Temporary exhibitions

All temporary exhibitions

Books that made History

until Sunday 4 September 2022

25 remarkable books with ties to Leiden

The papyrus roll of Qenna

until Sunday 4 September 2022

Egyptian 'Book of the Dead' and large-scale conservation project

5000 years of beads

until Sunday 7 May 2023

Small exhibition with hundreds of necklaces and beads

Magnificent and Meticulous

until Sunday 4 September 2022

Highlights from the collection of cut stones

Rock carvings in the Pakistani Himalayas

until Sunday 31 July 2022

Photos of Karakorum Rescue Project 2021 in the Pakistani Himalayas

UPCOMING | KEMET

Friday 7 April 2023 until
Sunday 27 August 2023

Egypt in Hip-Hop, Jazz, Soul & Funk

COMING SOON | Adventure along the Nile

Sunday 3 July 2022 until
Sunday 4 September 2022

An activity-packed adventure for the whole family

Permanent exhibitions

All permanent exhibitions

Classical World

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

The Netherlands in Roman Times

Romans and local peoples meet each other along the Limes

Archaeology of the Netherlands

300,000 years of Dutch archaeological history

Archaeology from your back garden

Finds from over 350 Dutch municipalities

The Dutch and the ancient Near East

Stunning stories about a remarkable collection

Light show

Spectacular display on the museums 200-year history

Egypt

World-renowned collection with mummies and mummy cases

Highlighted

Coming soon: two new exhibitions

From 22 June 2022 we will present two new exhibitions: The papyrus roll of Qenna focuses on Qenna’s three-thousand-year-old Egyptian book of the dead. The seventeen meters long papyrus roll is the longest in the collection. Books that made History is an exhibition about 25 books that have had a major influence on the city of Leiden, the university and far beyond. Both exhibitions can be seen until 4 September 2022.

Read more about Qenna's papyrus Read more about the 25 books