Prinsenhof art Museum in Delft. The name means "the Palace of the Prince". Originally Prinsenhof is the medieval monastery of St. Agatha. The building was built at the beginning of the XV century in Gothic style. Later. In the second half of the XVI century, it was rebuilt as the city Palace.

First of all, Prinsenhof known to those that lived here a few years Prince William of orange, nicknamed the Silent, one of the leaders of the Dutch bourgeois revolution and leader of the liberation war against the Spanish conquerors. William the Silent was the first independent statholder (vicegerent) of the Netherlands and founder of the now-ruling Royal dynasty of orange-Nassau. Prince William was assassinated in 1584 the Spanish mercenary Balthazar Gerard. The killer was hiding in one of the rooms Prinsenhof, now called the Hall of death. On the wall are still visible traces of bullets.

Now in Prinsenhof is the city Museum. Part of his exposition on the life of William of orange, his fight for the independence of the country and the impact that his works still have on the lives of today's Netherlands.

Another significant part of the exhibition dedicated to the famous Delft porcelain. He appeared as an attempt to copy the famous Chinese blue and white porcelain vases, but soon Delft porcelain acquired independent fame, and began to imitate him already. Long porcelain figurines and tableware – the card of Delft.

Also the Museum exposition tells about the history of the city and its famous residents, scientists and artists. The Museum contains a fine collection of paintings from the Golden age of Dutch painting.