Province South Holland | Phone +31 15 260 2358 | |
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Address Oude Delft 199, 2611 HD Delft, Netherlands Similar Museum Paul Tétar van Elven, Museum Het Prinsenhof, Vermeer Centre, Oude Kerk - Delft, Eastern Gate | ||
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 is located on the Oude Delft 199. Lambert van Meerten had the house built in 1897 after a design by his friends Adolf le Comte and Jan Schouten. Many building elements of the house, which was called 'Old Holland', 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 donated the house and its contents to the city of Delft.
On October 16, 1909 the museum opened its doors for the first time 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.
In 2013 the museum was closed. The collection sent to the Museum Het Prinsenhof.