Room 6 · No. 112
Woman Reading a Letter
Delft school, c. 1662
Oil on canvas
Hall ofOld Masters
Est.1924
The RoomWhereTimeStands Still
Now showingThe Velvet Hour
Now showing · Rooms 3 & 4
The Velvet Hour
Forty Renaissance portraits from private collections, most shown in public for the first time. Until 12 January.
Book a timed ticketNow showing · Rooms 3 & 4
The Velvet Hour
14 September 2026 — 12 January 2027
Portraits from Florence, Venice and Bruges, painted between 1460 and 1540. Pearls, velvet and the faces of people who paid a small fortune to be remembered, hung at eye level in candle-warm light.
- 40
- works on loan
- 6
- audio guide languages
- 75m
- average visit
The permanent collection
Walk the long gallery
01 / 08 works
Room 7 · No. 140
The Scholar at Night
Leiden circle, c. 1640
Oil on oak panel
Room 8 · No. 205
Merchantman in a Squall
Dutch marine painter, 1671
Oil on canvas
Room 1 · No. 9
Bust of a Young Woman
Roman, 2nd century AD
Marble
Room 11 · No. 318
Ruins at Evening
Grand Tour painter, 1788
Oil on canvas
Room 9 · No. 251
Tulips, Roses and a Red Admiral
Antwerp, c. 1655
Oil on copper
Room 3 · No. 44
Lady with a Pearl Band
Florentine, c. 1505
Oil on poplar
Room 9 · No. 248
Still Life with a Silver Ewer
Haarlem, c. 1650
Oil on canvas
Look closer · Room 9
Nothing on this table is innocent
Still Life with a Silver Ewer, around 1650. Tap a pin or a note: our conservators explain what the painter hid in plain sight.
Haarlem, c. 1650 · Oil on canvasNo. 248
1,240works in the collection
14rooms across two floors
102years open to the public
410kvisitors last year
Plan your visit
Come for an hour. Stay all afternoon.
Open today · 10:00 – 18:00
- Tuesday to Sunday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Thursday late
- 10:00 – 21:00
- Monday
- Closed
14 Gilders Lane, Old TownFive minutes from the river tram. Step-free entrance on Mint Street.
Under-18s always freeLockers, a courtyard café and quiet benches in every room.
What's on
Evenings, talks and small hours
- 15Thu · OctCandlelight ThursdayLate opening with a string quartet in the long gallery.19:00 · €24
- 17Sat · OctHow to paint a pearlA conservator shows three ways painters faked a pearl, live at the easel.14:00 · With ticket
- 24Sat · OctFamily morning: draw the stormSketchbooks, charcoal and a very big painting of a very rough sea.10:30 · Free under 18
- 05Thu · NovOpen studio: saving the flower pieceWatch the restoration team clean 300 years of varnish off a tulip.11:00 · €8