Museum Lambert van Meerten

Lambert van Meerten museum in Delft, 2006

Museum Lambert van Meerten was a Dutch museum housed in the former residence of the art and antiques collector Lambert van Meerten in Delft. The house in the Neo-Renaissance style stands on the Oude Delft 199. Van Meerten left the house named 'Old Holland' in 1897 built to a design by his friends Adolf le Comte and Jan Schouten. Many building elements of the house came from the collection of Lambert.

Van Meerten wanted, after his death, to donate the house to the city of Delft on the condition that it became a museum. But three years before his death, he went bankrupt. After his bankruptcy, the Association House Lambert van Meerten was founded by Adolf le Comte and Jan Schouten. The association aimed to realize the museum planned by Van Meerten yet. During the public auction, the foundation bought the house and much of the furniture. In 1907, the foundation contributed the home and the contents of the city of Delft.

On October 16, 1909, for the first time the museum opened its doors to the public. At that time Adolf le Comte was director. Later, he was succeeded by Ida Peelen. Jan Schouten added his extensive tile collection to the collection in 1920.

The collection consisted of a historical collection Delftware, Dutch tiles, china and so-called "building fragments.

Museum Lambert van Meerten attracted about 18,500 visitors annually.^[1]

In 2013 the museum was closed.^[2] The collection sent to the Museum Het Prinsenhof.

References

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Dutch Wikipedia.

Coordinates: 52°00′48″N 4°21′16″E / 52.0133°N 4.3544°E / 52.0133; 4.3544