Landhuis Oud Amelisweerd

About the museum

The country house was built in 1770 as a summer residence for Gerard Godard Taets van Amerongen. He had a bridge built over the Kromme Rijn and the grounds transformed into today's park. Later the estate belonged, among others, to King Louis Napoleon Bonaparte and the Bosch van Drakestein family; since 1951 it has been owned by the municipality of Utrecht.

Because the house was never permanently and intensively inhabited, the floor plan, floors, doors and ceilings have remained unchanged since 1770, along with wallpapers from the 18th and 19th centuries. Above all, the hand-painted Chinese paper wallpaper is famous.

The former Museum Oud Amelisweerd went insolvent in 2018. Today the Landhuis Oud Amelisweerd Foundation runs the house as an exhibition venue on behalf of Stadsherstel Utrecht, the owner: a team and more than 50 volunteers organise changing exhibitions and programmes by Utrecht artists and institutions; the house is open in season only.

Highlights

• Hand-painted 18th-century Chinese paper wallpaper
• Four historic wallpaper rooms (including the Chinese Salon and the Pheasant Room)
• Building largely structurally unchanged since 1770
• Free introductory tour on Thursdays at 11:30 a.m.
• BosBieb: children's books in the attic

Permanent exhibition

• Tapetenzimmer (Behangkamers) – Historic rooms with Chinese and Dutch wallpaper from the 18th and 19th centuries, including the Chinese Salon, the Pheasant Room and the Bird Room.

Operated by

Stichting Landhuis Oud Amelisweerd

Director

Lotte Walrave

Admission & discounts

Free with the Museumkaart (valid on the day of the visit), VriendenLoterij VIP-Kaart, Jeugdbiebpas, ICOM, AICA and HKU student pass. No reservation necessary and none possible online; payment by card only at the ticket desk in the entrance hall.

Accessibility

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

Accessible for visitors with walking difficulties: platform lift at the entrance, stair lifts to both floors, wheelchairs available to borrow; the volunteers are glad to help.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide

The BosBieb in the attic offers children's books for ages 2 to 10 to read in the house or take along on a walk in the woods (in cooperation with Bibliotheek Utrecht, 28 March–25 October 2026); story reading on the last Sunday of the month. Children up to 12 have free admission.

Getting there & parking

Enter “Landhuis Oud Amelisweerd” in your satnav.

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Corporate events

Up to 40 guests.

The attic floor can be rented for meetings, workshops and presentations (theatre-style seating for up to 40, meeting-style for up to 15 people); €900 per day, catering from 15 guests. For enquiries: verhuur@landhuisoudamelisweerd.nl, telephone +31 30 207 2565.

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