The Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem occupies a 17th-century Oudemannenhuis, an old men's almshouse with regent's rooms, founded as a hofje in 1609. The article names no architect or style, and says the courtyard follows contemporary Haarlem hofjes. The museum itself was founded in 1862 as the Stedelijk Museum van Haarlem and moved to the Groot Heiligland building in 1913.
Only the main hall is still mostly intact. An orphanage used the complex from 1810 to 1908, and the back cloisters received an extra floor in the mid-19th century. The regent rooms were rebuilt with material from other Haarlem locations, so the article says the building was renovated beyond recognition. It gives no dimensions or materials.
It is an art museum with a cafe, holding about 17,000 objects, roughly half of them modern art. The article gives no admission details.
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