Kunstmuseum Den Haag

Current exhibitions

About the museum

The collection dates back to 1866, when a society was formed in The Hague to found a museum of modern art. It grew into the municipal Gemeentemuseum, whose director H. E. van Gelder dreamed from 1912 onward of a new art building open to all walks of life.

The design came from Hendrik Petrus Berlage, who received the commission in 1927. He died in 1934, shortly before completion; his son-in-law E. E. Strasser finished the building with its distinctive yellow brick facade, which opened in May 1935. During the Second World War the occupying forces used it as a depot; it reopened in 1946. In the late 1990s the building underwent a comprehensive renovation, and in 2014 the covered Tuinzaal was added.

In 2019 the museum was renamed Kunstmuseum Den Haag. On behalf of the city it manages more than 160,000 objects: the world's largest Mondriaan collection with “Victory Boogie Woogie”, works of the Hague School and of modernism, an important Delft Blue collection, Islamic art, musical instruments and the largest fashion and costume collection in the Netherlands. The neighboring Fotomuseum Den Haag and KM21 are part of the same organization.

The city and the museum are planning a renovation and energy upgrade for the nearly hundred-year-old building; no timetable has been set yet.

Highlights

• “Victory Boogie Woogie” by Piet Mondriaan
• The world's largest Mondriaan collection (around 300 works)
• Museum building by H. P. Berlage (1935)
• Large collection of Delftware
• Fashion and costume collection
• Wonderkamers – interactive experience rooms for children

Permanent exhibitions

• Mondriaan & De weg naar abstractie – Newly installed presentation of the world's largest Mondriaan collection, tracing his path from landscape to abstraction and culminating in “Victory Boogie Woogie”.
• KM (Nieuwe) Iconen – For the collection's 160th anniversary, the museum shows favorite works and new icons from painting, photography, fashion and applied art; three stairwells were designed by contemporary women artists.
• Blauw van jou – de magie van Delfts aardewerk – Multi-year presentation of around a thousand objects covering four centuries of Delftware, from historic showpieces to fashion and design.

Founded

1866

Operated by

Stichting Kunstmuseum Den Haag (Sammlung der Gemeente Den Haag)

Director

Margriet Schavemaker

Visitors per year

approx. 414,691 (2025)

Admission & discounts

Free with the Museumkaart; also accepted: Rotterdampas, Rembrandtkaart, ICOM, VriendenLoterij VIP card and Ooievaarspas (with an Ooievaarspas, Rotterdampas or complimentary ticket, at the ticket desk). Book time-slot tickets online, including with a discount card. On Sat, October 10, 2026 (“Den Haag kom binnen!”) free admission with a booked time slot.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

All floors can be reached by elevator (central elevator 107 × 155 cm, plus wheelchair lifts to the period rooms and Wonderkamers). Many heavy doors and thresholds of up to 4 cm; a raised area in “Ontdek het moderne” is reachable only via two steps. A “Rollz Motion” wheelchair-rollator can be borrowed (tel. 070 338 1219), museum stools at the information desk. Two wheelchair-accessible restrooms (first floor and level −1). Two free accessible parking spaces in front of the main entrance. Mobile induction loops in the auditorium (Aula). Free ticket for companions; “Kunstconnectie” tours for people with dementia.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Hands-on stations
• Playground / play area

Free admission up to age 18. Wonderkamers with a museum game on a tablet (ages 9+), children's audio tour (ages 8+), free “Doe-bladen” activity sheets, Doe-eiland play area for children aged 3+ in the Tuinzaal. Open children's studio every Sunday (ages 5+), family studio on the last Sunday of the month; workshops for children's groups.

Getting there & parking

By car, take the Utrechtsebaan toward Kijkduin, then follow the “Kunstmuseum” signs. Bike racks in front of the neighboring Museon; bicycles and folding bikes are not allowed inside the museum.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museum shop
• Coat check
• Lockers

Grand Café in the Tuinzaal (around 180 seats), Restaurant Gember at KM21/Fotomuseum, Gastrobar Berlage in the garden pavilion. Kunstmuseumwinkel shop and webshop. Free cloakroom; bags larger than A4 must be checked, lockers with a €1 deposit.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Corporate events

Up to 700 guests.

Tuinzaal (up to 700 guests), Erezaal, Hal, Aula (200 seats) and smaller rooms for dinners, receptions, conferences and concerts; Fotomuseum/KM21 can also be booked. Contact: zakendoen@kunstmuseum.nl.

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