Acquisition

Dioramas from Surinam

Starting on 22 October, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam will exhibit five dioramas and 19 individual figures made by Surinamese artist Gerrit Schouten (1779 1839). The dioramas, three of which were acquired in recent years, depict scenes from 19th-century Paramaribo, a plantation and a slave dance.

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Thanks to Rembrandt 

Rijksmuseum Schiphol Airport

To mark the 125th anniversary of the Rembrandt Society (Vereniging Rembrandt) the Rijksmuseum presents an exhibition of some of the finest drawings from the Dutch Golden Age at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. This selection of rarely exhibited Dutch drawings includes work by masters such as Peter Paul Rubens, Antony van Dyck, Jacob van Ruisdael and Rembrandt van Rijn.

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Exhibition

Indian miniatures in the Van Gogh Museum

The Rijksmuseum is to show highlights from its collection of Indian miniatures in the Van Gogh Museum. The presentation is a voyage of discovery across India: the stylistic development of Indian painting from the 15th to the 19th centuries is illustrated by means of some fifty masterpieces.

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E-TICKETING

Your entrance to The Masterpieces

An e-ticket provides you extra convenient, fast lane access to the Rijksmuseum.

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1000 major exhibits

Explore the collection

Texts, photos, video and animation provide information on the Rijksmuseum's top exhibits. Links enable objects to be connected from the various departments of the museum's vast collection - joining a painting with a silver jug, for example, or a 19th-century landscape with its 17th-century forerunner.

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