Prinsenhof - Art Museum in Delft. The name means "prince yard." Initially Prinsenhof - a medieval monastery of St. Agatha. The building was built at the beginning of the XV century in the late Gothic style. Later. In the second half of the XVI century, it was rebuilt as a city palace.

First of all, Prinsenhof known for having lived here for several years, Prince William of Orange, nicknamed the Silent, a leader of the Dutch bourgeois revolution and the leader of the war of liberation against the Spanish conquerors. William the Silent was the first independent shtatholderom (governor) of the Netherlands and is now the founder of the ruling royal dynasty of Orange-Nassau. Prince William was killed in 1584 by a Spanish mercenary Balthasar Gerard. The killer was hiding in one of the rooms Prinsenhof, now called Hall's death. On the wall of the hall is still visible marks of bullets.

Now is Prinsenhof Municipal Museum. Part of its exhibition dedicated to the life of William of Orange, its struggle for independence and the influence that his works still have on the lives of today's Netherlands.

Another significant part of the exhibition devoted to the famous Delft porcelain. He appeared as an attempt to copy the well-known Chinese blue and white porcelain vase, but soon Delft porcelain gained self-aware, and have become imitate him. From ancient times, porcelain figurines and tableware - a business card of the city of Delft.

Also, The museum tells the history of the city and its famous residents, scientists and artists. The museum contains a fine collection of paintings of the Golden Age of Dutch painting.