There is something to do for all nocturnal animals in House of the Book! Make your own glow-in-the-dark night owls, design a (not so) scary monster cuddly toy, laugh with the fantastic nonsense tour or get to know the very strange animals of picture book writer Lizette de Koning.
A tower of tigers
Children's book writer Lizette de Koning reads to all the young museum night creatures. Her book ‘A Tower of Tigers’ is in the Picture Book Top 10 of 2025, so you shouldn't miss it! Guess the funny and strange animals from the book together with Lizette, discover how they move, what sounds they make and what they eat.
Every half hour
- 17.30-17.50
- 18.00-18.20
- 18.30-18.50
- 19.00-19.20
- 19.30-19.50
Glow-In-The Dark Night Owls
In an exciting dark room of the museum you can make Glow-In-The-Dark night owls together with José Vingerling from Een Wereld Van Papier. You draw your night owl with paper, chalk, fluorescent markers and tape and then we make it glow with Black Light.
Times: ongoing
Fantastic nonsense tours
200 years ago, a real baron lived in House of the Book with all his dogs. What happened in the museum? And how does the baron get the mummy? A real master storyteller will guide you through the baron's collections and tell the most fantastic stories. Based on the truth but don’t take it to seriously!
Starts every hour:
- 17.00-17.30
- 18.00-18.30
- 19.00-19.30
Making a Monster
The monsters are coming this museum night! Fortunately, they are very sweet and you can decide for yourself what they look like. Using foam printing you can make your own sample stamp that you print on fabric. The fabric is sewn on site into a real cuddly toy, which can come and sleep in your bed.
Times: ongoing
