Teylers Museum
Location of the museum in Haarlem | |
| Established | 1778 |
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| Location | Spaarne 16 Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 52°22′49″N 4°38′25″E / 52.3804°N 4.6403°E |
| Type | Art museum Natural history museum Science museum |
| Collection size | 214,000 objects |
| Visitors | 158,000 (2016) |
| Director | Marc de Beyer |
| Curator | Michiel Plomp |
| Website | www |
Teylers Museum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtɛilərs myˈzeːjʏm]) is an art, natural history, and science museum in Haarlem, Netherlands. Established in 1778, Teylers Museum was founded as a centre for contemporary art and science. The historic centre of the museum is the neoclassical Oval Room (1784), which was built behind the house of Pieter Teyler van der Hulst (1702–1778), the so-called Fundatiehuis (Foundation House). Pieter Teyler was a wealthy cloth merchant and banker of Scottish descent, who bequeathed his fortune for the advancement of religion, art, and science. He was a Mennonite and follower of the Scottish Enlightenment.