Art & culture wow!
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
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Exhibitions
Exhibitions
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Theatre
Theatre
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Street art
Street art
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Movies
Movies
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Music
Music
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Events
Events
What to see and do now
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Dino Weeks in AquaZoo Leeuwarden
Dino Weeks in AquaZoo Leeuwarden
until 10 November
AquaZoo Leeuwarden
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Sustainable Ceramics #1: Recycled, Repaired, Reactivated
Sustainable Ceramics #1: Recycled, Repaired, Reactivated
until 3 November
The Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics
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Go on a voyage of discovery at AquaZoo!
Go on a voyage of discovery at AquaZoo!
until 9 November
AquaZoo Leeuwarden
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The Underwater Safari
The Underwater Safari
until 21 September 2025
Natuurmuseum Fryslân (Frisian Museum of Natural History)
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The Princessehof van Maria Louise
The Princessehof van Maria Louise
until 2 October 2025
The Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics
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Zeldzaam Mooi Market Wilhelminaplein in Leeuwarden
Zeldzaam Mooi Market Wilhelminaplein in Leeuwarden
Sunday 1 December
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Verhalen van Leeuwarden (Stories of Leeuwarden)
Verhalen van Leeuwarden (Stories of Leeuwarden)
until 30 June 2025
Historic Centre Leeuwarden
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Fryske skatten yn it grien Stinzenflora en states in Fryslân (Frisian treasures in green)
Fryske skatten yn it grien Stinzenflora en states in Fryslân (Frisian treasures in green)
until 30 December
Tresoar
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Experience a luminous fall in Leeuwarden
Inspiration
'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!'
More information
This is where you want to go - Yes!
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Natuurmuseum Fryslân (Frisian Museum of Natural History)
Natuurmuseum Fryslân (Frisian Museum of Natural History)
An interactive museum for the whole family to enjoy!
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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...
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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.
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Galerie De Roos van Tudor
Galerie De Roos van Tudor
Gallery De Roos van Tudor is located in two monumental buildings in the centre of Leeuwarden and focuses on contemporary art by both emerging and e...
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Het Huis Dat Met Je Hersenen Speelt (Hersenhuis)
Het Huis Dat Met Je Hersenen Speelt (Hersenhuis)
At Het Huis Dat Met Je Hersenen Speelt (The House That Rewires Your Brain), you get a guided tour where you can not only look but (more importantly...
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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...
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Westerkerk Church Leeuwarden
Westerkerk Church Leeuwarden
The Westerkerk offers a café, a large hall, a studio and several smaller spaces where you can make, present and meet: a place for art and debate. A...
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Slieker Film
Slieker Film
Slieker Film is the arthouse cinema at the Wilhelminaplein, Leeuwarden in the Fries Museum.
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Dorpskerk Huizum
Dorpskerk Huizum
Cultuurpodium Dorpskerk Huizum (Cultural Venue Dorpskerk Huizum) regularly organizes concerts, lectures and exhibitions in the Dorpskerk Huizum, Le...
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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...
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The Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics
The Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics
In the middle of Leeuwarden's historic city centre stands the 18th-century city palace of Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, princess of Orange Nassau...
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Theater De Bres
Theater De Bres
Theater De Bres is a stage for cabaret, poetry, (acoustic) music, small-scale theater performances and is an independent place for social debate.
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Stadsschouwburg De Harmonie
Stadsschouwburg De Harmonie
Stadsschouwburg De Harmonie is a prominent theatre in the north of the Netherlands. Every year, about 830 performances, events and other activities...
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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...
