1:18 min. - Father of the Dutch nation. Fighter or diplomat?

1:11 min. - Take a closer look at these 200 figures having fun on the ice ...

Winter has come to the Rijksmuseum this Christmas holiday. So put on your woolly hat and scarf and let’s get moving to stay warm! Get inspired by the stained glass in the Great Hall, where you can ...

The Rijksmuseum is like a great big castle, with secret corners and stairways and lots and lots of artworks. Would you like to go exploring together? Then take this fun family route with lots of ...

Few artists were as prolific as Jan van Goyen (1596-1656). This Leiden-born artist had various teachers from a young age, but it was ultimately the landscape painter Esaias van de Velde who influenced ...

Getting started with the collection: ...

Discover what’s on at the Rijksmuseum. Here are some of our exciting exhibitions and fun activities you might like.

attributed to Joannes van Doetechum (I), after design by Maarten van Heemskerck (mentioned on object), c. 1552 ...

If you want to visit the museum at another time, you can but we do recommend that you indicate this at least up to five working days before the visit date. Otherwise, we may not be able to answer your ...

Gerard Dou (1613-1675) initially followed his father in painting glass windows, but changed course in 1628 on becoming a pupil of Rembrandt, who taught him how to work in oils.