Het Spinozahuis

A small but historically significant sight in Rijnsburg. The guide is very passionate and knows a lot about the subject. A lot of famous guests have visited this special house throughout the years from Max Weber to a certain A. Einstein from Berlin.

Beautiful museum in a beautiful little Dutch town. I strongly recommend it for people interested in philosophy and theology who want to get in touch with the story behind the genius of Spinoza.

Mostly a place of pilgrimage for fans of the 17th century's philosopher. Since I am one of them I enjoyed it very much. I spent most of the time going through the list of books in his possession at the time of his death in The Hague. As objects of interest there are some first editions of his writings in different languages and documents related to Spinoza through the centuries (a letter by David Ben-Gurion tops my list of surprises). The building itself has been refurbished many times, identified as Spinoza's residence only in the 19th century. Still, for admirers of his life and works it's thrilling to know that the great man was once at home in this place. The museum is manned by volunteers, in this occasion a very friendly lady was on duty. She let me wander around the house whilst attending to other visitors less familiar with the man who changed Western philosophy for good.

A very nice museum, with a kind administer. You should visit this house with a pretty weather!

Nice and small museum...not a lot to see but if you are into the subject it's really interesting. The man that manage the museum really knows stuff!!