Building for Arts and Sciences

The Building for Arts and Sciences is a neoclassical concert hall and theatre in The Hague designed with multiple performance spaces of varying sizes. The structure was organized with separate rooms to accommodate concerts, operas, and theatrical presentations in different formats and styles.

Architect Eugen Gugel designed this cultural landmark, which was completed in 1874 as a major arts venue for the Dutch capital. After operating for nine decades, the building closed in 1964 and was eventually demolished.

The building served as a gathering place where the city's musicians and theatre groups regularly performed for audiences who came to experience the arts. It held an important role in The Hague's social calendar as a venue where people came together around music and drama.

The venue was centrally located in The Hague and easily accessible to the public during its active years. The building's layout allowed visitors to move between different performance spaces and choose from various artistic presentations based on their interests.

The building's end was documented when recordings captured its destruction in 1964, preserving visual evidence of how this major arts venue closed its doors. This documentation provides a rare glimpse into the final moments of a 19th-century cultural institution.

Location: The Hague

Inception: 1874

Architects: Eugen Gugel

Official opening: December 2, 1874

Architectural style: Neoclassical architecture

GPS coordinates: 52.08035,4.32107

Latest update: December 13, 2025 17:05