The Kunstmuseum Den Haag — known until 2019 as the Gemeentemuseum — is the city’s great art museum and one of the finest buildings of its kind in the Netherlands. Designed by H.P. Berlage and opened in 1935, its yellow-brick halls, ponds and light-filled galleries are a pleasure in themselves.
The highlight for many visitors is Piet Mondrian. The museum has the largest Mondrian collection in the world, tracing his path from Dutch landscapes to pure abstraction and ending with his last, unfinished work, Victory Boogie Woogie. Around it are works by Monet, Picasso, Kandinsky, Schiele and the Hague School.
There is much more: one of the best collections of Delftware anywhere, period rooms, musical instruments, a large fashion collection and ambitious temporary exhibitions. The Fotomuseum Den Haag and other institutions share the complex.
Top things to do: Kunstmuseum Den Haag
Follow Mondrian’s journey
From windmills and dunes to grids of primary colours: the Mondrian galleries show the whole of his development, ending with Victory Boogie Woogie.
See the Delftware
Tulip vases, tiles and blue-and-white pieces from Delft’s Golden Age workshops — a perfect prelude to a trip to Delft.
Catch a temporary exhibition
Fashion, design and modern art shows change through the year; check the programme before you go.
Visit the Fotomuseum
Photography exhibitions in the same complex, often on a combined ticket — check the current offer.
How to get to Kunstmuseum Den Haag
- By tram or bus: roughly 10–15 minutes from Den Haag Centraal; check HTM’s journey planner for the current line.
- On foot: about 30 minutes from the centre, or combine with a walk to Madurodam and the Scheveningen woods.
Insider tips
- Allow at least half a day — it is a large museum.
- Tickets are sold on the museum’s own site; GetYourGuide did not list it when we checked.
- The café overlooking the pond is a good lunch stop.
- Madurodam and the World Forum are close by.
Best activities for Kunstmuseum Den Haag
These well-reviewed experiences pair well with a visit to Kunstmuseum Den Haag:
Museum ticket The Hague: Escher in The Palace Museum Ticket
Entry to the permanent M.C. Escher exhibition in the former winter palace of Queen Emma, with an optional audio guide on some options. Young children go free with a paying adult, according to the listing.
- A large collection of Escher prints
- Metamorphosis III and the famous impossible worlds
- Optical-illusion floor and palace chandeliers
Museum ticket The Hague: Panorama Mesdag Museum Entry Ticket
Entry to the panorama painted by Hendrik Willem Mesdag and his helpers, a remarkable illusion of standing on the dunes looking out over the 19th-century fishing village and beach.
- A 360-degree painting of Scheveningen in 1881
- View it from a dune in the middle of the room
- Audio guide in several languages, per the listing
Theme park ticket The Hague: Madurodam Miniature Park Entry Ticket
Entry to the famous miniature city, where the canals of Amsterdam, the port of Rotterdam, windmills, Schiphol and the Binnenhof are rebuilt in exquisite detail.
- The Netherlands’ landmarks at 1:25 scale
- Interactive models and games
- Between the centre and Scheveningen by tram
