Rijksmuseum

Built in 1876 according to a design by architect P.J.H. Cuypers, Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum is the largest museum in the Netherlands. It features a famous collection of works by Rembrandt (“The Night Watch”), Vermeer and Frans Hals as well as delftware, sculpture, Asian art and prints.

Authentic sources from the past
The Rijksmuseum has an extensive cultural history collection, which includes paintings, ship models, sculptures, archaeological artefacts, clothing, weapons, historical prints, photographs, etc.. The hundreds of thousands of items from the past collectively give a visual account of Dutch history within a global context.

Renovation
The Rijksmuseum is currently being renovated. Until the main building reopens in 2013, Golden Age masterpieces will be displayed in the Philips Wing on Museumplein square. The rest of the museum’s collection can be admired at the Rijksmuseum division in Amsterdam-Schiphol airport, in museums in the Netherlands and abroad and on the Internet.