Panorama Mesdag, Panoramic art museum in The Hague, Netherlands
Panorama Mesdag is an art museum in The Hague displaying a cylindrical painting from the nineteenth century. The work measures fourteen meters tall and one hundred twenty meters around, forming a complete coastal landscape.
Belgian entrepreneurs commissioned Hendrik Willem Mesdag in eighteen eighty to create this coastal scene. The artist later bought the work himself to save it from being dismantled.
The panorama represents a significant period when circular paintings served as predecessors to photography and cinema, educating people about distant locations.
The museum sits on Zeestraat sixty-five and opens Tuesday through Sunday from ten in the morning until five in the afternoon. A staircase leads to the central viewing platform where visitors can take in the full circular view.
Artificial terrain and real dune vegetation create a seamless transition zone between the viewer and the painted horizon. This illusion makes visitors feel they are actually standing on an elevated dune by the sea.
Location: The Hague
Inception: 1881
Creator: Hendrik Willem Mesdag
Official opening: August 1, 1881
Height: 1,400 cm
Address: Zeestraat 65
Opening Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-17:00
Phone: +31703106665
Email: info@panorama-mesdag.nl
Website: https://panorama-mesdag.nl
GPS coordinates: 52.08471,4.30328
Latest update: December 5, 2025 22:29
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