Gouda, Netherlands
Achter de Kerk 14
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Museum Gouda was founded in 1874 and is housed in the former hospital in the Catharina Gasthuis. You can see, among other things, a complete pharmacy interior on the original site of the Gouda city pharmacy, 16th-century altarpieces, 19th-century paintings and a collection of Gouda pottery. The entrance is through the Lazarus gate.
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Within 1.5 hours you can see the whole place. It goes through the history of the city and has lots of art exhibitions as well.
I was really keen to see the inside of this beautiful old building but wish I hadn't have bothered. 11 euros pp is a rip off, most of the artwork dull and uninspiring more of a bad art gallery than a town's museum. The old apothecary, scale model of the town from 1562 ans a piece of pottery from Arie Bouter were the only thing that had any appeal for us. The worst place we have paid to enter in the Netherlands. Outside the museum is information about Erasmus who lived in Gouda most of his life, shame the museum didn't feel the need to offer information about this incredible man.
Unfortunately, as of now, the section cobtaining old artifacts is closed off due to Covid-19, but still definitely worth lookibg at the history of the city.
Small museum with exquisite examples of Gouda pottery as well as high quality Dutch art from ancient to modern.
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