FAQ

Am I allowed to take photo's and video recordings in the museum?

How do I visit the museum with a group?

I would like to book a tour. How can I do that?

I am in a wheelchair. Is the museum accessible?

Are dogs allowed inside?

How can I find my way around the museum?

What is the oldest part of the museum?

Can I visit the Library? And other historical rooms on the first floor?

Why are some of the museum rooms so dark?

Why are there so many different, sometimes confusing and illegible object labels?

What is the iron grating I have been walking on?

Where does the name Teylers Museum come from? Who was Teyler?

What was Pieter Teyler’s relationship to slavery?

What was the building used for before it housed a museum?

Is Teylers Museum in fact the oldest museum in the Netherlands?

What do fossils have to do with paintings or coins?

Why does Teylers Museum hold fossils but no taxidermy specimens?

Which objects from the collection are on display at the museum?

Where can I see the drawings of Rembrandt and Michelangelo?

Why can’t I handle the instruments myself? Are demonstrations still carried out?

I would like to do an internship at Teylers Museum. Is that possible?

I would like to work at Teylers Museum. Is that possible?

Can I have an object appraised in the museum?

Can I have a drawing restored in the museum?

Who painted my painting?

I have a coin in my possession. Do you know more about it?

Can I make a donation?

Can I view an object from the depot?

We will soon be getting married and would like to have our wedding pictures taken inside Teylers Museum. Is that possible?