Frans Hals Museum

Frans Hals Museum
Entrance gate former Oudemannenhuis which has housed the Frans Hals Museum since 1913.
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Established1862 (1862)
LocationGroot Heiligland 62
Haarlem, Netherlands
Coordinates52°22′36″N 4°38′0″E / 52.37667°N 4.63333°E / 52.37667; 4.63333
TypeArt museum
DirectorLidewij de Koekkoek
CuratorChristi Klinkert (old art), Maaike Rikhof (modern art), Manique Hendricks (contemporary art)
Websitefranshalsmuseum.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]

  1. ^ "A marriage made in art heaven - Frans Hals Museum". Frans Hals Museum. Retrieved 2018-03-30.