AMSTERDAM.- This afternoon, the Rijksmuseum handed over a unique loan to the National Maritime Museum in London. After 345 years, the ‘stern carvings decoration’ of the flagship the Royal Charles has been returned to England. In June 1667, th…
Masterpieces on Paper: The Secret of Lines at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM.- As part of its Masterpieces on Paper series, the Rijksmuseum presents the exhibition The Secret of Lines. This minor exhibition features 18 masterfully crafted 16th – and 17th-century prints and drawings from the Rijksmuseum collection, wh…
Rijksmuseum Exhibits Rare 17th Century Masterpiece by Caesar van Everdingen
AMSTERDAM.- In celebration of the start of summer, the Rijksmuseum has organised the premier exhibition of the 17th -century masterpiece Girl with a Large Hat (1645-50) by Caesar van Everdingen. Acquired more than a year ago with support from the lott…
Rijksmuseum Exhibits Rare 17th Century Masterpiece by Caesar van Everdingen
AMSTERDAM.- In celebration of the start of summer, the Rijksmuseum has organised the premier exhibition of the 17th -century masterpiece Girl with a Large Hat (1645-50) by Caesar van Everdingen. Acquired more than a year ago with support from the lott…
Despite Several Setbacks, Dutch National Museum Renovation in Full Swing; to Reopen in 2013
AMSTERDAM (AP).- Rembrandt’s “Night Watch” and other famed works by Dutch masters will return to their permanent home by 2013, as a radical decade-long renovation of the national Rijksmuseum nears completion. A sneak preview Wednesday showed the 19th-…
Dutch National Rijksmuseum Museum Renovation in Full Swing ~ to Reopen in 2013
AMSTERDAM (AP).- Rembrandt’s “Night Watch” and other famed works by Dutch masters will return to their permanent home by 2013, as a radical decade-long renovation of the national Rijksmuseum nears completion. A sneak preview showed the 19th-century …
Kiefer & Rembrandt: Rijksmuseum Inspires Anselm Kiefer to Create a Work of Art
AMSTERDAM.- One of Germany’s most well-known and influential artists, Anselm Kiefer, was invited by the Rijksmuseum to create a work of art inspired by The Night Watch. The result, the spectacular La berceuse (for Van Gogh), for which he was gi…
The Rijksmuseum, Closed Since 2003, Won’t Completely Reopen Until 2012
Amsterdam.- Sad news this week for Amsterdam museum-goers as the city announced that the Rijksmuseum, which was most recently scheduled to reopen after a renovation in 2010, now won’t complete the massive overhaul until late 2012 or early 2013. Th…
Exhibition of 17th-Century Floral Splendour at Rijksmuseum’s Branch at Schiphol Airport
AMSTERDAM.- Following the ‘Dutch Winters’ exhibition, the Rijksmuseum annex at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol now presents another characteristic aspect of the Netherlands, namely flowers, in the ‘Dutch Flowers’ exhibition from 6 April to 5 September 2011….
Exhibition of 17th-Century Floral Splendour at Rijksmuseum’s Branch at Schiphol Airport
AMSTERDAM.- Following the ‘Dutch Winters’ exhibition, the Rijksmuseum annex at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol now presents another characteristic aspect of the Netherlands, namely flowers, in the ‘Dutch Flowers’ exhibition from 6 April to 5 September 2011….