Museum Het Prinsenhof

Delft, Netherlands

Museum Het Prinsenhof, 'the Princes' Court', is located in the former Sint Agathaklooster monastery. In 1572, William of Orange chose the monastery as one of his houses. From this building, the Prince led the uprising against the Spanish rule over the Netherlands. On the 10th of July 1584 he was murdered on the stairs of Het Prinsenhof by the Spanish sympathiser Balthazar Gerards. The wall of the stairs shows two bullet holes that bear witness to this event.

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Founded: 1403
Category: Museums in Netherlands

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www.delft.nl
www.holland.com

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Tal Berliner (6 months ago)
A nice museum. I went to learn about dutch history but also got to see some local art. What really made my visit special was seeing Theo Jansen's Strandbeest out in the yard - I saw it online many times and it was fascinating seeing it up close.
Bob ElFreaky (6 months ago)
Learnt a lot about the history of the netherlands and William of Orange. The pottery and art on display are also worth seeing. Accessible to non Dutch speakers too.
Salar Hosseinali (8 months ago)
Very informative museum with a ton of masterpieces from the 17th century. They were telling the story of life and death of William the silent the father of dutch nation and great ancestor of the current king. I really liked the complex personality and liberal nature of his actions. The museum has perfectly utilized all mediums available to make a great experience with very detailed explanations on pieces of propaganda and really brilliantly set the context for the story. Do recommend totally worth it ?.
Aylin Örs (8 months ago)
A must-see museum. Very astonishing. Especially the long term preserved history and the realistic demonstration of it. Impressive building, tribute to history and beautiful artworks.
Floris van Hal (2 years ago)
The museum Prinsenhof is a fun visit mainly for the imprints the events here have left on Dutch History. Its interesting to see a part of history come to life on the famous stairs. The exposition on the uprising are interesting with some beautiful paintings, but not very expansive. Many more stories could be told if the museum wanted. Especially if they did away with the completely random exhibition on some artist the name of whom I have already forgotten.
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