Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Located in Leiden Municipality, South Holland Coordinates: 52°09′30″ N 4°29′09″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 6 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport23 km
- AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol25 km
About Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden is a museum. Location: Leiden Municipality, South Holland.
The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (English: National Museum of Antiquities) is the national archaeological museum of the Netherlands, located in Leiden. It grew out of the collection of Leiden University and still closely co-operates with its Faculty of Archaeology. The museum calls itself "the national centre for archaeology" and focuses on ancient Egypt, the ancient Near East, the classical world of Greece, Etruria and Rome and the early (prehistoric, Roman and Medieval) Netherlands.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1818
- Opened
- 1818
- Heritage designation
- Rijksmonument
- Visitors per year
- 210,000 (2014)
- Official website
- rmo.nl
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
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Climate of Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 96 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (96 mm)
- Driest month
- April (48 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 70 | 50 | 65 | 48 | 50 | 70 | 72 | 64 | 90 | 92 | 96 | 82 |
How to get to Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
The nearest airport is Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), 23 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leiden, 1 km to the east.
Airports
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 23 kmsouth
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 25 kmnortheast
- Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 100 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Leiden Population: 119.7K 1 kmeast
- Zoetermeer Population: 115.8K 11 kmsouth
- The Hague Population: 474.3K 16 kmsouthwest
- Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 21 kmnortheast
- Rotterdam Population: 868.1K 26 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Within 100 km: 150 historic and cultural sites, 85 natural sites, 53 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km9 places
- Habana Beach Beach 21 kmSW
- Vogelpark Avifauna Attraction 11 kmE
- Den Haag Concentration Camp Historic site 16 kmSW
- Oud Poelgeest Historic site 2 kmN
25–60 km105 places
- IJsselmonde Island 33 kmS
- Ouddorp Beach Beach 55 kmSW
- Badstrand Rockanje Beach 44 kmSW
- Eiland van Brienenoord Island 29 kmS
60–100 km174 places
- Putse Moer Lake 86 kmS
- Stappensven Lake 83 kmS
- Kleine Weel Lake 100 kmS
- Grote Weel Lake 100 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
SieboldHuis Museum, Leiden Municipality0.2 km NW -
Museum Boerhaave Museum, Leiden Municipality0.4 km NE -
Oud Poelgeest Historic site, Oegstgeest Municipality2.4 km N -
Escher Museum Museum, Gemeente Den Haag14 km SW -
Vogelpark Avifauna Attraction, Gemeente Alphen aan den Rijn11 km E -
Museon Museum, Gemeente Den Haag16 km SW -
GEM Museum, Gemeente Den Haag16 km SW -
Den Haag Concentration Camp Historic site, Centrum16 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Leiden City, Leiden Municipality0.5 km E -
Hoge Mors Neighbourhood, Leiden Municipality1.8 km W
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Merenwijk Neighbourhood, Leiden Municipality2.6 km NE
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Oegstgeest Town, Oegstgeest Municipality2.7 km NW
Sources & licences
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