Rijksmuseum

The Rijksmuseum is an art and history museum in Amsterdam that holds paintings, sculptures, photographs, prints and decorative arts spanning eight centuries of Dutch culture. The collection, numbering around one million pieces, occupies a red brick building in neo-Gothic style with towers and courtyards.

The museum opened in The Hague in the late 18th century before moving to Amsterdam. The current building complex was completed in the late 19th century and has housed the national collection ever since.

Visitors walk through rooms displaying Dutch Golden Age paintings alongside Delft ceramics and silver household items that once belonged to prosperous merchant families. The collection shows how art and everyday objects reflected the taste and wealth of seventeenth-century Dutch society.

Audio guides are available in several languages, and families can join special tours designed for children. Digital apps help visitors navigate the many rooms and locate specific works.

The museum library holds over 450,000 books and manuscripts on art history, the largest such collection in the Netherlands. Researchers and interested visitors can request access to rare auction catalogs, historical art journals and early exhibition records.

Location: Amsterdam

Inception: 1800

Architects: Pierre Cuypers

Official opening: 1885

Accessibility: Rollstuhlgerecht

Fee: Yes

Address: Museumstraat 1

Opening Hours: Montag-Sonntag 09:00-17:00

Phone: +31206747352

Website: https://rijksmuseum.nl/jp

GPS coordinates: 52.36000,4.88528

Latest update: December 12, 2025 07:54