Utrecht - Catharijneconvent National Museum Rijksmuseum Het Catharijneconvent
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At Nieuwe Gracht 63, in a former hospice of the Order of St John, is the Catharijneconvent National Museum (Rijksmuseum Het Catharijneconvent), which is concerned with the history of Christianity in the Netherlands. Opened in 1978, it brought together the collections of the Haarlem Episcopal Museum, the Archiepiscopal Museum of Utrecht and the Old Catholic Museum, and is now the country's largest collection of medieval art treasures, with sections devoted to church interiors, religious beliefs, the worship of the saints and medieval monasteries.
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Within this convent is a museum of the history of Christianity in Holland. To be found in this museum is the largest collection of medieval art in The Netherlands.
One of the finest displays of embroidered Flemish church vestments of the late Middle
Address:
Het Cetherijne-convent, Nieuwgracht 63, Utrecht, Utrecht 3503 RM, Netherlands
Hours:
10am-5pm; Sun: 11am-5pm; Sat: 11am-5pm; Closed: Mon
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), Dutch National Day (April 30)
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