In a charming house on a beautiful street sits the Frans Hals Museum, an art museum dedicated to Haarlem art in the late 16th to early 17th centuries, especially those of renown master painter Frans Hals. His uniquely bold style set him apart from his contemporaries, making him known as the first “modern” artist.

With confident, sweeping brush strokes radically different from the careful, detailed styles of other artists, Hals was a master of capturing motion. The Frans Hals Museum is the proud owner of his Civic Guard paintings, which truly showcase his skill in invoking the liveliness, motion and psychological tone of his art.

The museum also has works from other Haarlem masters, showcasing the astounding change in style the marked the transition from the 16th to 17th century, and paved the way for the Golden Age of Dutch painters.