Museum
Van Gogh Museum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Region
- Europe
- Tier
- ESSENTIAL
- Collection focus
- Dutch art and history; 17th-century painting, decorative arts, works on paper, photography, Asian art
About
The Rijksmuseum is the Netherlands’ national museum of art and history, bringing Dutch painting, decorative arts, works on paper, photography and material culture into a single historical narrative.
Why visit
Come for Rembrandt and Vermeer, then stay for the objects, ships, furniture, photography and quieter Dutch visual histories around them.
At a glance
- Type
- National art and history museum
- Best for
- Dutch 17th-century painting, decorative arts, works on paper, photography, material culture
- Typical visit
- 2–4 hours
- Admission
- PAID / TIMED ENTRY
- Founded
- 1800
- Curatorial lead
- Pieter Roelofs
- Works catalogued
- 10
Artists in this collection