Open Monument Day
Date
15 September 2024
Price
Free
Free visit & guided tours
Find out more about the Frans Hals Museum's two special historic buildings during the Open Monument Day. The theme for 2024 is Underway.
On Sunday, September 15, you can visit both locations of the Frans Hals Museum completely free of charge. Between 1 pm and 4 pm, you can join a free 20-minute guided tour about the history of the buildings every 15 minutes. The guide will tell you about the various functions of the 17th-century Old Man's House at the Groot Heiligland and the Meat Hall, the Fish House and the Verwey Hall at the Grote Markt over the years. The guided tours are in Dutch. However, the podwalk and audio tour are also available in English.
Visiting without a guided tour is also possible. Both locations are open to the public on this day between 11 am and 5 pm. At the Frans Hals Museum, you can discover masterpieces from the collection and listen to a free audio tour with stories about the art and history of the building. At the HAL location at the Grote Markt, you can see the exhibition The Art of Drag.
Between the two locations, you can take a stroll. Walk through 17th century Haarlem in the footsteps of Frans Hals as you follow the free podwalk.
No ticket reservation is required for this day. So come along and be surprised by the stories behind both monuments.
