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The Haags Historisch Museum is a museum situated on the Korte Vijverberg in The Hague, dedicated to the history of the city. It is based on the former guild house .

Collection

The museum has a collection of around 7,500 objects. This includes silver guild vases, an almost five meter wide panorama of The Hague created by Jan van Goyen, dolls' houses by Lita de Ranitz en paintings by Jan van Ravesteyn, Paulus Constantijn la Fargue en Jan Steen, and also unusual objects such as the finger of Cornelis de Witt and the tongue of his brother Johan de Witt.

On the main floor of the museum is the fixed display relating to Power - 800 years of the Binnenhof. It tells the story of The Hague and in particular that of the Binnenhof, showing objects and paintings from the 16th to the 21st century.

The first floor hosts changing exhibitions, always related to The Hague. On the second floor the history of The Hague since 1945 is represented, including the dollhouse collection

In the basement, around 100 objects contribuetd by participants in the Masterpieces of the MijnDenHaag (My The Hague) project are exhibited. Participants tell the story of their object and their connection to the city.

The Hague Historical Museum also has a replica 19th-century salon. During weekends and school holidays, children can learn what life was like in The Hague in the 19th century

• Museums in The Hague
• History museums