The story
Audio tour · Huis van het boek
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You're standing on the Prinsessegracht in The Hague, with the big Malieveld field across the way. This stately townhouse from 1710 is the oldest book museum in the world. Since 2026 it's been called Rijksmuseum Meermanno, but you may know it as the House of the Book. Look at the top of the façade. Running right across it is the old name: Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum.
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