The Frans Hals Museum is Haarlem’s museum of fine art. Home to the world’s biggest collection of Frans Hals’ paintings, alongside works by famous Haarlem artists such as Judith Leyster, Cornelis van Haarlem and Jacob van Ruysdael. And discover also the museum’s rich collection of art from the 1880s to the present day, with works by Piet Mondriaan, Charley
Toorop and Rineke Dijkstra.

Frans Hals ranks alongside Rembrandt and Vermeer as one of the most famous, innovative artists of the Dutch 17th century. Over the centuries, his vivid, looselypainted portraits of real authentic people have inspired visitors, and
artists too. Famous modern painters such as Manet and Van Gogh came specially to Haarlem to admire his
group portraits of civic guards and other pillars of society.

Come and enjoy Haarlem’s 16th- and 17th-century, modern and contemporary art our beautiful historical building in the old city centre.