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Museum Het Leids Wevershuis

Museum Het Leids Wevershuis consists of one of the last remaining "weavers' homes" in Leiden, Netherlands. Built around 1560, the exterior, the large antique loom and the interior, are testimony of the once flourishing textile industry around , in particular during the , when many home weavers supplied the draper's guild with high quality woolen cloth.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 1:00 PM—4:00 PM
  • Email: leidswevershuis@gmail.com
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum of weaving in Leiden, the Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Het Leids Wevershuis”
  • Address: Middelstegracht 143, Leiden, 2312TV
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Francois Houttijnhofje and Sint Janshof, Leiden.

Garden
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is a garden, which is situated 120 metres southwest of Museum Het Leids Wevershuis.

Garden
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is a garden, which is situated 140 metres north of Museum Het Leids Wevershuis.

Bridge
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is a bridge, which is situated 140 metres east of Museum Het Leids Wevershuis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leiden and Binnenstad.

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is easily one of the most enchanting cities in the . It's home to the oldest university in the country, the birthplace of Rembrandt and breeding ground for ground-breaking science and Nobel laureates for centuries.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Museum Het Leids Wevershuis

Latitude
52.15994° or 52° 9′ 36″ north
Longitude
4.4983° or 4° 29′ 54″ east
Open location code
9F465F5X+X8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2907559094
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q18608766
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Norwegian Bokmål—“Museum Het Leids Wevershuis” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “莱顿纺织者住宅”
  • Dutch: “Het Leids Wevershuis”
  • Dutch: “Museum Het Leids Wevershuis”
  • German: “Museum Het Leids Wevershuis”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Museum Het Leids Wevershuis”
  • Norwegian: “Museum Het Leids Wevershuis”

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