Light over Deshima

Name: Light over Deshima
Start: 2026-09-24
End: 2027-02-28
Location: Japanmuseum SieboldHuis

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 · — Sun, 28 Feb 23:59

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Light over Deshima — Japanmuseum SieboldHuis, Leiden

In the former residence of Philipp Franz von Siebold, who played a key role in the exchange of knowledge between Japan and the Netherlands, the exhibition Light over Deshima explores the historical ties between the two countries.

About the venue: Japanmuseum SieboldHuis

The SieboldHuis in Leiden is a museum dedicated to Japan and to Philipp Franz von Siebold, the nineteenth-century physician and naturalist who brought an extraordinary collection of Japanese objects to the Netherlands. The building is a listed eighteenth-century canal house. Changing exhibitions cover Japanese art, culture and the long history of Dutch-Japanese relations.

Rapenburg 19 Get directions

Source · www.sieboldhuis.org

Light over Deshima

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