At Kunstmuseum Den Haag you see the largest Mondrian collection in the world under one roof. The museum owns nearly 300 works by Piet Mondrian, and his final painting, Victory Boogie Woogie, is the high point of the route. A few rooms on, Delftware fills the display cases. You will also find work by Monet, Picasso, Kandinsky and Francis Bacon. The building itself, designed by H.P. Berlage, is worth the trip if you like architecture. Children can explore the Wonderkamers, rooms for discovering art through play.
- Location
- Stadhouderslaan 41, The Hague
- Highlights
- Nearly 300 works by Mondrian, Delftware and modern art
- Free entry
- Visitors under 19 and Museumkaart holders
- Founded
- 1866, in the Berlage building since 1935
- Good to know
- Reserve a time slot in advance, also with a discount pass
What you see at Kunstmuseum Den Haag
Because the museum holds nearly 300 of his works, you can follow his whole development, from his early work to the straight lines and primary colours that made him famous. Victory Boogie Woogie, the painting he was still working on in New York when he died, is the centrepiece. Around it hangs modern and contemporary art by Monet, Picasso, Kandinsky, Sol LeWitt and Louise Bourgeois. The Delftware collection is one of the largest in the world. The museum also collects fashion, with pieces by Balenciaga and Chanel, but because textiles are fragile you only see them in temporary exhibitions.
Berlage's last masterpiece
The building deserves as much attention as the art. Architect H.P. Berlage designed it, construction started in 1931, and after his death in 1934 his son-in-law E.E. Strasser completed the work. It opened on 29 May 1935. The museum itself is older: artists and collectors founded it in 1866 as a museum for modern art. For decades it was known as the Gemeentemuseum, and since 2019 it has carried its current name. Take your time in the galleries, because the architecture is part of the experience here.
Fotomuseum, KM21 and the neighbours
Two more museums on the same site belong to the Kunstmuseum: Fotomuseum Den Haag and KM21, a museum for contemporary art. Both sit in separate buildings with their own entrance, and a combi ticket lets you visit them together. Right next to the complex is Museon-Omniversum, so you can easily fill a whole day along the Stadhouderslaan. For Dutch Golden Age painting, head into the city centre to the Mauritshuis, home to Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring. More ideas for your trip are on our page with museums in The Hague.
Planning your visit to Kunstmuseum Den Haag
The museum asks every visitor to reserve a time slot in advance, even if you have a discount pass such as the Museumkaart, the Dutch annual museum pass. Bring the physical card, because copies or images of it on your phone are not accepted. Visitors under 19 get in free. From The Hague Central Station you take bus 24 or tram 17 straight to the museum, and from Hollands Spoor station tram 17 stops here too. Visitors in a wheelchair are welcome and staff can help if you need it. With children, start in the Wonderkamers, where they find out through play what art can be.
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