School admission pricesfor pupils and supervisors
An overview of our prices is given below.*
| Workshop** | €7 per student |
| Exhibition program** | €6 per student |
| Self-guided groups | €6 per student |
| Extracurricular care/children's groups | €6 per child |
| Parking card for schools/extracurricular care/children's groups | €4 per vehicle |
| Supervisors | €0 |
*Discount cards, such as the Museum card and the VriendenLoterij VIP CARD, are not valid for school visits.
**After an exhibition program or workshop, there is one hour to independently view the (other) galleries in the museum.
Time slots for schools
To accommodate programs for schools, the museum uses the following time slots. Please note that programs can only be booked for the times indicated below.
Self-guided visit: lasts a maximum of two hours and can be booked at the following times: 10:30h, 11:00h, 13:30h and 14:00h.
| 10:00 - 11:30h | exhibition program |
| 10:00 - 12:00h | workshop |
| 10:45 - 12:15h | exhibition program |
| 13:00 - 14:30h | exhibition program |
| 13:00 - 15:00h | workshop |
| 13:45 - 15:15h | exhibition program |
| 14:30 - 16:00h | exhibition program |
Supervisorsminimum per group
| Primary education groups 1 to 4 | one supervisor for every five students |
| Primary education groups 5 to 8 | one supervisor for every ten students |
| Secondary education | one supervisor for every twenty students |
| Secondary Vocational Education and Training (VET) | one supervisor for every thirty students |
| Higher education (Higher professional education/University) | no supervisors required |
More supervisors from school are greatly appreciated! Supervisors have free access.
Getting thereand parking options
The main entrance of Naturalis is located at Darwinweg 2 in Leiden. Naturalis can be reached by public transport or by car/bus. The address of the Naturalis car park is Mendelweg 2 in Leiden and is located at the back of the museum.
Please note: Due to work on our new parking garage, we have a very limited number of parking spaces available from August 12, 2024 to mid-September 2025. We would like to refer to various options in the area, such as the Morspoort parking garage (10-minute walk) and the Ehrenfestweg parking garage (15-minute walk). For more information, please visit the 'I am looking for a parking place' information provided by the Municipality of Leiden.
Touring cars cannot park in the Naturalis car park. For this we refer you to the 'Access for busses' information provided by the Municipality of Leiden or Parking Leiden on the Haagweg in Leiden. Please contact them in advance.
The bus can stop in front of the main entrance or at the side of the museum to let students get on and off.
Vacation dates
During school vacations (all regions) we do not take school reservations. Below is a list of national school vacations. For current dates, please check the government website.
School year 2023-2024
| Fall vacation | 14 October - 29 October 2023 |
| Christmas vacation | 23 December 2023 - 7 January 2024 |
| Spring vacation | 10 - 25 February 2024 |
| May vacation | 27 April - 5 May 2024 |
| Summer vacation | 6 July - 1 September 2024 |
School year 2024-2025
| Fall vacation | 19 October - 3 November 2024 |
| Christmas vacation | 21 December 2024 - 5 January 2025 |
| Spring vacation | 15 February - 2 March 2025 |
| May vacation | 19 April - 4 May 2025 |
| Summer vacation | 5 July - 31 August 2025 |
Prepare thoroughlySpecial education
Are you coming to Naturalis with a special education group? If so, we have created a preparatory presentation that you can show in class in preparation for a visit.
House rules
Naturally, a number of house rules apply in our museum. You can find them in our General Conditions for School and Group Visits.