Buildings and Opening Hours

The Faculty of Humanities is located in monumental buildings in the historic city centre of Utrecht.

Achter de Dom 20

Achter de Dom 20

Address

Achter de Dom 20, 3512 JP Utrecht, The Netherlands

The university premises are smoke-free.

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Opening hours

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In this building

  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance
  • The University Corporate Offices
  • Centre for the Humanities
Getting there and Accessibility
History

The current facade dates from the 17th century, but the original building was a 14th-century cloister house that fell under the jurisdiction of the Cathedral. The interior contains 19th-century elements, such as the curved door arch and a high Empire-style plaster ceiling in the front parlour.

Drift 6

Drift 4-6

Address

Drift 6, 3512 BS Utrecht, The Netherlands

Tel. +3130 253 6200 (front desk University Library)

Building accessible through videophone connected to Drift 27.

The university premises are smoke-free.

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Opening hours

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In this building

  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Department of History and Art History
Getting there and Accessibility

Drift 10

Drift 10

Address

Drift 10, 3512 BS Utrecht, The Netherlands

Tel: +31302536200 (Drift 27).

The university premises is smoke-free.

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Opening hours

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Drift 13

Drift 13

Address

Drift 13, 3512 BR Utrecht, The Netherlands

The university premises are smoke-free.

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Opening hours

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In this building

  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Data School
  • Student associations

Facilities

  • Education rooms
Getting there and Accessibility

Drift 15

Drift 15

Address

Drift 15, 3512 BR Utrecht, The Netherlands

Only accessible with campus card or via videophone of front office Drift 27.

The university premises are smoke-free.

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Opening hours

Monday -
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In this building

  • Faculty of Humanities
Getting there and Accessibility

Drift 21

Drift 21

Address

Drift 21, 3512 BR Utrecht, The Netherlands

Tel: +31 30 253 6200 (reception) 

Entrance through Drift 27

The university premises are smoke-free.

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Opening hours

Monday -
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In this building

  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Teaching rooms
  • Meeting rooms
  • Student associations
Getting there and Accessibility
History

The oldest mention of a building at this location dates from 1468, although only the cellars remain from this period. The current structure consists of a 17th-century house oriented parallel to the street and a large garden house with a servants’ wing, which was radically renovated in 1907 according to a design by the Utrecht architect P.J. Houtzagers. Many of the ornaments from this renovation can still be seen today. The renovations utilised many exceptionally modern materials and techniques: reinforced concrete, central heating with floor grates (visible in the hall) and even a flushing toilet. One of these toilets can still be seen in the servants’ quarters on the ground floor. The wrought iron fence was placed in the 18th century.

Drift 23

Front view of Drift 23.

Address

Drift 23, 3512 BR Utrecht, The Netherlands

Tel. +31 30 253 6200 (front desk Drift 27)

Entrance: Drift 27

The university premises are smoke-free.

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Opening hours

Monday -
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In this building

  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Teaching rooms
  • Meeting rooms
Getting there and Accessibility
History

This house was built around a cloister house that fell under the jurisdiction of the St. Jan church. In 1541 the building was combined with Drift 25, but was separated again in 1668. The entrance with the bay window dates from the 18th century. A thorough renovation in the 19th century left only the facade intact, with the addition of another floor. The house was organised around an interior courtyard. The rear wing houses two rooms with unique panelling and paintings from the latter half of the 19th century.

Drift 25

Front view of Drift 25.

Address

Drift 25, 3512 BR Utrecht, The Netherlands

Entrance: Drift 27

The university premises are smoke-free.

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Opening hours

Monday -
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In this building

  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Teaching rooms
  • Meeting rooms

Facilities

  • Lockers
Getting there and Accessibility
History

When the Drift was dug in 1393, several medieval houses were already located here. At Drift 25 only the medieval cellar has been preserved from this period. From 1541 to 1668 the building formed one residence together with number 23 (Huis Renesse). The staircase may be the original one from the 17th century. The façade dates from 1752. The garden contains a monumental beech. The garden house and wall were built around 1808 for King Louis Napoleon.

History

On 5 June 1806, Emperor Napoleon named his brother Louis (Lodewijk) Bonaparte as King of Holland. The new king settled first in The Hague, but soon moved to Utrecht. Shops and houses on the Keizerstraat, Wittevrouwenstraat and the Drift (with the exception of no. 23, which refused to sell) were bought up and J.P. Zocher Sr. converted them into a single palace. This involved the demolition of the houses on the Wittevrouwenstraat, which were replaced by simple service buildings and a gate to the inner courtyard. As the king was impatient to move in, the renovations of the Drift had a provisional character. The resulting palace was the first building in the Netherlands to be completely plastered. The king officially moved to the palace in 1808, and a small chapel was added on the Keizerstraat side. Construction also began on a ballroom, now the long foyer leading from the main entrance. After only four months, the king moved to Amsterdam and only used the palace for brief stays before he was forced to abdicate in 1810. In 1811, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte stayed briefly in the palace, as did Tsar Alexander I of Russia when he visited the Netherlands in 1814. The building was converted into a library in 1815.

Janskerkhof 13

Janskerkhof 13

Address

Janskerkhof 13, 3512 BL Utrecht, The Netherlands

Accessible via campus card or via videophone connected with the front office of Drift 27.

The university premises is smoke-free.

