🏛️ Teylers Museum

Netherlands · Europe · 52.38°N, 4.64°E

Teylers Museum is an art, natural history, and science museum in Haarlem, Netherlands. Established in 1778, Teylers Museum was founded as a centre for contemporary art and science. The historic centre of the museum is the neoclassical Oval Room (1784), which was built behind the house of Pieter Teyler van der Hulst (1702–1778), the so-called Fundatiehuis. Pieter Teyler was a wealthy cloth merchant and banker of Scottish descent, who bequeathed his fortune for the advancement of religion, art, and science. He was a Mennonite and follower of the Scottish Enlightenment.

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Quick facts

Country	Netherlands
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	52.38°N, 4.64°E · view on map

Teylers Museum is located in Netherlands, in Europe.

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