Mauritshuis

The Accompanist had been here 52 years ago and was delighted to read on the website that the Mauritshuis is now wheelchair accessible, but couldn’t figure out how this had been achieved. Both he and Wheelchair Girl were keen to see the Rembrandts and Vermeers, so checked it out. In one corner of the courtyard there’s a very unobtrusive glass lift which takes you down to a spacious foyer under the courtyard. From there, another lift gets you to the ground floor galleries. The man on the ticket counter explained that to get to the upper floor all we needed to do was to ask a gallery attendant. When we did, we were ushered into a modern lift concealed behind the original panelling and an attendant upstairs helped us out. It was free admission for the Accompanist. What’s not to like?