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North Holland · Art

Rijksmuseum: choose rather than try to see everything

The national collection ranges from Rembrandt and Vermeer to dolls’ houses, applied art and an Asian pavilion in Cuypers’s museum building.

Plan your visit ↗

The Gallery of Honour with focus

Choose three works before you go in and leave room for one unexpected discovery. At The Night Watch, size, light and group composition help you look beyond the famous title.

Objects alongside paintings

Dolls’ houses, furniture and applied art show materials and household life in a different way. Compare one interior object with a painted room from around the same period.

Building and garden as an ensemble

Cuypers designed the route, decoration and passageways; the garden stays open longer than the museum. See how the architecture supports national art history and where later fittings intervene.

Before you go

Museum daily 09.00–17.00, including public holidays; a start time is compulsory. The shop, café and gardens usually stay open until 18.00.

Sources

This first edition has been compiled from collected museum information. Not all of the information has yet been confirmed by the museum. Viewing tips are by the editorial team. The sources used are listed below.

  1. Research card 0940 — Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

    Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Unverified reference from a supplied research card; content, authority and currency still to be checked independently.

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