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Opening hours

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In this building

  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Labs Institute for Language Sciences
  • Lactation room
Getting there and Accessibility
History

This house, built in 1648, still contains much of its 18th-century interior, including the stairway and the formal rooms with Louis XV-style elements such as the damask tapestries and ceiling frescoes. Sculpted infant figures called ‘putti’ decorate the space above the doors. The 17th-century cellars feature groin-vaulted ceilings.

Janskerkhof 15 A

Janskerkhof 15 A

Address

Janskerkhof 15A, 3512 BL Utrecht, The Netherlands

Tel: +31 30 253 7040 (front desk Janskerkhof 2/3)

The university premises are smoke-free.

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Opening hours

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In this building

  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Teaching rooms
  • Study rooms
Getting there and Accessibility

Kromme Nieuwegracht 80

Kromme Nieuwegracht 80

Address

Kromme Nieuwegracht 80, 3512 HM Utrecht, The Netherlands

Tel: +31 30 253 9091 (front desk)

Email: FSC.ServicepuntKng80@uu.nl

The university premises is smoke-free.

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Opening hours

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In this building

  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Teaching rooms
  • Meeting rooms
  • ICT and media - Faculty Humanities (by appointment only)
  • ITS Service point city centre

Facilities

  • Computer learning rooms
  • Silent center
Getting there and Accessibility
History

The Kromme Nieuwegracht was most likely formed by a curve in the original Oude Rijn, and still partially follows the original stream bed. In the Middle Ages, the canal formed the border around the legal jurisdiction of the Pieterskerk. This house dating from 1686 was converted into an office building in 1935 for the insurance firm Tiel Utrecht Verzekeringen. The result is a unique interior with remarkable columns and panelling on the 1st floor. Elements such as the monumental stairway are characterised by their elegantly organic forms. The brass bicycle stand at the entrance was used by the President of the insurance firm.

Muntstraat 2 A (Kromme Nieuwegracht 20 and 22)

Muntstraat 2A

Address

Muntstraat 2A, 3512 EV Utrecht, The Netherlands

Tel: ​​​​​+3130 253 9091 (receptie Kromme Nieuwe Gracht 80)

Building accessible with a campus card or connected via videophone to the Kromme Nieuwegracht 80 reception.

Entrance: Muntstraat 2A.

The university premises is smoke-free.

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Opening hours

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In this building

Getting there and Accessibility
History

The building complex at Muntstraat 2A includes Kromme Nieuwegracht 20 and 22. The Kromme Nieuwegracht was most likely formed by a curve in the original Oude Rijn, and still partially follows the original stream bed. In the Middle Ages, the canal formed the border around the legal jurisdiction of the Pieterskerk. The stately home at No. 20 dates from the 17th century, as illustrated by the small bricks joined perpendicularly. Most of the other details were added in later centuries. The building housed not only a private home, but also a fashionable restaurant with a ballroom and later a bank. During World War II the building was occupied by the Dutch fascist NSB organisation.

Trans 10

Front view of Trans 10.

Address

Trans 10, 3512 JK Utrecht, The Netherlands

Tel. (+3130) 253 9091 (receptie Kromme Nieuwegracht 80)

Building accessible with campus card or connected via videophone to Kromme Nieuwegracht 80.

The university premises is smoke-free.

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Opening hours

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In this building

  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Department of Languages, Literature and Communication
  • Faculty Board
  • Faculty Office
Getting there and Accessibility
History

The buildings on the Trans formed the border of the medieval monastic chapter of Oudmunster and consisted of the homes of the canons, who built their houses facing the north. In the 17th century they were partially demolished in order to widen the alley behind the houses into a street, now the Trans. The southern facades were built at this time. The street soon became a fashionable address for the nobility. New renovations were conducted in the 18th and 19th centuries. The building at the head of the Korte Nieuwstraat (no. 2) has a medieval core and one of the first Renaissance facades in the Northern Netherlands. The other facades also bear Renaissance features. Between numbers 10 and 12 is a Classicist entrance from the 17th century. The restored 17th-century double entrance at no. 8 provided access to the stairway and the hall. Number 14 was entirely rebuilt in the 20th century, and many of its interior details are Art Nouveau.

Wittevrouwenstraat 7bis

Address

Wittevrouwenstraat 7bis, 3512 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands

Tel: +31 30 253 62 00 (front desk)

The building is only accessible with a campus card.

The university premises are smoke-free.

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Opening hours

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In this building

  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Institutions for Open Societies
Getting there and Accessibility

The Faculty of Humanties also uses three buildings on the International Campus Utrecht (ICU):

Auditorium

Auditorium

Address

Kriekenpitplein 1, 3584 EC Utrecht, The Netherlands

The university premises are smoke-free.

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Opening hours

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In this building

  • Faculty of Humanities
  • University College Utrecht

Facilities

  • Accessibility
Getting there and Accessibility

Descartes Hall

Address

Campusplein 7-8, 3584 ED Utrecht, The Netherlands

Telephone: +31 30 253 99 52 (front desk)
For questions about PPE, see the website.

The university premises are smoke-free.

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Opening hours

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In this building

  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Facilities

  • Accessibility
Getting there and Accessibility

Spinoza Hall

Spinoza Hall

Address

Kriekenpitplein 18-19, 3584 EC Utrecht, The Netherlands

The university premises is smoke-free.

Mon-Fri: XS access card on green from 8:00- 19:30 and then on access control (on red) until 22:00.

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Opening hours

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In this building

  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance
  • Utrecht University School of Economics
Getting there and Accessibility