Location & accommodation

Location

Inspired by the celebration of the 400th anniversary of Rembrandt’s birth and the exhibition Rembrandt’s mother, myth and reality at the Stedelijk Museum de Lakenhal, the congress will take place in Leiden. Easy to reach from Amsterdam or Schiphol Airport, Leiden is known for its many museums, which include the natural history museum, the botanical garden, the Rijksmuseum van Volkenkunde (museum of ethnology), Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (museum of antiquities, including an Egyptian collection), Museum Boerhaave (science), the Sieboldhuis (Japan), Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal (Rembrandt and Leiden) and Molen De Valk, a museum in a windmill. Leiden is also home to the oldest university in the Netherlands, founded on 8 February 1575. The city is compact enough to be explored on foot. As an introduction to the town there will be a guided tour on Sunday. Sign up for this tour on the registration form.

Accommodation

We have found a three-star and a four-star hotel within walking distance of the historic centre of Leiden and the museums. The 3-star Tulip Inn Leiden Centre is located next to the 4-star Golden Tulip Leiden Centre. With Leiden Central railway station directly opposite the hotel and many major roads within easy reach, the hotel is ideally situated. Cities such as Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague are within easy reach by train, car or bus. From Leiden Central railway station there is a fast and direct rail connection with Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. The recently refurbished Golden Tulip and Tulip Inn have modern and comfortably furnished hotel rooms equipped with all modern facilities. On the ground floor you will find a bar and lobby with fireplace and reading table. Restaurant Rubens is open for the breakfast buffet, lunch and dinner.

Golden Tulip Leiden Centre / Tulip Inn Leiden Centre
Schipholweg 3
NL-2316 XB Leiden
T +31 71 408 3500
F +31 71 522 6675
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W www.goldentulipleidencentre.nl

Bookings will be made by CODART for two nights. If you wish to extend your visit beyond the period 12-14 March, you will have to make your own arrangements for accommodation. Please note: participants will pay hotel bills individually on checking out. There is a choice on the registration form of a single room at 99 euros per night (4-star Golden Tulip) or 79 euros per night (3-star Tulip Inn) A shared double room is 47,50 euros per night (3-star Tulip Inn). All prices include breakfast.

Directions

The Golden Tulip Leiden Centre / Tulip Inn Leiden Centre can easily be reached by car or by public transport. Instructions are provided below.

Public transport to the hotel
Trains from Amsterdam, Schiphol and The Hague arrive four times per hour. From Schiphol station it is only 20 minutes. All busses passing through or terminating in Leiden stop at Station Leiden NS (the train station). The Golden Tulip Leiden Centre can be found opposite the main entrance of the train station, 200 metres to the left.

By car to the hotel
The staff at the reception desk will be more than happy to provide a parking space. Parking costs € 7,50 per day.

From Amsterdam / Schiphol Airport (A4/A44)
Follow the A4 in the direction of “Den Haag” (The Hague). After 15 km, follow the A44 in the direction of “Den Haag / Leiden West”. After 17 km, please take the Leiden exit (nr. 8). At the end of this exit, take a left into Ingenieur Tjalmaweg (N206) in the direction of Leiden. After the fifth set of traffic lights, follow the road under the tracks. At the next set of traffic lights, take a left onto Schipholweg, and into the tunnel. At the end of the tunnel, take a right onto Parmentierweg, and take the first right onto Antony Fokkerweg. After about 200 metres, you will have arrived at the back of the hotel.

From The Hague / Wassenaar (A44)
Please follow the A44 in the direction of Amsterdam. After 9 km, take the Leiden exit (nr. 8). At the end of the exit, take a right onto Plesmanlaan (N206) in the direction of Leiden. After the fourth set of traffic lights, go under the tracks. At the next set of traffic lights take a left onto Schipholweg, and go into the tunnel. At the end of the tunnel, take a right onto Parmentierweg, and take the first right onto Antony Fokkerweg. After about 200 metres you will have arrived at the back of the hotel.

From Rotterdam (A13)
At the Kleinpolderplein junction follow the A13 in the direction of “Den Haag” (The Hague). After 14 km, at the Ypenburg junction, follow the A13 in the direction of Amsterdam. After 3.1 km, at the Prins Clausplein junction, take the A4 in the direction of Amsterdam. After 11 km take the Zoeterwoude-Dorp/Leiden exit (nr. 7). At the end of the exit take a left onto Burgemeester Demetersweg (N206) in the direction of Leiden. At the fourth set of traffic lights, take a right onto Churchillaan (direction Katwijk). After 3 km, at the end of Churchillaan, at the traffic lights, take a right onto Haagsche Schouwweg. At the next set of traffic lights take a right onto Plesmanlaan (N206) in the direction of Leiden. Go underneath the tracks after the third set of traffic lights. At the next set of traffic lights take a left onto Schipholweg, and go into the tunnel. At the end of the tunnel, take a right onto Parmentierweg, and take the first right onto Antony Fokkerweg. After about 200 metres you will have arrived at the back of the hotel.