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The SieboldHuis Displays a Unique Japanese Collection of a Vain Doctor
22 September 2023
Premodern Japan used to be just as closed as modern-day North Korea. The little information that emerged came from Dutch merchants. Philipp Franz von Siebold, a German physician and naturalist in the service of the Dutch East India Company, created a collection that to this day is unique in size and
The Spinario by Jan Gossart
8 June 2023
To mark the 25th anniversary of CODART, each month we introduce you to one of the hundred exceptional masterpieces of early modern Dutch and Flemish art (1350-1750) selected by museum curators from around the world for the CODART Canon. This time, all eyes are on The Spinario by Jan Gossart in the P
Leiden University Library Puts 20,000 Drawings and Prints Online
20 March 2020
The Leiden University Library has made over 20,000 digitized drawings and prints available via its Digital Collections. This means that the core of Leiden University’s collection of European ‘art on paper’, which ranks fourth in the Netherlands in terms of size and importance, is now available
Museum De Lakenhal in Leiden Reopened after a Two-Year Renovation
25 June 2019
Museum De Lakenhal in Leiden reopened its doors to the public after being closed for more than two years. During the closure, the museum has been thoroughly restored and expanded.