Museum Catharijneconvent
The Netherlands' most important religious art museum, housed in a medieval convent with manuscripts, liturgical objects and works by Rembrandt.
Museum Catharijneconvent is set in a 15th-century convent on the southern stretch of the Oudegracht. It is the national museum of Catholic and Protestant art and history in the Netherlands. Its collection includes medieval illuminated manuscripts, reliquaries, vestments and wood carvings, as well as religious paintings by masters such as Rembrandt and Frans Hals. The permanent exhibition traces the thousand-year history of Christianity in the Netherlands. The adjoining St. Catherine's Church can be visited too. The museum is closed on Mondays. Admission is about a dozen or so euros, a visit takes about 1.5 hours, and English audio guides are available.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Nieuwegracht
- Miffy Museum
- Centraal Museum
- DOMunder
- St. Martin's Cathedral & Pandhof
- Dom Tower
- Museum Speelklok
- Dutch Railway Museum