Mauritshuis: a city palace full of old masters
In The Hague, the Mauritshuis links a seventeenth-century city palace with the Galerij Prins Willem V. A major exchange with Madrid only begins on 15 October.
The Mauritshuis holds Dutch and Flemish seventeenth-century painting in a city palace in The Hague. The building was built for Johan Maurits of Nassau-Siegen. According to the museum, the collection comprises about 850 objects, spread over two historic locations.
The second location is the Galerij Prins Willem V on the Buitenhof. The gallery was founded by stadtholder Prince William V and belongs to the Mauritshuis. According to its own site, more than 150 old masters hang there.
Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring is among the best-known works of the Mauritshuis. When the sources were researched on 10 October 2026, the artwork page gave room 15 as the location of the painting.
According to the museum, an exchange with the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid begins on 15 October 2026. The Mauritshuis expects 25 works from that collection; 25 masterpieces travel in the opposite direction. The exhibition in The Hague runs until 17 January 2027.
Among the artists in the exchange, the museum names Jan van Eyck, Albrecht Dürer, El Greco, Bronzino, Antonello da Messina and Piero della Francesca. For children there is the workshop Maurits Muis during the autumn holiday, scheduled for 17, 20, 22, 23 and 24 October from 10:30 to 11:45.
The Mauritshuis is at Plein 29, 2511 CS The Hague. It is open on Mondays from 13:00 to 18:00 and Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00. Galerij Prins Willem V is closed on Mondays and open on other days from 12:00 to 17:00.
According to the visit page, a combination ticket for adults costs €24. Young people up to and including age eighteen and Museumkaart holders have free admission. Paying in cash is not possible at the Mauritshuis.