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Museum · The Hague · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Literatuurmuseum in The Hague

Literatuurmuseum is a museum in The Hague, South Holland. This place has an audio tour of 2:03, in English or Dutch. 8 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 270 m you find a bench, a public toilet and a water point.

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Audio tour · Literatuurmuseum

2:03

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You're standing at the Literature Museum in The Hague. It's housed in the big modern complex of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, the Dutch national library. Everything here is about writers from the Dutch-speaking world, from around 1750 onwards. Until 2016 it was called the Dutch Literary Museum.

Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Opening hours and admission

Admission
Paid

Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.

Photos

7 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Facilities near Literatuurmuseum

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 8 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Kinderboekenmuseum
MuseumAudio story · 1 min

Kinderboekenmuseum · 30 m

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Escher in Het Paleis
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Escher in Het Paleis · 920 m

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Photo: Andrew Crump · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Paleis Noordeinde
CastleAudio story · 2 min

Paleis Noordeinde · 1.4 km

Huis ten Bosch
CastleAudio story · 2 min

Huis ten Bosch · 1.7 km

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Photo: Ruben de Rijcke · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Peace Palace
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Peace Palace · 2.3 km

Hear the story of Kinderboekenmuseum on the spot with the app

Also within walking distance

The 10 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.

  1. 1Internationaal HomomonumentMemorial · 510 m away
  2. 2Koninklijke SchouwburgCastle · 780 m away
  3. 3Huis van het boekMuseum · 870 m away
  4. 4MauritshuisCastle · 900 m away
  5. 5Haags Historisch MuseumMuseum · 920 m away
  6. 6RidderzaalAttraction · 980 m away
  7. 7Museum BrediusMuseum · 1 km away
  8. 8BinnenhofAttraction · 1.1 km away
  9. 9Yi Jun Peace MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km away
  10. 10Galerij Prins Willem VMuseum · 1.2 km away
All 81 points of interest in The Hague →

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Frequently asked questions

Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a public toilet at 210 m and a water point at 270 m.

How does the audio tour work?

When you stand at Literatuurmuseum, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in 2:03, in English or Dutch.

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