Academisch Historisch Museum (Leiden)

Academisch Historisch Museum (Leiden) is a museum in South Holland, Western Netherlands. Academisch Historisch Museum (Leiden) is situated nearby to the university building Academy Building, as well as near the garden Clusiustuin.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rijksmuseum van Oudheden and Leiden University Library.

Rijksmuseum van Oudheden

Museum

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The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden is the national archaeological museum of the Netherlands, located in Leiden. It grew out of the collection of Leiden University and still closely co-operates with its Faculty of Archaeology. Rijksmuseum van Oudheden is situated 140 metres north of Academisch Historisch Museum (Leiden).

Leiden University Library

Library

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Leiden University Libraries is the set of libraries of Leiden University, founded in 1575 in Leiden, Netherlands. Holdings include some five million volumes, one million e-books, ninety thousand e-journals, two thousand current paper journals, and three thousand cuneiform tablets. Leiden University Library is situated 260 metres west of Academisch Historisch Museum (Leiden).

Pieterskerk

Church

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The Pieterskerk is a late-Gothic Dutch Protestant church in Leiden dedicated to Saint Peter. It is known today as the church of the Pilgrim Fathers, where the pastor John Robinson was buried. It is also the burial place of the scientist Willebrord Snellius. Pieterskerk is situated 200 metres east of Academisch Historisch Museum (Leiden).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pieterswijk and Leiden.

Pieterswijk

Neighborhood

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Pieterswijk is a neighborhood.

Leiden

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Leiden is easily one of the most enchanting cities in the Netherlands. 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.