
Welcome to the Frans Hals Museum
The Frans Hals Museum is Haarlem’s museum of fine arts. It houses the largest collection of Frans Hals paintings in the world, as well as works by other famous artists from Haarlem such as Judith Leyster, Cornelis van Haarlem and Jacob van Ruisdael. You’ll also discover an extensive collection of art from 1880 to the present day, including works by Isaac Israëls, Charley Toorop and Dana Lixenberg.
Discover 16th- and 17th-century, modern and contemporary art in two beautiful historical buildings in the old city centre.
Plan your visit About out museumOur Highlights

Constant Dullaart (Leiderdrop, 1979)
Jennifer in Paradise

Maarten Van Heemskerck (Heemskerck, 1498 - Haarlem, 1574)
St Luke Painting the Madonna

Charley Toorop (Katwijk, 1891 - Bergen, 1955
Woman with a Black Hat

Else Berg (Ratibor, 1877 - Auschwitz, 1942)
Self-Portrait with Brushes

Iriée Zamblé (Amsterdam, 1995)
Wishing on a Star

Sarah Lucas (Londen, 1962)
Self-Portrait with Fried Eggs

Leo Gestel (Woerden, 1881 - Hilversum, 1941)
Woman in a Large Hat in a Summer Hause

Frans Hals (Antwerpen, 1582/83 - Harlem, 1666)
Regentesses of the Old Men's Alms House

Isaac Israels (Amsterdam, 1865 - Den Haag, 1934)
Portrait of Mankunegara VII, a Javanese Ruler

Willem Claesz Heda (Haarlem, 1594 - Haarlem, 1680)
Still Life with half-eaten Pie

Come visit
- The historical centre of Haarlem
- The most Frans Hals paintings in the world
- Free audio tour and Frans Hals podwalk
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16 September 2024
New Addition: The holder (2023) by Susanna Inglada

29 August 2024
Maarten van Heemskerck’s Strong Men series displayed as originally intended for first time in the Netherlands

26 July 2024
Loan Stop

17 June 2024
Homecoming of Frans Hals Masterpieces

30 April 2024
The Art of Drag Exhibition on Show

19 April 2024
Frans Corpeleijn receives the medal of merit of the city of Haarlem

16 April 2024
St Luke painting the madonna turns out to be two paintings