Things to do in The Hague, Den Haag with hotels and attractions

With its urbane atmosphere, THE HAGUE ( Den Haag ) is different from any other Dutch city. Since the sixteenth century it's been the Netherlands' political capital and the focus of national institutions, and its older buildings are a rather subdued collection with little of Amsterdam's flamboyance. Diplomats and delegates from multinational businesses ensure that many of the city's Hotels The Hague and restaurants are firmly in the expense-account category, and the nightlife is similarly packaged.

The Hague has its share of museums and cultural institutions:

"Madurodam" is a miniature city, containing hundreds of scale-models of Dutch landmarks in a typically Dutch miniature landscape.

The "Mauritshuis" exhibits many paintings by Dutch masters, such as Johannes Vermeer, Rembrandt van Rijn and Paulus Potter.

The "Escher Museum" is located in the former Royal Palace on the Lange Voorhout.

The "Haags Historisch museum" showcases the history of the city from the Middle Ages to the present day.

The "Museum Bredius" houses part of the collection of 19th century art historian Abraham Bredius, containing antique furniture, silverware and porcelain.

Museum "de Gevangenpoort" (lit. the "Prison Gate") is a former prison housed in a 15th century gatehouse, with genuine mediaeval dungeons and torture chambers.

The "Gemeentemuseum" (Municipal museum) is home to the world’s largest collection of works by the Dutch painter Piet Mondriaan as well as other modern art.

The Museon is an interactive and historical science museum.

The Omniversum is Europe’s first 360° IMAX-cinema.

Panorama Mesdag houses a cylindrical 360° "panoramic" painting, 14 meters high by 120 meters long, depicting the sea-front at Scheveningen in the late 19th century, made by Hendrik Willem Mesdag. It is presented in such a way that it is almost as if one is looking at a real scene rather than a painting.