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Did you know you can find the oldest museum in the Netherlands in Haarlem? Marvel at art and science at Teylers Museum. Lover of Dutch Masters? Discover the work of Frans Hals, the famous painter who lived in Haarlem all his life, at the Frans Hals Museum. But there's more! Discover museums about mental health, architecture and much more.

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ABC Architecture Center

Center for architecture and urban planning of Haarlem and the Kennemerland region.
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NZH Transportation Museum

Permanent exhibition about the NZH streetcar and bus company. There are streetcars and classic buses and many photos in the archives to admire.
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Dome Cathedral

A unique cathedral that, along with the Sagrada Familia, Sacré-Coeur, Westminster Cathedral and the Basilica of Koekelberg, is among the top five most important churches in the world built between 1850 and 1950.
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Rotary Organ Museum

Fairground Organ Museum with a unique collection consisting of nine fairground organs, including the Kunkels Organ, the largest concert organ in Europe and the Compton theater organ "lady Compton," on which concerts are regularly given by well-known organists.
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Mill the Adriaan

A visit to Haarlem is not complete without a tour of the mill near the city center. Named after its first owner Adriaan de Boois. This mill has fulfilled numerous functions in its history; that of treadmill, tobacco mill and corn mill. Since 2002, it has functioned as a museum and wedding venue.
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Museum of the Spirit | Dolhuys

The former plague, madden and leproo house. For years, this house housed "madmen," people who fell outside society. Now, nearly 700 years later, it is a museum about stigma and the importance of mental health.
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North Holland Archives (Janskerk)

The North Holland Archives is the information center for the history of North Holland and municipalities in Kennemerland and Amstel- and Meerlanden.
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Verwey Museum Haarlem

Verwey Museum Haarlem is the city museum for history and art of Haarlem and Zuid-Kennemerland.
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Anno Haarlem

Anno Haarlem is a small informative visitor center. A hidden gem on the side of the beautiful historic city hall. This is the perfect place for visitors to start their cultural visit to Haarlem and is completely free of charge.
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Frans Hals Museum location HAL

On the Grote Markt, in the 17th-century Vleeshal, the Frans Hals Museum hosts regular exhibitions of modern and contemporary art.
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The Fish Hall

The name Vishal already gives away what the building was once used for. The current Vishal was built in 1769 to replace a larger Vishal from 1603. Now it is an exhibition space for contemporary visual arts.
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Corrie ten Boom Museum

During World War II, the Ten Boom family hid Jews and resistance fighters in their home on Barteljorisstraat in Haarlem. Due to betrayal, the family ended up in captivity and concentration camps. Only Corrie survived.
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Teylers Museum

The oldest museum in the Netherlands owes its existence to the legacy of merchant and banker Pieter Teyler van der Hulst. A man of enlightenment, he left his money to promote art and science.
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Haarlem Archaeological Museum

The most fun museum under the ground. The Archaeological Museum Haarlem is the museum where urban archaeology becomes visible. The museum is located in the basement of an ancient building (the Vleeshal) on the Grote Markt.
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Cathedral Museum

On March 25, 2015, the Cathedral Museum in Haarlem was officially opened by the Commissioner of the King in the province of North Holland, Mr. J.W. Remkes.
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24 hours of history in Haarlem:
From Teylers to hideaway churches

The city has a vibrant cultural scene. Dive into Teylers Museum: our country's oldest museum of art and science. And did you know that the city is full of historic hidden churches? Be surprised by Haarlem's rich history, art and knowledge.

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