FAQ

What are the opening hours?

How long can I stay in the museum?

Can I bring my bag inside?

Is there a cafe at the museum?

Is there a museum shop?

I am in a wheelchair. Is the museum accessible?

Are dogs allowed inside?

How can I learn more about the collection at the museum?

How can I learn about Michelangelo in advance?

Can I take photos in the museum?

Does the museum have house rules?

Do I have to arrive at Teylers Museum at the time of my chosen time slot?

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?

Can I book a group visit?

Can I book a guided tour?

I am a guide and give my own tours. Can I give a tour of the exhibition?

I'm not interested in Michelangelo. Can I book a tour of the historical museum this autumn?

Why an exhibition about Michelangelo at Teylers Museum?

What is the focus of the exhibition?

How many works are on display?

What is the difference between this exhibition and the one at Teylers Museum 20 years ago?

Is the exhibition suitable for children?

Is there a catalog for the exhibition?

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?