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Places
of
VISIT
Leisure
37 MENT
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MON U
ENGLISH GUIDE
H E R I TAG E
OPEN DAYS
LE I DE N
14/15
SEPT
2019
Places of Leisure
INTRODUCTION
LEIDEN
HERITAGE OPEN DAYS LEIDEN
Visit 37 monuments in Leiden /
During the weekend of September 14-15th, 2019, 37 monumental buildings in Leiden open their
doors to the public. This is a unique opportunity to visit old places rich with history, ancient homes
and university buildings. In many monuments there are small exhibitions and performances by
Leiden choirs. This year’s theme is ‘Places of leisure’. Discover the places where the people of Leiden
traditionally went to relax and have fun.
In this brochure you will find an overview of all the monuments that are open to the public, tips for
your visit and a map of the city indicating where the monuments are located.
Enjoy monumental Leiden!
CONTENTS /
Introduction 02
Tips for your visit 03
Overview of historic buildings (monuments) 04
Acknowledgments 07
Map of Leiden 08
LEIDEN/2 Photo’s: Miranda Goddijn
TIPS
FOR YOUR VISIT
Opening hours /
The opening hours are Saturday from 12 noon until 5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., unless oth-
erwise noted in the list of monuments.
Information /
The central information point during the Heritage Days can be found in Leiden City Hall (Breestraat 94-
96). www.openmonumentendagenleiden.nl offers an overview of all monuments and their locations
(website is in Dutch).
Visiting historical buildings /
Not all buildings that are open to the public are designed for large numbers of visitors. You may have
to wait to visit certain buildings. The organization requests your understanding and cooperation.
Visiting the monuments is at your own risk. Please follow the instructions of the staff.
Accessibility /
Unfortunately not all buildings are accessible to wheelchair users. Accessible buildings are indicated
by this icon A. When in doubt, please contact the information point at Leiden City Hall.
Parking in Leiden /
When you come to Leiden by car you can use one of several car parks. See www.visitleiden.nl/en/
plan-your-visit/to-leiden/accessibility
Public transport /
Current information via www.9292.nl or telephone 0900 92 92 (€ 0,90 p.m.).
Huize Rhijnhof. Photo: Sjoep de Jong LEIDEN/3
OVERVIEW BUILDINGS
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SAT Saturday open from 12 noon to 5 p.m. E Refreshments available
SUN Sunday open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. K Music in heritage building
B Different opening hours F Kids activities / fun for children
A (±) (Partially) wheelchair accessible N Other secondary activity
A Not wheelchair accessible Toilets
I Limited access, please take into account waiting time
You visit the buildings at your own risk. An adult must accompany each child.
The numbers of the monuments correspond to the numbers on the map at the back of this brochure.
01.
CITY HALL (INFO POINT) Open / SAT SUN sat 10 am-5 pm A N KB
BREESTRAAT 94-96, entrance main staircase City Hall is the heart of the city. It has a beautiful interior and
a Renaissance façade.
02.
FORMER CAFÉ NEUF Open / SAT SUN I
BREESTRAAT 107 For 60 years this building housed a famous café. The oldest
parts date from the fourteenth century.
03.
REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT BUILDING Open / SAT SUN ± KN
BREESTRAAT 59 For four centuries, this building has been the seat of the
regional water management board.
04.
CITY MUSIC HALL Open / SAT SUN AKINE
BREESTRAAT 60 This theatre is an impressive example of Neo-Renais-
sance architecture.
05. noon-5 pm A N E
TRIANON THEATRE Open / SAT SUN B
BREESTRAAT 31 This second oldest cinema in the Netherlands was a
residential home until 1927.
06.
STUDENT SOCIETY MINERVA Open / SUN IN
BREESTRAAT 50 View the library, theatre and squash room of the oldest
student society in the Netherlands.
07.
STUDENT SOCIETY QUINTUS Open / SAT SUN I
BOOMMARKT 5A This student society is located in an old telephone
exchange building.
± A IE
08.
HOTEL NIEUW MINERVA Open / SAT
BOOMMARKT 23 Hotel spanning several historic buildings that were used as
warehouses.
09.
HET LEIDSE VOLKSHUIS Open / SUN noon-5 pm A K E B
APOTHEKERSDIJK 33A This community center was used starting in 1899 to
increase the development and sense of happiness of the
unemployed through courses.
10.
CITY THEATRE Open / SUN AIE F
OUDE VEST 43 Oldest theatre in the Netherlands with a horseshoe-
shaped hall in festive Neo-Baroque style.
11.
IMPERIUM THEATRE Open / SUN KE
OUDE VEST 33E Small theatre in a surprising location.
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OVERVIEW BUILDINGS
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12.
MUSEUM DE LAKENHAL sat
Open / SAT SUN sat 10 am-5 pm A N E FB
OUDE SINGEL 32 Museum located in a seventeenth-century city palace that
was once the bustling center of the Leiden cloth trade.
13.
FORMER COACH HOUSE Open / SAT SUN I
LAMMERMARKT 63 Former coach house with large double doors and wooden
shutters for airing hay. Under construction.
14.
