Mauritshuis

Monument in The Hague

Published: 01 April 2012 Modified: 02 April 2012

The Mauritshuis is one of the first and most beautiful examples of the Dutch classicist baroque, characterised by pilasters which run the full length of the facade and by frontons with various carvings.

The Mauritshuis closed its doors on 1 April 2012 for a two-year refit. Some 100 of the museum's most important works of art will go on show temporarily from 28 April 2012 until mid-2014 in a separate wing of the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague while the renovations take place.

The Mauritshuis was built for Johan Maurits van Nassau, Governor of Dutch-Brasil. After a fire in 1704 the Mauritshuis was refurbished and in 1822 it became the ‘Royal Cabinet of Paintings’. During extensive restoration work carried out between 1982 and 1987 a cellar was constructed under the forecourt, which houses the library and the storerooms. Artist Ger Lataster painted modern paintings on the ceiling of the upper hall. The colours he used are reminiscent of 18th-century ceiling paintings.

The building is now a museum: The Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis.

Opening hours

Tuesday to Sunday from 11.00 to 17.00 hrs.
Closed 1 January and 25 December

Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis

Temporary address (28 April 2012 to 2014):
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
Stadhouderslaan 41
2517 HV The Hague

Telephone: (070) 302 34 56
Website: www.mauritshuis.nl

Business Event: The Royal Painting Cabinet Mauritshuis

The Royal Painting Cabinet Mauritshuis is housed in one of The Netherlands’ most beautiful classicist buildings. Located adjacent to the nation’s parliamentary buildings, the intimate historic atmosphere and the supreme quality of its collection are legendary. Vermeer’s ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ is on display here. You will also find Rembrandt, Jan Steen, Frans Hals, Potter, Ruysdael and many others from the Golden Age. The Mauritshuis also offers a good selection of Flemish 16th and 17th century masterpieces by Rubens, Van Dijck and Jordaens.