Museum · Leiden · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden is a museum in Leiden, South Holland. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 15 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 160 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet and a water point.
Audio tour · Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
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You're standing outside the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden on the Rapenburg canal in Leiden, the national museum of archaeology of the Netherlands. It's housed in an old mansion, with a former beguinage behind it. From out here, you'd never guess there's an entire Egyptian temple inside.
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Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
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PieterskerkAttraction · 180 m away
GijselaarsbankMemorial · 190 m away
Pilgrim MuseumMuseum · 210 m away
De WaagAttraction · 330 m away
VrouwekerkRuins · 390 m away
Leiden CastleViewpoint · 470 m away
De LakenhalMuseum · 520 m awayEvery day 10:00-17:00 (according to OpenStreetMap). Check the official website for public holidays.
Yes, according to OpenStreetMap it is wheelchair accessible.
Yes: a public toilet at 140 m and a water point at 160 m.
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