Japan Museum SieboldHuis (Siebold House) is a museum located at the in

Leiden, Netherlands Leiden ( ; ; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. The municipality of Leiden has a population of 127,046 (31 January 2023), but the city forms one densely connecte ...

. It displays items that were collected by

Philipp Franz von Siebold Philipp Franz Balthasar von Siebold (17 February 1796 – 18 October 1866) was a German physician, botanist and traveller. He achieved prominence by his studies of Japanese flora (plants), flora and fauna (animals), fauna and the introduction of ...

(1796-1866) between 1823 and 1829 during his stay at

Dejima or Deshima, in the 17th century also called , was an artificial island off Nagasaki, Japan, that served as a trading post for the Portuguese (1570–1639) and subsequently the Dutch (1641–1858). For 220 years, it was the central con ...

, the Dutch trade colony nearby

Nagasaki , officially , is the capital and the largest Cities of Japan, city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. Founded by the Portuguese, the port of Portuguese_Nagasaki, Nagasaki became the sole Nanban trade, port used for tr ...

in Japan. It also functions as a museum of

Japanese culture Japanese culture has changed greatly over the millennia, from the country's prehistoric Jōmon period, to its contemporary modern culture, which absorbs influences from Asia and other regions of the world. Since the Jomon period, ancestral ...

. Mission statement: "The aim of Japan Museum SieboldHuis ’Stichting Japanmuseum SieboldHuis’ is to exhibit (museum) collections relevant to Japanese art, culture, science and nature, in particular the Leiden Siebold Collection, as well as to strengthen the ties between the Netherlands and Japan and to promote Japan Museum SieboldHuis as museum and information centre." Siebold was highly interested in all aspects of Japanese nature and culture, and as such his collection is very diverse. Japan Museum SieboldHuis has a permanent exhibition of maps, rocks, animals, plants, utensils and art. Temporary exhibitions offer a varied selection of

Japanese art Japanese art consists of a wide range of art styles and media that includes Jōmon pottery, ancient pottery, Japanese sculpture, sculpture, Ink wash painting, ink painting and Japanese calligraphy, calligraphy on silk and paper, Ukiyo-e, paint ...

. The monumental house is property of the Dutch government () and used to house the cantonal court.

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Leiden382.JPG, Front File:WLANL - Pachango - Receptiekamer Sieboldhuis.jpg, Reception room File:WLANL - Pachango - Hal Sieboldhuis.jpg, Halway File:WLANL - Pachango - Panoramakamer Sieboldhuis.jpg, Panorama room File:WLANL - Pachango - Flora en Faunakamer Sieboldhuis.jpg, Flora and Fauna room File:WLANL - Pachango - Kaartenkamer Sieboldhuis.jpg, Map room File:WLANL - Pachango - Schatkamer Sieboldhuis.jpg, Treasure room

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* Museums in Leiden Museums of Japanese art Museums of Japanese culture {{Netherlands-museum-stub

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