Museer i Leiden

Leiden's Museum Treasures

Leiden offers a dense concentration of specialized museums within its historic center. Discover the Netherlands' national collections of archaeology at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden and global cultures at the Museum Volkenkunde. The city’s industrial past is preserved at Museum De Lakenhal and the Leids Wevershuis, while the landmark De Valk windmill showcases traditional milling. Scientific exploration continues at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center and the interactive CORPUS human biology museum, alongside niche sites like the Japanese collections at SieboldHuis and the Leiden American Pilgrim Museum.