Mauritshuis, Art museum in The Hague, Netherlands
Mauritshuis is an art museum in The Hague displaying 854 artworks across several rooms and focusing on Dutch painters such as Rembrandt, Vermeer and Frans Hals. The paintings hang in a former noble residence with high ceilings and wood paneling that gives the museum an intimate setting.
The building was constructed between 1636 and 1641 for Count John Maurice of Nassau-Siegen, who lived here as a governor. In 1822 the residence opened as a public museum and gradually received the royal painting collection.
The Dutch name of the house honors its original owner John Maurice of Nassau-Siegen, who lived here in the 17th century. Visitors today notice the mix of courtly architecture and gallery rooms that present paintings as if they still hung in a residence.
The museum opens on Mondays at 1 p.m. and from Tuesdays to Sundays at 10 a.m., and offers wheelchair access throughout. Visitors who want to see the most famous works first should start on the upper floor.
Conservators work in the attic on the preservation of the paintings, sometimes visible through glass windows. Visitors can occasionally watch how colors that are centuries old become fresh again.
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