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Overview houses

An overview of all Museumhuizen in The Netherlands.

All houses

View here the overview of all museum houses spread throughout the Netherlands.

Bonck House 1624 Hoorn Huis Bonck - Built in 1624
Bartolotti House 1755 Amsterdam House Bartolotti Amsterdam
Museumhuis Van Eysinga 1781 Leeuwarden Museumhuis Van Eysinga in Leeuwarden
Huis Van Meerten 1893 Delft Museumhuis Van Meerten in Delft
Villa Rams Woerthe 1899 Steenwijk Entrance Villa Rams Woerthe
Van Ravesteyn house 1932 Utrecht The livingroom and office in Van Ravesteyn house
Museumhuis Polman 1956 Nagele Museumhuis Polman

Overview focus houses

View here the overview of all focus buildings spread throughout the Netherlands.

All Focus Houses

In these houses a small exposition is dedicated to a single element of the house.

Gemeenlandshuis Maassluis 1626 Maassluis Gemeenlandshuis Maassluis
Country estate Beeckestijn 1717 Velsen-Zuid Country estate Beeckestijn
Gemeenlandshuis Amsterdam 1726 Amsterdam Museum house Diemerzeedijk in Amsterdam
Huis Timmerman 1746 Monnickendam Monnickendam former town hall

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Huis Van Meerten

By Vereniging Hendrick de Keyser
1893
Negentiende eeuw
Delft
Oude Delft 199
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Museumhuis Van Meerten in Delft
Visit today
11.00 - 17.00 hrs
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11.00 - 17.00 hrs

Lambert van Meert was an enthusiastic collector of building fragments, Delft earthenware and furniture with an extraordinary interest in the Golden Age. His collection grew to such an extent that he had a house built for his collection. Come in and experience how Van Meerten lived among his beloved museum pieces.

Coördinator

Saskia Hoogervorst

Saskia Hoogervorst, coördinator Museumhuis Van Meerten

The large hall connects the museum part with the living area

A nineteenth century house with a seventeenth century appearance. Throughout the house architectural elements from other houses have been incorporated: consoles, wood carvings, bedsteads, tile panels and fireplaces. This was combined with paneling, mosaic floors and stained glass.
Lambert van Meerten did not hide his great love for arts and crafts.

Hall
Hall
The large hall connects the museum part with the living area Hall

Arts and crafts in all shapes and sizes

Wood carvings, ceramics, furniture and also stained glass. The house was a joint project by Lambert van Meerten, Adolf le Comte, Jan Schouten and Leonard Couvée. Le Comte en Couvée were the artistic chief designers and Schouten the architect.

Stained glass
Bar with lute
Arts and crafts in all shapes and sizes Stained glass

Building fragments in one of the walls at the rear

With this house as a museum, Lambert van Meerten not only made his collection but also himself immortal.
Unfortunately, Lambert van Meerten went bankrupt in 1902 and large parts of his collection were auctioned. Thanks to a group of friends, his house became a museum, with Adolf le Comte as the first director. This museum of arts and crafts was closed to the public in 2013 and the collection became part of the Museum het Prinsenhof. Now it is again a museum!

Fragments
Architectural fragments in one of the walls at the rear
Building fragments in one of the walls at the rear Fragments

Fireplace with natural stone, carvings, ceramics and fireback

The industrialist Lambert van Meerten collected building fragments for inspiration, to study but also to enjoy. His house was a place where a new generation of craftsmen was inspired. Lambert and his sister Dina felt surrounded by the objects that Lambert had collected during his lifetime.

Fireplace
Fireplace with natural stone, carvings, ceramics and fireback
Fireplace with natural stone, carvings, ceramics and fireback Fireplace

Fireplace with natural stone, carvings, ceramics and fireback

The industrialist Lambert van Meerten collected building fragments for inspiration, to study but also to enjoy. His house was a place where a new generation of craftsmen was inspired. Lambert and his sister Dina felt surrounded by the objects that Lambert had collected during his lifetime.

Fireplace
Fireplace with natural stone, carvings, ceramics and fireback
Fireplace with natural stone, carvings, ceramics and fireback Fireplace

Opening hours

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Monday Mon Closed Closed
Tuesday Tue Closed Closed
Wednesday Wed Closed Closed
Thursday Thu 11.00 - 17.00 11.00 - 17.00
Friday Fri 11.00 - 17.00 11.00 - 17.00
Saturday Sat 11.00 - 17.00 11.00 - 17.00
Sunday Sun Closed 13.00 - 17.00

Visiting address

Huis Lambert Van Meerten
Oude Delft 199
2611 HD Delft

Facilities

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Museumhuis Van Meerten is not accessible to visitors in a wheelchair.

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