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Fries Museum Leeuwarden - Vrijheid, Vetes, Vagevuur

Would you like to immerse yourself in art and culture for a weekend? You can do that in Leeuwarden like nowhere else! The rich history of the city goes hand in hand with modern art, theatre and music, which received a major boost in 2018, when Leeuwarden was named European Capital of Culture. Not only in the museums and theatres is There is not only lots  to experience ion museums and theatres, but on the streets too you will come across the most beautiful street art and the monumental canal houses and city palaces are a feast for the eyes. ​

Experience Leeuwarden - Inspiration

What to see and do now

'Yes, I do!'

This autumn there is a major exhibition on wedding dresses over the past 250 years, featuring both historical and contemporary dresses at the Fries Museum. The museum will take you on a journey through time, from the 18th century to the present, in search of the essence of the wedding dress. What traditions was the dress subject to? Where did the ‘white’ wedding dress as we know it today come from? And what does the dress say about the person wearing it? Find out this autumn at ‘Yes, I do!' or 'Ja, ik wil!'

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Opening 'Ja, ik wil!' in het Fries Museum op 14-09-2024

This is where you want to go - Yes!

  • Fries Museum

    Fries Museum

    Discover the Frisian in yourself at the Fries Museum! Here you will discover all about the eleven cities and the countryside, the love-hate relatio...

    Museum

  • Natuurmuseum Fryslân (Frisian Museum of Natural History)

    Natuurmuseum Fryslân (Frisian Museum of Natural History)

    An interactive museum for the whole family to enjoy!

    Museum

  • De Utrecht

    De Utrecht

    A hidden gem in the middle of downtown Leeuwarden. Built in 1904 in art nouveau style, crammed with sayings, lavishly decorated and full of symboli...

    Architecture

  • Tryater

    Tryater

    Tryater is Friesland's most versatile theatre company and the oldest company in the Netherlands. We bring unique and contemporary theatre for young...

    Theatre Stage

  • Museumhuis van Eysinga

    Museumhuis van Eysinga

    Huis van Eysinga is an impressive 18th-century city villa that was inhabited by the family of one of the most significant men of its time: Frans Ju...

    Heritage

  • Blokhuispoort

    Blokhuispoort

    The Blokhuispoort is a cultural business-centre in the lively centre of Leeuwarden. Housed in a former prison, it is now full of creative initiativ...

    Heritage

  • Historic Centre Leeuwarden

    Historic Centre Leeuwarden

    The HCL is the centre for Leeuwarden's historical heritage. Thousands of linear meters of historical documents, from the Middle Ages to the present...

    Cultural organizations

  • Waalse Kerk (Walloon Church)

    Waalse Kerk (Walloon Church)

    The Waalse Kerk is a single-nave church dating from 1530. The church is located in the Grote Kerkstraat and is a national monument.

    Church

  • Neushoorn

    Neushoorn

    Neushoorn is a magical place in the heart of Leeuwarden, not just for its spanking new music, dance, and film projects, but also because it is real...

    Cultural organizations

  • Fries Landbouwmuseum (Frisian Agricultural Museum)

    Fries Landbouwmuseum (Frisian Agricultural Museum)

    Friesland has been an agricultural province for centuries. Since time immemorial, farmers have kept livestock and worked the land. In the Frisian A...

    Heritage

  • Tresoar

    Tresoar

    Tresoar: the treasury of Frisian history.

    Library

  • Slieker Film

    Slieker Film

    Slieker Film is the arthouse cinema at the Wilhelminaplein, Leeuwarden in the Fries Museum.

    Cultural organizations

  • Dorpskerk Huizum

    Dorpskerk Huizum

    Cultuurpodium Dorpskerk Huizum (Cultural Venue Dorpskerk Huizum) regularly organizes concerts, lectures and exhibitions in the Dorpskerk Huizum, Le...

    Church

  • Van Ravesteijn Theater & Events

    Van Ravesteijn Theater & Events

    Van Ravesteijn Theater & Events has been producing theatre dinners, street theatre and theatrical city walks since 1997. Unforgettable moments for...

    Tours

  • SPOONK Art Cantina

    SPOONK Art Cantina
    Museum

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