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

Leiden 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 119,713, but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration wit ...

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. 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 traveler. 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 , in the 17th century also called Tsukishima ( 築島, "built island"), was an artificial island off Nagasaki, Japan that served as a trading post for the Portuguese (1570–1639) and subsequently the Dutch (1641–1854). For 220 years, it ...

, the Dutch trade colony nearby

Nagasaki is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. It became the sole port used for trade with the Portuguese and Dutch during the 16th through 19th centuries. The Hidden Christian Sites in the ...

in Japan. It also functions as a museum of

Japanese culture The culture of Japan 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. Historical overview The ance ...

. 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 covers a wide range of art styles and media, including ancient pottery, sculpture, ink painting and calligraphy on silk and paper, ''ukiyo-e'' paintings and woodblock prints, ceramics, origami, and more recently manga and anime. It ...

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

Gallery

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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