Museum Van Loon

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  • €7 adult; €5 students

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Lonely Planet review

Our favourite house-museum in town, this opulent residence was built in 1672 for a rich arms dealer. In the late 1800s it was acquired by the Van Loons, one of the most prominent patrician families (thanks to the herring trade and the United East India Company, of which the original Mr Van Loon was a founder).

Inside there are important paintings such as Wedding Portrait by Jan Miense Molenaer and a collection of some 150 portraits of the Van Loon family. But the main exhibit is the house itself, quiet, unbusy, and exuding the security of old money.