Singer Laren

Happy to finally visit the museum. Incredible pieces of art. Laren has always been my favorite place in Netherlands and will always come back every time I visit the country.

This post only concerns the cafe/restaurant of the Singer Museum and theatre. The place is relatively small inside, but with a beautiful large garden outdoors. Located in the centre of Laren, this place is full with the rich of t Gooi. Full of fancy dressed ladies, articulating well their accentless Dutch. Overweight gentleman with carefully dyed hair accompany them. Money talks. But! The atmosphere is still good, service by local youngsters is friendly and helpful. New Ukrainian fellow citizens took their chance on a job here and do so greatly. Plus, this month a full vegetarian menu. Never before did I have so many great options to pick. If you want to have lunch here, do it now and enjoy the good variety of veggy options. We had the very Dutch bitterballen, with local mustard and I tried the croque monsieur with eggplant. My friend had eggs with asparagus. All very nice and tasty. In the weekend it can be very crowded here, so be early for lunch and you may be able to grab a table.

A good collection of the cubism and futurism paintings at early 20th century.

Nice museum with a.o. impressionist and modern art. Excellent cafe restaurant in a really cosy setting. Small but beautiful garden. Very friendly personell eager to assist you. Reserve your visiting time in advance. And in the museum shop, you can choose an art peace, and after paying get the reproduction sent home.

Nice collection, gathers different eras in an interesting story. All texts (and video) have also English version, which was a nice surprise. Wasn't expecting as it's not in a big turistic city. Premises are nice, organized and clean. The shop offers more variety than most museums I've been so far. For the museum is possible to enter with museumkaart. They don't have many suitable spaces to park bikes, but it was ok considering it was during the weekend.

Nice museum in Laren. Excellent amenities like restaurant and good clean toilets. We had a nice visit and everything was well taken care off. I must admit that it is not exactly my cup off tea but it is worth the visit!

Visited specifically to see Constantin Brancusi - Portrait d'une femme and was pleasantly delighted by everything about this museum, starting with the creative architectural design and concluding with a nice garden with intriguing sculpture. Great collection of Expressionism paintings. Since there aren't many transportation options for tourists near the location, locals tend to visit more frequently. Would also recommend the café and museum store, as they host many weekend activities. Great museum in Laren 🇳🇱 and would visit again.

Parking is extremely busy, the art collection is not very remarkable, a very nice garden though. And make sure to book a time slot in advance, otherwise you will be waiting an hour to get in.