Humanity House

What does it mean to live or survive in a region ravaged by war or a natural disaster? What is it like to be forced out of your home, often living on the run and relying on emergency aid? The Humanity House opened its doors in December on the Prinsegracht in The Hague.

With a moving ‘experience’ and varied programme of exhibitions, lectures, debates, films and educational activities, Humanity House lets visitors see, hear, and encounter the personal stories behind crises and conflicts.

Experiential journey

Visitors are taken on an experiential journey through the building, coming face to face with the challenges of surviving in a war-torn or disaster-struck zone, and the reality of being dependent on emergency relief. Humanity House also shows how humanitarian martial law – the rules designed to protect people during wartime – is deployed to curb human suffering in armed conflicts.

In future, Humanity House will be the place where members of the public can come for up-to-date information on current disasters, such as the recent flooding in Pakistan.

Debating platform

Humanity House is poised to become a prominent and impartial (inter)national debating platform for individuals and organisations committed to these themes. Humanity House invites a host of organisations to join it as platform partners.

Humanity House is an initiative of the Dutch Red Cross and is supported by the Municipality of The Hague and the European Regional Development Fund of the European Union.

Facilities

• café
• cloakroom

Wheelchair accessibility

Visitors with a disability can enter through the entrance at the rear of the building.

Address

Humanity House
Prinsegracht 8
2512 GA The Hague

Telephone: (070) 310 00 50
Email: info@humanityhouse.org
Website: www.humanityhouse.org

Opening hours

Tuesday to Saturday from 10.00 to 17.00
Sunday from 12.00 to 17.00 hrs.
Closed 30 April, 25 December and 1 January