The Trustees' Room (17th century)
The Trustees' room is a 17th century room with luxurious decorations and gold leather wallpaper. The ceiling is decorated with coats of arms dating from 1650 to ca. 1700 and the room also contains a parchment from the first half of the 18th century. Originally, the Trustees' room was a meeting place for the church wardens of the three main churches in Leiden. The list of names dates back to 1538. These church commissioners personally paid for the decoration of this room.
Nowadays the Trustees' room of the Pieterskerk is used as the VIP room for events; it is the place set apart for conductors and speakers or it functions as the reception area for (international) guests and dignitaries such as President Bush (1989), the President of Portugal (1997) and King Albert and Queen Paola from Belgium. The Trustee's room can also be used for meetings, discussions, lunches and intimate dinners.
