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Rijksmuseum
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At the Rijksmuseum, art and history take on new meaning for a broad-based, contemporary national and international audience. As a national institute, the Rijksmuseum offers a representative overview of Dutch art and history from the Middle Ages onwards, and of major aspects of European and Asian…
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is one of sixteen national museums in the Netherlands. The collection offers an overview of Dutch art and history, including works by 17th-century Dutch masters such as Rembrandt, Vermeer and Hals.
The Rijksmuseum (National Museum) was founded in The Hague on 19 november 1798 and moved to Amsterdam in 1808, where it was first located in the Royal Palace on Dam Square and later in the Trippenhuis. The current main building was designed by Pierre Cuypers and first opened in 1885. Pierre Cuypers…
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is one of sixteen national museums in the Netherlands. The collection offers an overview of Dutch art and history, including works by 17th-century Dutch masters such as Rembrandt, Vermeer and Hals. The museum has been located in the Rijksmuseum building since 1885,…
One of Amsterdam's most popular attractions - and certainly its most important art repository - the Rijksmuseum (National Museum) was founded in 1798 to house the country's huge collection of rare art and antiquities. The museum's impressive collection includes a million cultural artifacts dating…
Beautiful city museum, with a bicycle lane that just goes through the building!
It’s like a castle filled with treasures. 8,000 of them to be exact. From airplanes to dolls houses, the world-famous Night Watch, and hundreds of model ships and weapons. The museum is brimming with exciting stories, and there’s always lots to do
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Location 1 Museumstraat Oud-Zuid, NH 1071 XX | ||
Phone+31 20 674 7000 | ||
Websiterijksmuseum.nl |
Credit cards | Yes (incl. American Express & MasterCard) |
Wifi | Free |
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