Mauritshuis – Royal Picture Gallery





In the heart of The Hague stands the Mauritshuis. A small, world-class museum with an extraordinary collection of world-famous 17th-century Dutch and Flemish paintings. From Vermeer's Girl with the Pearl Earring to Rembrandt's Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp and Fabritius's Puttertje, nowhere else in the Netherlands will you find so many impressive paintings per square meter as in the Mauritshuis.
Dutch and Flemish masters
The Mauritshuis in The Hague is home to the best Dutch painting from the time of Rembrandt and Vermeer.
More than two hundred masterpieces by Dutch and Flemish masters have a permanent place in the intimate rooms of the former home of Johan Maurits, Count of Nassau-Siegen. Households by Jan Steen, landscapes by Van Ruisdael, flower still lifes and portraits by Rubens and Frans Hals provide a rich and varied picture of seventeenth-century painting.
In addition to the permanent collection, the Mauritshuis organizes special, temporary exhibitions in the exhibition hall in the Royal Dutch Shell Wing. The museum is developing a diverse program for visitors to immerse themselves in the paintings: from a free multimedia tour to guided tours, from lectures to workshops. Visitors are welcome in the Brasserie for a cup of coffee and can shop in the Museum Shop.
Gallery Prince Willem V
Prince William V Gallery is The Hague's hidden gem. It is the first publicly accessible art collection in the Netherlands. Prince William V of Orange-Nassau had the hall built in 1774 to display his impressive collection of paintings. The walls are packed, so that the richness of his collection is clearly visible.
Please note: From 1 January 2026, the ticket for the Prince William V Gallery will no longer be included in the ticket for the Mauritshuis. If you would like to visit the gallery, purchase an affordable combination ticket via the website.
Accessibility
General accessibility provisions and information
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- Service dog allowed
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
Provisions for people with reduced mobility
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- Lift
- Accessible restroom
Provisions for people who are blind or partially sighted
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- Audio description
- Accessible information
Provisions for people who are deaf or hard of hearing
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- Closed captioning
Not present, not available or not allowed
- Personal assistant
- Guide lines
- Hearing loop (t-coil or headphones)
- Sign language interpretation provided
- Open captioning
- Hidden disability Sunflower-keycord recognised here
- Low stimulus hours
- Sensory experience
- Material in Braille
- Stairs with handrail
- Passageways that are sufficiently wide
- Mobile payment















