The Hague has its share of museums and cultural institutions:
*Madurodam is a miniature city, containing hundreds of scale-models of Dutch landmarks in a typically Dutch miniature landscape.
*The Mauritshuis exhibits many paintings by Dutch masters, such as Johannes Vermeer,Rembrandt van Rijn and Paulus Potter.
*The Escher Museum ('Escher in the Palace') is located in the former Royal Palace on the Lange Voorhout.
*The Haags Historisch museum showcases the history of the city from the Middle Ages to the present day.
*The Museum Bredius houses part of the collection of 19th century art historian Abraham Bredius, containing antique furniture, silverware and porcelain.
*Museum Gevangenpoort (lit. the "Prison Gate") is a former prison housed in a 15th century gatehouse, with genuine mediaeval dungeons and torture chambers.
*The Gemeentemuseum (Municipal museum) is home to the world’s largest collection of works by the Dutch painter Piet Mondriaan as well as other modern art.
*The Museon is an interactive and historical science museum.
*The Omniversum is Europe’s first 360° IMAX-cinema.
*Panorama Mesdag houses a cylindrical 360° "panoramic" painting, 14 meters high by 120 meters long, depicting the sea-front at Scheveningen in the late 19th century, made byHendrik Willem Mesdag. It is presented in such a way that it is almost as if one is looking at a real scene rather than a painting.
*The Museum voor Communicatie (formerly the "PTT Museum") is the national postal museum and houses interactive exhibits as well as one of the country’s best collections of stamps.
*The Louis Couperus Museum is devoted to the life and works of Louis Couperus (1863–1923).
*The museum Beelden aan Zee in Scheveningen has a large collection of sculptures, mainly from the 20th century artists.
*The Koninklijke Schouwburg ("Royal Theatre"), located on the Korte Voorhout, is the home of the
