Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden is the national center for archaeology. The museum is one of the five oldest museums in the Netherlands and manages a national collection of more than 150,000 archaeological objects from ancient Egypt and the Near East, the Greek and Roman world and the early Netherlands. The Egypt collection is one of the top 10 in the world. The museum is housed in a monumental mansion and beguinage and has an impressive reception room with an authentic Egyptian temple. The Temple Hall is also an official wedding venue.
The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden is located on the Rapenb…
The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden is the national center for archaeology. The museum is one of the five oldest museums in the Netherlands and manages a national collection of more than 150,000 archaeological objects from ancient Egypt and the Near East, the Greek and Roman world and the early Netherlands. The Egypt collection is one of the top 10 in the world. The museum is housed in a monumental mansion and beguinage and has an impressive reception room with an authentic Egyptian temple. The Temple Hall is also an official wedding venue.
The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden is located on the Rapenburg, the most beautiful canal in Leiden, and is a special location for meetings, symposia, lectures, courses, workshops, or presentations with smaller groups. The large Temple Hall is ideal for a dinner, party, reception, concert, or buffet. The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden has a surprising range of exhibitions and activities and can combine an event or meeting with a visit to the museum's collection, for example with a speed tour.
The museum rents out two rooms, the Trajanuszaal and the Leemanszaal. The rooms have a capacity of 2 to 400 people. Both rooms have natural light, comfortable chairs and modern audiovisual facilities. The museum offers various packages, such as a meeting package, including coffee and lunch.
The eye-catcher of the museum is the imposing Temple Hall with the 2000-year-old Egyptian Temple of Taffeh. The temple was built two thousand years ago by order of the Roman emperor Augustus. The temple was disassembled brick by brick between 1960 and 1979, transported and rebuilt in the entrance hall of the museum. The Temple Hall is available outside the museum's regular opening hours and on Mondays.
The Leemanszaal, which is adjacent to the Tempelzaal, has a capacity of 2-70 people. In the hall there is a grand piano that can be used for musical performances. This room can be used for presentations, courses and lectures and is also rented out during opening hours.
The museum is easily accessible by car and public transport. It is a ten-minute walk from Leiden Central train station. Paid parking is available at the Rapenburg. Visitors can also use the Haagweg car park. A free shuttle bus departs from Haagweg to the museum. Tour boats can sail up to the entrance of the museum.
