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Welcome to the museum

Open | Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 – 17:00.

Visiting information | Read more about your museum visit, admission and directions.

Tickets | Buy your ticket online or at the museum box office.

Parking | Parking on the street in the center of Leiden is only possible with a day ticket (€25) or permit pass. Tip: park your car in a parking garage or in the Haagweg parking lot.

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Now on display

All exhibitions

5000 years of beads

until Sunday 7 May 2023

Small exhibition with hundreds of necklaces and beads

Magnificent and Meticulous

until Sunday 9 October 2022

Highlights from the collection of cut stones

Tutankhamun on Tahrir Square

until Sunday 4 December 2022

Eight photos of street art of the Egyptian Uprising

Classical World

Permanent

The multi-faceted world of Ancient Greece, Etruria, and the Roman Empire.

The Netherlands in Roman Times

Permanent

Romans and local peoples meet each other along the Limes

Archaeology of the Netherlands

Permanent

300,000 years of Dutch archaeological history

Archaeology from your back garden

Permanent

Finds from over 350 Dutch municipalities

The Dutch and the ancient Near East

Permanent

Stunning stories about a remarkable collection

Light show

Permanent

Spectacular display on the museums 200-year history

Egypt

Permanent

World-renowned collection with mummies and mummy cases

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Coming soon: Byblos

On 14 October 2022, our new exhibition about Byblos, the world’s most ancient port city, opens. A fishing village that has existed since 6500 BC. was inhabited, grew into a prosperous city on the coast of present-day Lebanon. It became the first international seaport in the world. Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans left their marks. In this large exhibition you will see beautiful masterpieces from the collections of internationally renowned museums, such as the Louvre, British Museum and the National Museum of Beirut.

Read more about Byblos