Stay with us and take a walk in Gouda!

In our small monumental canal house. It is located a stone’s throw from the historic town hall, the museum and the St. John’s Church, world famous for its stained glass windows.

The AirBnB

On the first floor is the living room, kitchen and toilet. The dining area has a beautiful view over the ‘Lage Gouwe’ (canal) The back door on this floor gives access to the terrace. Via a more or less steep staircase you reach the sleeping floor with a shower room. You have access to these 2 floors during your stay.

The exhibition space of the gallery, also the reception area is also always at your disposal to take a look. And view the collection of international prints by modern and contemporary artists such as Miró, Chagall, Matisse and other printmakers from 1850. Supplemented with Gouda pottery and Mid-Century ceramics by Dutch craftsmen.

We welcome you!

About us

Hans den Hollander (Ter Aar, Netherlands 1950)

Artist, graphic designer, illustrator and print collector. Interest in prints started in 1967 as an apprentice in the printing studio of Piet Clement in Amsterdam. Printing was done for the well-known editions of Prent 190. For example, lithographs by Roger Raveel and Horst Antes.

In 1969 started as a graphic design student at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. which had opened a year earlier. Teachers included Jan van Toorn, Gerard Unger and Herman Gordijn. 1973 first art exhibition, works on paper, in the  ‘Wetering Galerie’ in Amsterdam. In 1974 started as an art director at ‘Polygram Records’ in Amsterdam (now, Universal Music). A few years later, Studio Hans den Hollander for graphic design. Gallery ‘Hans den Hollander Prints’ was founded in 2007 on the ground floor of the small renovated canal house at Lage Gouwe 24 in Gouda. Now, ‘Collectie Hans den Hollander’. 

Vivian den Hollander (Scheveningen, Netherlands 1953)

is well known a Dutch children’s book writer. Vivian born Vivian Spaans. From a young age she wanted to become a writer. After the HBS she considered studying Dutch or journalism, but eventually chose the PABO. After her studies she started teaching at a primary school in Gouda, where she got many ideas for her later work. While she worked in primary education, she started writing children’s stories more and more fanatically. In 1988 her first book, “Kiki and Pim”, about a twin of three, was published. In 1992 her book “Alleen beer mag mee” was published, a moving story about the former Dutch East Indies. After this her writing career took off. In 2000 she said goodbye to teaching for good to become a full-time writer. In addition to writing, she regularly visits schools, libraries and bookstores for lectures and presentations. She has been nominated several times by the Dutch Children’s Jury. Some of her best-known series are ‘Spekkie en Sproet’ – two detectives, aimed at children aged 7 and up with drawings by Juliette de Wit. ‘Lisa en Jimmy’ – Preschool reading books, in which each book deals with an emotional theme such as going to school, being sick and swimming lessons, with drawings by Dagmar Stam.
Vivian likes to work behind the writing desk by the window on the first floor above the gallery on the Lage Gouwe.