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Collections and services
Collections and services Consult the Rijksmuseum collections The Research Library Collections The Rijksmuseum Research Library is one of the world’s most renowned art libraries.
Shattered silk
Shattered silk Research on weighted silk in the costume collection of the Rijksmuseum About the project During the late 19th and early 20th century silk was often weighted with metal salts.
Printroom online
Printroom online Registration, conservation and digitisation of the Rijksmuseum’s collection of works on paper Registration Registration will be made through the Adlib collection management system, and will meet basic registration requirements, such as
A closer look
A closer look Research on materials and techniques used in 17th-century garments and accessories from the Rijksmuseum collection About the project Already in the 17th century, materials for luxury goods and clothes came from all over the world.
Our data in a nutshell
masterpieces to model ships, you’ll find it in the Rijksmuseum’s collections data.
Donated works
Until 2019 we had only one Mapplethorpe photo in the collection. This donation has helped raise the photography collection of the Rijksmuseum to a much higher level.
Special Collections
Special Collections History of the Rijksmuseum Our online collection contains many photographs of the Rijksmuseum throughout the years.
Rituals
The collection includes a candle in real porcelain packaging. The Amsterdam Collection is for sale at both the Rijksmuseum and Rituals.
Works in the story of Oopjen
RF 2016-2; joint acquisition by the Dutch State and the French Republic, collection Rijksmuseum/collection Musée du Louvre Rembrandt van Rijn, Portrait of Marten Soolmans, 1634. Oil on canvas, 207.5 × 132 cm. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, inv. no.
Van Leyden Collection
Art Collecting School Classification and the Identity Formation in Western Europe, 1600-1800’ at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. It will also form the basis for a survey exhibition with catalogue in the Rijksmuseum in 2024.
Spanish Paintings
Spanish Paintings Spanish masters from 1500 to 1800 about the project The collection of Spanish paintings is currently being researched and catalogued in order to ensure its preservation and visibility in the Rijksmuseum.
Process
Aim of the project The exhibition will present a new section of the Rijksmuseum’s collection, and will explain the philosophy behind the structure of this new collection.
Our benefactors
the collection of the Rijksmuseum library.
Half models
Half models Research into the half models in the Naval Models Collection About the project The Rijksmuseum’s Naval Collection consists of some 1,600 objects relating to Dutch shipbuilding and maritime construction.
Migelien Gerritzen Fellowship
Focus should be the Rijksmuseum collection or ideation that has been initiated at the Rijksmuseum.
Navy models
By the time the Department of the Navy transferred ownership of most of the collection to the Rijksmuseum between 1883 and 1889, the collection had grown to almost 1,600 objects.
The development of provenance research
In addition to our work on the current permanent collection of the Rijksmuseum, we regularly advise the museum on potential acquisitions.
Research practice
Contact If you have a question for the provenance researchers regarding the origin of an object in the Rijksmuseum collection, you are more than welcome to contact us at provenance@rijksmuseum.nl.
Open Data Policy
Open Data Policy The Rijksmuseum operates an Open Data Policy to connect the treasures in its collection – as well as its knowledge about them – with as large and diverse an audience as possible.
Chanel
Its aim is to further embed female narratives into the Rijksmuseum’s collection and displays and to offer a more complete historical picture of women in art.
Dutch Drawings of the 17th Century
Dutch Drawings of the 17th Century Extensive collection The Rijksmuseum has one of the largest and finest collections of 17th century Dutch drawings in the world, consisting of more than 5,000 individual items.
Johan Huizinga Fellowship
Johan Huizinga Fellowship Historical research into objects in our collection We welcome international, independent research proposals which open new perspectives on the Rijksmuseum’s collection, its history and activities.
Artist in residence programme
We welcome independent proposals that offer new perspectives on the Rijksmuseum’s collections, history and activities, and that perform research on them.
Vision and display
The Amsterdam pharmacist Emanuel Vita Israël (1873-1940) owned many artefacts including the collection of keys on display in the Special Collections, the section on the ground floor of the Rijksmuseum displaying unusual items.
