Exhibition
18 May until 7 Sep 2025
Coming soonVoorstraat 46, Katwijk
The artist German Grobe (1857-1938) from Düsseldorf always felt a special connection with Katwijk. It is in 1887 that Grobe arrives in Katwijk for the first time. It will be a love that will last his lifetime. From 1888 onwards, Grobe and his family will visit the artists’ village many times. In 1937, when visiting Katwijk for the fiftieth time, the then 80-year-old painter is honoured with a serenade by the local Christian Music Association U.N.I. in front of ‘Zeerust’ Guesthouse. Katwijk’s warm hospitality is rewarded: in the autumn of 2024 the artist’s grandson Dietrich Bieber donates sixty-six paintings by his grandfather’s hand to the Katwijks Museum. The present exhibition comprises paintings, water colours and drawings from this donation.
Grobe paints life in this Dutch coastal village in broad perspective. All the themes typical for Katwijk are on full display in colourful, often impressionistic images, varying from seascapes and beach scenes, to the dunes and village views more inland. And we meet his beloved Katwijk people in countless portraits and figures.
The Katwijks Museum is located in the centre of Katwijk, at about 200 metres from the beach
Katwijks Museum
Voorstraat 46
2225 ER Katwijk ZH
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By train
Leiden Central Station, and then go on by bus
By bus
From outside Leiden Central Station, take bus 431 (R-net) and get off at bus stop Katwijk Centrum, or take bus 90 from Leiden Central Station (direction Boulevard) and get off at bus stop Nieuw Brittenburg.
From Lisse, take bus 90 to Boulevard and get off at bus stop Nieuw Brittenburg.
By car
From A44, exit 8, signed Leiden/Valkenburg/Katwijk, via N206.
Paid parking available in the underground car parks on Boulevard and in Tramstraat, both within a few minutes’ walking distance from the museum. From October 1st until March 31st, parking in the underground car parks is free for the first two hours.
There are two parking spaces for disabled visitors in the immediate vicinity of the museum: one diagonally across from the museum in Voorstraat (in front of Hoogvliet supermarket) and one at the corner of Voorstraat/Museumstraat, adjacent to the museum.
Directions to either parking space: Tramstraat, Noordeinde, Dwarsstraat, Elleboogstraat, Louwestraat, Voorstraat.
You can also park at the car park behind Hoogvliet supermarket, which is accessible via Elleboogstraat. Entering the supermarket at the back, and exiting at the main entrance, you will find yourself immediately in front of the museum.
To plan your trip by public transport: go to 9292ov.nl
Welcome to the Katwijks Museum, the museum by the sea.
If you have any questions about your visit, please contact us at info@katwijksmuseum.nl. We are always happy to help. Guided tours can be requested via bezoek@katwijksmuseum.nl
More information about the beautiful seaside village of Katwijk available on:
| Adults: | €10,50 |
| Ages 13-17: | € 4,00 |
| Children under 13 | Free |
| CJP card holders: | € 5,00 |
| Netherlands Museum Pass: | Free |
| Rembrandt Pass: Vereniging Rembrandt |
Free |
| ICOM card holders: | Free |
| Vriend van het Katwijks Museum: | Free |
| Genootschap Oud Katwijk members: | Free, once a year, on presentation of membership card |
| Guided tours by appointment | |
| Tours, with a maximum of 10 visitors per museum attendant: | € 25,00 |
| Group bookings (including tour and coffee and cakes): | bezoek@katwijksmuseum.nl |
| Tours available in Dutch, German or English | Free (see events calendar) |
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