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Photos: This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message. This image is not in the public domain. Please respect the copyright protection. It may only be used according to the rules mentioned here. This specifically excludes use in social media, if applicable terms of the licenses listed here not appropriate. Please do not upload an updated image here without consultation with the Author. The author would like to make corrections only at his own source. This ensures that the changes are preserved.Please if you think that any changes should be required, please inform the author.Otherwise you can upload a new image with a new name. Please use one of the templates derivative or extract., Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Henk Monster, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 Michielverbeek, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Where Frans Hals lived and worked, from outside, live
Your local guide
Jorn Visser
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Highlights
- A former almshouse turned art museum
- The painter most closely tied to this city
- A quiet courtyard built for elderly residents
- The building's history, not just its collection
- A fuller picture alongside the market square session
About this tour
This session looks at the building connected to Haarlem's most famous painter from outside its galleries, a former almshouse that now holds the city's collection of his civic guard portraits. You see the facade and the quiet inner courtyard the building was originally built around. It is a history-of-the-building session rather than an art-collection one.
We spend most of the time on the facade and courtyard, since that is what the camera can properly show without a ticket. I explain the painter's connection to the city as we look at the building.
It suits anyone interested in the building's history as much as the paintings inside. It pairs well with the market square session for a fuller picture of the city centre.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Haarlem before heading out.
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Frans Hals Museum Facade 15 min
You see the former almshouse building that now holds the museum's collection of Frans Hals portraits, and I explain why the painter is so closely tied to this specific city.
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Almshouse Courtyard 15 min
The camera looks into the building's quiet inner courtyard, and I point out how the layout still reflects its original use housing elderly residents.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Haarlem: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Haring and Scheepmakerskwartier, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Amsterdam time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Haarlem, showing you Frans Hals Museum Facade and Almshouse Courtyard live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I film the museum's facade and the almshouse courtyard.
Times shown in Amsterdam time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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