WINDMILL MUSEUM DE VALK Open / SAT SUN sat 10 am-5 pm sun 1 pm-5 pm FB
2E BINNENVESTGRACHT In this 29-meter-high scaffolding mill from 1743, grain was
milled into flour for two centuries.
±AIN
15.
SKITTLE-ALLEY AMICITIA Open / SAT
2E BINNENVESTEGRACHT 19 In this building from 1898, reminiscent of a Swiss chalet, there
is still a wooden bowling alley.
16.
FORMER CITY WASTE INCINERATOR
AND TRANSFORMER STATION Open / SAT SUN ±ANF
LANGEGRACHT 70C & 70D Former waste incinerator, now a stonemason’s workplace
and a brewery.
±AIK
17.
CHURCH MAREKERK Open / SAT
LANGE MARE 48 Unusual eight-sided dome church from 1649.
18.
CITADEL BURCHT Open / SAT SUN sun noon-5 pm FB
NEXT TO BURGSTEEG 13 After serving a military function until the seventeenth
century, the Burcht is now a place for relaxation in the
heart of the city.
19.
HOOGLANDSEKERK Open / SAT AK
NIEUWSTRAAT 26C Since the seventeenth century there were organ concerts
in this church to entertain people and keep them out of
the bars.
20.
CAFÉ DE BONTE KOE Open / SAT SUN noon-5 pm E B
HOOGLANDSEKERK CHOORSTEEG 13 You can see from the beautiful tiles that this café was
originally designed as a butcher shop.
±AIN
21.
ARS AEMULA NATURAE Open / SAT SUN
PIETERSKERKGRACHT 9 This drawing and painting academy houses a beautifully
painted cassette ceiling from 1653.
±A
22.
GYMNASTICS SCHOOL Open / SAT SUN
PIETERSKERKGRACHT 7 The first Leiden gymnastics school from 1860 is still used
solely for sports.
23.
STUDENT SOCIETY AUGUSTINUS Open / SUN I
RAPENBURG 24 The impressive facility from the eighteenth century of the
members of the student society Augustinus.
24.
PIETERSKERK Open / SAT SUN AKNE F
PIETERSKERKHOF 1 A / KLOKSTEEG 16A The people of Leiden have been coming to this church for
almost nine hundred years to get married, baptize and
celebrate special moments.
LEIDEN/5OVERVIEW BUILDINGS
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25.
ACADEMY BUILDING Open / SAT SUN AIK
RAPENBURG 73 The oldest and most beautiful building of Leiden University.
Here take place graduation ceremonies and lectures.
26.
BOTANICAL GARDENS Open / SAT SUN ANE FB
KAISERSTRAAT 1 The oldest botanical garden in the Netherlands is an
oasis of green where there is much to enoy and discover.
27.
CAFÉ L’ESPÉRANCE Open / SAT SUN 13 pm-17 pm A E B
KAISERSTRAAT 1 The history of this café and its regular guests can be seen
in the many prints and photos on the walls.
28.
STUDENT SOCIETY CATENA Open / SAT A
KOLFMAKERSTREEG 8 This student society is located in a former printing company.
29.
GARDEN ROOM AND CONSERVATORY Open / SAT SUN I
HERENSTEEG, DOORWAY OPPOSITE NO. 29 The garden room is beautifully painted with imaginative,
idealized landscapes.
30.
FORMER ROMAN CATHOLIC
READING LIBRARY Open / SAT SUN I
STEENSCHUUR 17 House from the eighteenth century, converted in the
1960’s into a Roman Catholic reading library.
31.
FORMER DWELLING OF PIET PAALTJENS Open / SAT SUN I
HOGEWOERD 63 Former dwelling of 19th century student writer and poet
Piet Paaltjens. House under construction.
32.
ROWING CLUB DIE LEYTHE Open / SUN A
MORSWEG 148 One of the three rowing clubs in Leiden is opening its
doors to the public this weekend.
33.
PLAYGROUND WESTERKWARTIER Open / SAT SUN 11 am-5 pm A E FB
TEN KATESTRAAT 10A Hidden between houses and behind a monumental gate,
this playground has existed for more than ninety years.
34.
MARIA MIDDELARESKERK Open / SAT SUN sun 1 pm-5 pm A K B
RIJNDIJK 283 Modestly built church due to the scarcity of building materi-
als following the Second World War. Nevertheless, ceremo-
nial and monumental.
35.
ENGELBERTHA HOEVE Open / SAT SUN ±A
HOGE MORSWEG 140 This former farm was for years a restaurant and party
location.
36.
HUIZE RHIJNHOF Open / SUN I
RHIJNHOFWEG 4 Country retreat from the eighteenth century.
37.
HOUSE WHERE REMBRANDT WAS BORN Digital reconstruction VR
WWW.ERFGOEDLEIDEN.NL/REMBRANDT Enjoy the 3D reconstruction of the house where Rembrandt
was born.
LEIDEN/6ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
LEIDEN
Translation / Annette Kurtz
Editing / Marianne Kroon
Design / Valetti, Claudia Claas
Print / Puntgaaf Drukwerk
Organization / Stichting Open Monumentendagen Leiden (Leiden Heritage Open Days Foundation)
Photo: Museum De Lakenhal, Karin Borghouts LEIDEN/7To Oegstgeest CAR PARK
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