Visiting museums
Are you planning to visit Delft? How nice! There is plenty to experience in the field of art, culture and science in our beautiful town.
Are you planning to visit Delft? Make sure to visit one of its wonderful and unique museums. Find out everything about the life of the Dutch Father of the Nation or see the work of a 19th-century artist. Or are you more into the latest technical gadgets? No matter what your age, Delft offers a wide range of museums and tourist attractions.
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Museum Prinsenhof Delft
This is where one of the key moments in Dutch history took place: the assassination of William of Orange. In 1572, William of Orange moved into the Saint Agatha convent, which was later renamed the Prinsenhof (the current Museum Prinsenhof Delft). One day, on 10 July 1584, as he walked to his bedroom/study, William was shot and killed by Balthasar Gerards. Inside the museum, you can still see the wall with the bullet holes.
Museum Paul Tétar van Elven
Would you like to visit a 19th-century artist? You can, in Delft! The 16th-century home of Paul Tétar van Elven (1823-1896) is on one of Delft’s most beautiful canals. This is where the painter and passionate art collector lived until 1892. After his death, he left the house and its entire contents to the city of Delft to turn it into a museum. The museum opened its doors in 1927 and the interior alone is worth the price of admission!
The house helps you experience what life was like in the 19th century and radiates the authentic atmosphere of the artist’s home.
Vermeer Centrum Delft
The Vermeer Centrum Delft is the only place in the world where you can admire full-scale reproductions of Vermeer’s entire oeuvre. Find out everything there is to know about Vermeer’s life, his family and work, and the city that inspired him.
Our Delft master’s particular fame shows in his astonishing talent for painting sunlight. Step inside the light studio and imagine yourself as a painter back in the Dutch Golden Age, and discover his secret.
TU Delft Hortus Botanicus
If you would enjoy strolling around and viewing 7000 unique plant and tree species, the Botanical Garden of the Technical University is a must-visit. The garden covers around 6.2 acres (2.5 hectares) and is the largest green space just outside the city centre. More than 100 years ago, in 1917, Gerrit van Iterson established the Culture Garden for Technical Crops to cultivate plants for research and education in technological applications of crops from all climate zones.
RADIUS
Are you interested in seeing an art centre located in the water tower reservoir of a stunning historic listed building? Make sure to visit RADIUS! This centre for contemporary art and ecology is housed in a five-hundred-m2 subterranean exhibition space. Its art and science programming focuses on our climate, ecology, and living environment.
At RADIUS, artists play a crucial role in shaping and criticising the narrative about the climate and ecological degradation. Its programming welcomes artists whose works address urgent ecological issues such as climate change, pollution, biodiversity degradation, environmental rights, and social justice. Curious to know more?
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'Het Huyterhuys' water authority headquaters -Walkingroute Waterways
'Het Huyterhuys' water authority headquaters -Walkingroute Waterways
Here we see ‘Het Huyterhuis’ the original headquarters of the Delfland Water Authority and the first residential building in Delft to have a stone facade;...
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Abtswoude Bloeit!
Abtswoude Bloeit!
Abtswoude Bloeit is a former care home where students, the elderly and Perspektief clients live together under one roof.
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Angie's Juicebar
Angie's Juicebar
Met liefde bereidt Angelique, het gezicht van Angie's Juicebar, voor jou de lekkerste koudgeperste sapjes, smoothies, detox-sapkuren, bowls en soepjes.
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Antoni Chamberlain Of The City Hall - Wandeling Antoni
Antoni Chamberlain Of The City Hall - Wandeling Antoni
Chamberlain Of The City Hall In 1660, Van Leeuwenhoek was made the city hall’s ‘Chamberlain of the Chamber of the Lord Aldermen of Delft’.
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Applied Physics
Applied Physics
Today: Student housing complex (DUWO) Address: Mijnbouwplein 11 Year of construction: 1930 Architect: G. van Drecht, W.F.L. van Leeuwen and Johan Robbers
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Art Gallery Rene Jacobs
Art Gallery Rene Jacobs
ART Jacobs is the gallery and atelier of artists René Jacobs.
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B&B Anne's Ding
B&B Anne's Ding
B&B Anne's Ding is quietly located near the nature reserve Ackersdijkse Bos and the cycling and walking route Midden-Delfland.
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B&B Bed en Broodje Bloem
B&B Bed en Broodje Bloem
B&B Bed and Broodje Bloem is ideally located on the edge of the old centre of Delft.
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B&B Bij Jeanne
B&B Bij Jeanne
Bed and Breakfast 'Bij Jeanne' can be found in a house on the Delft canal built in 1918 and has 2 rooms.
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B&B Chez Jean
B&B Chez Jean
B&B Chez Jean is located in a renovated old house, adjacent to the hofje van Pauw.
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B&B De Delftse Duiventil
B&B De Delftse Duiventil
De Delftse Duiventil is within walking distance of the city's historic city centre.
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B&B Eemswolde
B&B Eemswolde
B&B Eemswolde is a perfect base for exploring the Midden-Delfland nature reserve with its meadow birds and old, partly monumental, farms by bicycle or...
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B&B Gasthuis 288
B&B Gasthuis 288
B&B gasthuis 288 is located at a cosy and relax location close to the centre. The host and hostess are friendly, provide breakfast every morning and know...
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B&B Greenview
B&B Greenview
Staying overnight in a green, personal environment? B & B Greenview is located on a former farmyard on the outskirts of the city.
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B&B Havenstraat 5
B&B Havenstraat 5
Havenstraat 5 offers a unique bed & breakfast accommodation in the middle of the city.
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B&B Hoeve Buytenhout
B&B Hoeve Buytenhout
Are you looking for a Bed and Breakfast in Delfgauw of Delft? The Hoeve BuytenHout is the perfect choice.
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B&B In de van Slingelandt
B&B In de van Slingelandt
Bed & Breakfast In de van Slingelandt located in the street of the same name, is close to the old town of Delft.
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B&B Juuls
B&B Juuls
Juuls is located in the popular 'Hof van Delft' district within a 5-minute walk from the beautiful historic centre of Delft.
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B&B Punt Uit
B&B Punt Uit
PUNT UIT! is truly unique in Delft. This B&B has a fantastic location: a stone's throw from the Grote Markt and the Nieuwe Kerk.
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B&B Stadshofje de Mol
B&B Stadshofje de Mol
Stadshofje De Mol is a well-hidden spot on one of the most beautiful canals in Delft.
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B&B Swaenenryck
B&B Swaenenryck
B&B Swaenenryck is located in the historical centre. They offer relaxation, luxe and comfort.
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Bacteriological Laboratory 1895 - walkingroute TU Noord
Bacteriological Laboratory 1895 - walkingroute TU Noord
Today: Apartment complex Address: Nieuwelaan 1 Year of construction: 1895, extended in 1911 and 1929 Architect: J. van Lokhorst
