectural study of historical buildings, images and archive information. Every brick, doorstep, window and door has been meticulously drawn. A painstaking task to create the most realistic and historically accurate picture possible. And with success! Come and see for yourself…
The Zweetkamertje (Sweat Room)

Who wouldn't like to see for themselves this room where generations of anxious (and sweating) students formerly awaited their exam results, in one of the most beautiful buildings in Leiden? In the Academy Building you can now make a Virtual Reality visit to the university Sweat Room and Auditorium. Don't miss it!
The house where Rembrandt was born
The house where Rembrandt was born

Sadly, the house where Rembrandt was born no longer exists. But there is a great alternative. Heritage organisation Erfgoed Leiden commissioned a reconstruction of the house and its surroundings, based on historical maps, sources, and historical building and archaeological research to create an accurate impression. Come and take a look!
Leiden in the time of the Pilgrim Fathers
Leiden in the time of the Pilgrim Fathers

Travel back to 1620 from your laptop, smartphone or tablet. No problem! Via a special platform you can take a 360 degree view of the year in which the Pilgrim Fathers departed from Leiden. Take a virtual look at Breestraat, Vrouwekerk, the Begijnhofkerk and Rapenburg, Kloksteeg 17 and the View of Leiden (from Lammenschans)!
Rapenburg in the 17th century

Historical building expert Pieter-Jan de Vos created a Virtual Reality (VR) reconstruction of Rapenburg. Based on architectural study of historical buildings, images and archive information. Every brick, doorstep, window and door has been meticulously drawn. A painstaking task to create the most realistic and historically accurate picture possible. And with success! Come and see for yourself…
The Zweetkamertje (Sweat Room)

Who wouldn't like to see for themselves this room where generations of anxious (and sweating) students formerly awaited their exam results, in one of the most beautiful buildings in Leiden? In the Academy Building you can now make a Virtual Reality visit to the university Sweat Room and Auditorium. Don't miss it!
The house where Rembrandt was born
The house where Rembrandt was born

Sadly, the house where Rembrandt was born no longer exists. But there is a great alternative. Heritage organisation Erfgoed Leiden commissioned a reconstruction of the house and its surroundings, based on historical maps, sources, and historical building and archaeological research to create an accurate impression. Come and take a look!
Leiden in the time of the Pilgrim Fathers
Leiden in the time of the Pilgrim Fathers

Travel back to 1620 from your laptop, smartphone or tablet. No problem! Via a special platform you can take a 360 degree view of the year in which the Pilgrim Fathers departed from Leiden. Take a virtual look at Breestraat, Vrouwekerk, the Begijnhofkerk and Rapenburg, Kloksteeg 17 and the View of Leiden (from Lammenschans)!