stayed and they became the Haarlem municipal museum, which moved out in 1913 to become the Frans Hals museum. Inside A large number of paintings and objects from Haarlem's rich history can be found inside the building. One series of paintings depict the various counts of Holland, starting from Dirk I to Maximilian from Austria. In the Middle Ages these paintings were hanging in the Carmelieten Cloister in Haarlem; they were painted between 1486 and 1491. In 1570 it is mentioned in city archives that the paintings were hanging in the City Hall; possibly they were moved there in 1566 to protect them from the iconoclastic riots. Other paintings and objects are either part of the original interior, or too big to fit in the Frans Hals Museum. References Het stadhuis van Haarlem: hart van de stad, Wim Cerutti, Haarlem, 2001 Buildings and structures completed in the 14th century Buildings and structures completed in 1604 Haarlem Rijksmonuments in Haarlem Buildings and structures in Haarlem Frans Hals Museum Tourist attractions in Haarlem 1604 establishments in the Dutch Republic