Frans Hals Museum

Frans Hals Museum

Entrance gate former Oudemannenhuis which has housed the Frans Hals Museum since 1913.
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Established	1862 (1862)
Location	Groot Heiligland 62 Haarlem, Netherlands
Coordinates	52°22′36″N 4°38′0″E / 52.37667°N 4.63333°E / 52.37667; 4.63333
Type	Art museum
Director	Lidewij de Koekkoek
Curator	Christi Klinkert (old art), Maaike Rikhof (modern art), Manique Hendricks (contemporary art)
Website	franshalsmuseum.nl/en/

The Frans Hals Museum (formerly Stedelijk Museum van Haarlem) is a museum in the North Holland city of Haarlem, the Netherlands, founded in 1862, known as the Art Museum of Haarlem. Its collection is based on the city's own rich collection, built up from the 16th century onwards. The museum owns hundreds of paintings, including more than a dozen by Frans Hals, to whom the museum owes its name. The Frans Hals Museum has two historic locations in Haarlem city centre: the main location on Groot Heiligland and Location Hal on Grote Markt, composed of the adjacent 17th-century Vleeshal and 19th-century Verweyhal. On Groot Heiligland is the 17th-century Oudemannenhuis with regent's rooms. It houses the famous paintings by Frans Hals and other ancient, modern and contemporary art, as well as the museum café. Location Hal regularly hosts exhibitions of modern and contemporary art. ^[1]