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There are several museums in Haarlem.

The Teylers Museum lies on the Spaarne river and is the oldest museum of the Netherlands.

Its main subjects are art, science and natural history, and it owns a number of works by Michelangelo and Rembrandt.

Another museum is the Frans Hals Museum of fine arts, with its main location housing Dutch master paintings, and its exhibition halls on the Grote Markt housing a gallery for modern art called De Hallen.

Also on the Grote Markt, in the cellar of the Vleeshal is the Archeologisch Museum Haarlem, while across the square on Saturdays, the Hoofdwacht building is open with exhibitions on Haarlem history.