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Attractions & Activities: Exploring The Hague
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Municipal Museum (Haags Gemeentemuseum)
This fine museum is housed in an early 20th-century building designed by Berlage, most famous for his redbrick Amsterdam Stock Exchange. The collection is divided into three separate departments. The modern art section focuses on early-19th-century Dutch romantic paintings, the Impressionist Hague School, and 20th-century art, including a fine collection of prints and drawings by K. Appel, M. C. Escher, O. Redon, and Toulouse-Lautrec. Top billing is reserved for the world's most comprehensive collection of works by Piet Mondrian, including his last work, New York Boogie Woogie, acquired by the Dutch National Bank for a princely $20 million. The Department of Decorative Arts shows ceramics from China, the Middle East, and Delft; Venetian and Dutch glass; and silver; as well as interesting period rooms. The Music Department displays European and non-European musical instruments and also has an impressive music library, with scores, books, and prints. The new wing is currently used for an innovative fashion exhibition.
Stadhouderslaan 41
(bordering the Museum Gardens north of the city center).
Phone: 070/338-1111 .
Open: Tues-Sun 10am-5pm, Sun and public holidays midday-5pm.
Closed Jan 1, Dec 25.
Admission Dfl 10 adults, Dfl 5 children 5-13 and senior citizens, free for children under 5.
Tram: 8 or 10.
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