South Holland
Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Region
The Hague

Museon

Museon is a museum for science and culture in , , with a strong focus on education. It regularly presents exhibitions on a range of topics related to the environment, geography or cultural identity.
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museon-omniversum.nl
+31 70 3381 338
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Email: info@museon-omniversum.nl
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in The Hague, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Gemeentelijk museum voor het onderwijs” and “Museon-Omniversum”
  • Address: Stadhouderslaan 37, ‘s-Gravenhage, 2517HV

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Omniversum and Catshuis.

Movie theater
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is a movie theater.

Manor estate
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The , initially known as Huis Sorgvliet, is the official residence of the Prime Minister of the Netherlands. Built between 1651 and 1652 for Jacob Cats as private villa, it was renamed after him after his death. is situated 310 metres northeast of Museon.

Museum
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The is a photography museum in . The museum was founded in 2002. It was a spin-off of the nearby Kunstmuseum Den Haag, when then director Wim van Krimpen decided that the Kunstmuseum's collection of photography had become so rich that it deserved a separate location. is situated 190 metres northwest of Museon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zorgvliet and Regentessekwartier.

Neighborhood
is a neighbourhood in the district of , . It is named after the estate of the same name, once owned by the poet and writer Jacob Cats, later by 18th century politician Willem Bentinck van Rhoon and later again becoming the official residence of the Dutch Prime Minister.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
The is a neighbourhood in the district of , . It has 11,205 inhabitants and covers an area of 81.3 hectares.

Museon

Latitude
52.0889° or 52° 5′ 20″ north
Longitude
4.28098° or 4° 16′ 52″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
9F4637QJ+H9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11811574981
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
7911125
Wiki­data ID
Q1954331
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swedish—“Museon” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Gemeentelijk museum voor het onderwijs”
  • Dutch: “Museon-Omniversum”
  • Dutch: “Museon”
  • Dutch: “Museum ten bate van het Onderwijs”
  • French: “Museon-Omniversum”
  • German: “Museon-Omniversum”
  • German: “Museon”
  • Japanese: “オムニーヴェルスム”
  • Swedish: “Museon-Omniversum”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Museon”. Photo: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 3.0.