The World’s 100 Best Museums · 2026
The Best Museums in the Netherlands
7 of the 100 museums in The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026 are in the Netherlands. The highest placed is Naturalis in Leiden, at number 11 in the world. Museum Voorlinden in Wassenaar (number 26) and Louwman Museum in The Hague (number 30) follow.
Art
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam shows Dutch art and history from 1100 to 1900; Rembrandt's Night Watch is being restored in view of visitors. The Kröller-Müller Museum lies inside De Hoge Veluwe National Park and holds 88 paintings by Van Gogh. Museum Voorlinden is a private museum of contemporary art on an estate in Wassenaar.
Outside Amsterdam
Six of the seven Dutch museums are outside Amsterdam. Naturalis in Leiden is the natural history museum, with the Tyrannosaurus skeleton Trix. The Louwman Museum in The Hague shows cars from the first automobiles on. The Netherlands Open Air Museum near Arnhem has farms, mills and a historic tram line. The Overloon War Museum tells the Second World War in the Netherlands and has a hall of tanks and aircraft.
Museums
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N° 11
Naturalis
Leiden
Science museum
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N° 26
Museum Voorlinden
Wassenaar
Art museum -
N° 30
Louwman Museum
The Hague
Technology museum -
N° 63
Overloon War Museum
Overloon
History museum -
N° 69
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam
Art museum -
N° 73
Kröller-Müller Museum
Otterlo
Art museum -
N° 94
Netherlands Open Air Museum
Arnhem
Open-air museum
Best by region
- The NordicsLouisiana Museum of Modern ArtHumlebæk, DenmarkN° 3
- EuropeMuseo del PradoMadrid, SpainN° 2
- AsiaBihar MuseumPatna, IndiaN° 9
- The Middle EastŞanlıurfa Archaeology MuseumŞanlıurfa, TurkeyN° 6
- North AmericaMuseo Nacional de AntropologíaMexico City, MexicoN° 1
- Latin AmericaInstituto Ricardo BrennandRecife, BrazilN° 18
- AfricaBardo National MuseumTunis, TunisiaN° 57
- OceaniaMONAHobart, AustraliaN° 44