Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem

Beautiful museum that I visited during ‘Museum in Bloom’ exhibition. You can admire here various paintings from the Dutch Golden Age era as well as furniture, ceramics, glass and silver. The art and interior was looking amazing with live flowers arranged through the whole museum. Children really enjoyed watching the Doll House. The patio is very beautiful with many benches and tables. Also the cafe is a great addition (the terrace is a reall hidden gem, especially when it’s sunny). I’d not recommend visiting it with little children (up to 3-4 year old) as I was asked to hold my little one by hand at all times. It was fine, but not really easy or handy.

Really enjoyed this experience. Laid back great lighting and the explanations are perfect. I liked that the listening device was included in the entrance. Oh and the mirrored floor room is brilliant!

Such a lovely museum! Extremely well designed and organized. I only wish there were more Frans Hals paintings, I expected to see a bigger variety of his works over time.

What a lovely walk through the museum. I wish we had gone earlier since they close at 5 and we took our time reading each stoy of each piece. Very nice atmosphere

Definitely worth a visit! If you are looking for an alternative for classical Amsterdam museums and want to dive into local's lives, visit this museum! You will not regret!