page_title: Utrecht
section_title: Museums
hierarchical_section_title: Utrecht / Culture / Museums
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Duitse Huis: aanzicht op de westgevel van bouwdeel 1 This is an image of rijksmonument number 36110
context_page_description: Utrecht is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Netherlands; it had a population of 357,179 as of 2019.
  Utrecht's ancient city centre features many buildings and structures, several dating as far back as the High Middle Ages. It has been the religious centre of the Netherlands since the 8th century. It lost the status of prince-bishopric but remains the main religious centre in the country. Utrecht was the most important city in the Netherlands until the Dutch Golden Age, when it was surpassed by Amsterdam as the country's cultural centre and most populous city.
  Utrecht is host to Utrecht University, the largest university in the Netherlands, as well as several other institutions of higher education. Due to its central position within the country, it is an important transport hub for both rail and road transport; the busiest train station in the Netherlands, Utrecht Centraal, is in the city of Utrecht. It has the second highest number of cultural events in the Netherlands, after Amsterdam.
context_section_description: Utrecht has several smaller and larger museums. Many of those are located in the southern part of the old town, the Museumkwartier.
  Aboriginal Art Museum, located at the Oudegracht and closed since 15 June 2017, this museum had a small exhibit of Australian Aboriginal Art
  BAK, basis voor actuele kunst, an international platform for theoretically-informed, politically-driven art and experimental research
  Centraal Museum, located in the MuseumQuarter, this municipal museum has a large collection of art, design, and historical artifacts;
  Dick Bruna huis, art of Centraal Museum on this separate location is dedicated to Miffy creator Dick Bruna.
  Duitse Huis has a collection of historical items including many charters with seals dating from as far back as the early 13th century and a collection of medieval coins.
  Museum Catharijneconvent, Museum of the Catholic Church shows the history of Christian culture and arts in the Netherlands;
  Museum Speelklok National Museum in the centre of the city, displays several centuries of mechanical musical instruments;
  Railway Museum (Nederlands Spoorwegmuseum) Railway sponsored museum on the history of the Dutch railways;
  Utrecht Archives, are located at Hamburgerstraat 28 in Utrecht;
  Utrecht university museum Utrecht University museum includes the ancient botanical garden;
  Volksbuurtmuseum Wijk C
  Sonnenborgh Observatory observatory and museum that regularly hosts lectures on astronomy, located at Zonnenburg 2 in Utrecht;
  Betje Boerhave Museum museum for the grocer's shop where you can still buy old-fashioned food and non-food items, located at Hoogt 6 in Utrecht.
caption: Duitse Huis in April 1982
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