Plan Your Visit
Opening hours
Nieuwe Instituut and Sonneveld House
Tue - Wed 10am - 5pm
Thu 10am - 9pm (Sonneveld House open until 5pm)
Fr - Sun 10am - 5pm
Thursday nights are free at Nieuwe Instituut. Enjoy a complimentary ticket to the museum: 5pm - 9pm every Thursday.
The museum and Sonneveld House are open on Dutch holidays on 18 April, 20 and 21 April, 29 May, 8 and 9 June and 26 December 2025.
Closed on 25 December, 1 January, 26 April (King's Day) and 5 May (Liberation Day) 2025. Open from 10am - 4pm on 24 December and 31 December.
Nieuwe Instituut is extra open on Friday 28 March until 23:00 during Kunstavond XL. Entrance is free that night.
Research Centre
The Research Centre is open to the public during museum opening hours. You can visit the Research Centre to work, read the books and journals on open display or view the small exhibitions.
Would you like to consult archive material, order books from the depot or speak to a member of staff? Then come and see us Tuesday to Friday from 10am to 5pm.
If you wish to consult the archives, please make an appointment by email: collection@nieuweinstituut.nl or read more about the Research Centre.
Nieuwe Café
Tue - Wed 10am - 5pm
Thu 10am - 9pm
Fr - Sun 10am - 5pm
Closed on 27 April (King's Day), 25 December, 1 January.
Please note: the Nieuwe Café will be closed on Saturday 1 March due to the preparations for Museumnacht010.
Open from 10am - 4pm on 24 December and 31 December.
Bookshop
Tue - Wed 10am - 5pm
Thu 10am - 9pm
Fr - Sun 10am - 5pm
Closed on 25 December, 1 January and 27 April (King's Day)
Open from 10am - 4pm on 24 December and 31 December.
Visit the NAi Booksellers website