Fries Museum
A provincial general museum telling the history and art of Friesland. The Mata Hari exhibit and the resistance gallery attract the most interest.
The Fries Museum is housed in a modern glass building on Wilhelminaplein. Its collection covers art, silverware, costumes and folk culture from prehistoric to contemporary Friesland. The permanent exhibition includes a section on Mata Hari, who was born in Leeuwarden, and a display on the Dutch resistance during World War II. The museum also hosts large special exhibitions. It is open from about 11:00 to 17:00 Tuesday to Sunday and closed on Mondays. Admission costs about 15 to 20 euros and is free with a museum card.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 11:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- De Waag Leeuwarden
- Nieuwestad & Canals
- Keramiekmuseum Princessehof
- Natuurmuseum Fryslân
- Grote of Jacobijnerkerk
- Prinsentuin
- Oldehove
- Blokhuispoort