Collecting American Photography
Aim of the project Trace the presence of photographs of the United States in the permanent collections of select European art museums and put the Rijksmuseum collection in dialogue with the practices of peer institutions.
Imaging patterns on terracotta sculptures
The Rijksmuseum collections include numerous ceramic/fired clay sculptures made by artists such as Artus I Quellinus, Jan Baptist Xaverij and Rombout Verhulst.
Rijksmuseum gardens
Rijksmuseum gardens History of the Rijksmuseum Our online collection contains many photographs of the Rijksmuseum throughout the years.
Dr. Anton C.R. Dreesmann Fellowship
The Rijksmuseum will provide joint working space for the Fellows and access will be given to all relevant resources in the museum, such as the Research Library Collections, collection documentation and the Rijksmuseum’s archives.
Works by Hercules Segers
The Rijksmuseum is fortunate to house the largest collection of works by the artist, with no fewer than seventy-four impressions.
Women of the Rijksmuseum
Women of the Rijksmuseum For everyone a story WOMEN OF THE RIJKSMUSEUM FUND One year later the Women of the Rijksmuseum Fund was launched by the Rijksmuseum in association with private donors. In 2023 fashion house CHANEL joined as project partner.
Access and info
Consulting the library collection To consult the library collection of the Rijksmuseum Research Library, please follow these two steps: Book a workspace Request the works you would like to consult via the library catalogue The Rijksmuseum Research Library
The Passage
The Passage History of the Rijksmuseum Our online collection contains many photographs of the Rijksmuseum throughout the years.
The building
The building History of the Rijksmuseum Our online collection contains many photographs of the Rijksmuseum throughout the years.
Atrium
Atrium History of the Rijksmuseum Our online collection contains many photographs of the Rijksmuseum throughout the years.
History
In addition to the existing collection, the Rijksmuseum came to house almost all of Amsterdam’s collection of older paintings, such as Rembrandt’s Jewish bride, bequeathed to the city by the banker A. van der Hoop.
Research
The focus of this multidisciplinary study is on the dyes and pigments used in the Rijksmuseum’s extensive collection of some 5,000 Japanese woodcut prints.
Asian Pavilion
Asian Pavilion History of the Rijksmuseum Our online collection contains many photographs of the Rijksmuseum throughout the years.
Philips wing
Philips wing History of the Rijksmuseum Our online collection contains many photographs of the Rijksmuseum throughout the years.
The Great Hall
The Great Hall History of the Rijksmuseum Our online collection contains many photographs of the Rijksmuseum throughout the years.
The 18th Century
The 18th Century 1700-1800 History of the Rijksmuseum Our online collection contains many photographs of the Rijksmuseum throughout the years.
The 17th Century
The 17th Century 1600-1700 History of the Rijksmuseum Our online collection contains many photographs of the Rijksmuseum throughout the years.
The 19th Century
The 19th Century 1800-1900 History of the Rijksmuseum Our online collection contains many photographs of the Rijksmuseum throughout the years.
The 20th Century
The 20th Century 1900-2000 History of the Rijksmuseum Our online collection contains many photographs of the Rijksmuseum throughout the years.
The Gallery of Honour
The Gallery of Honour The best of the best History of the Rijksmuseum Our online collection contains many photographs of the Rijksmuseum throughout the years.
Middle Ages and Renaissance
Middle Ages and Renaissance 1100-1600 History of the Rijksmuseum Our online collection contains many photographs of the Rijksmuseum throughout the years.
Mellon Fellowship
Access will be given to all relevant resources in the museum, such as the Research Library Collections, collection documentation and the Rijksmuseum’s archives.
The Night Watch Gallery
The Night Watch Gallery The beating heart of the museum History of the Rijksmuseum Our online collection contains many photographs of the Rijksmuseum throughout the years.
Plan your visit
Familiar faces What makes the Rijksmuseum one of the world’s most famous museums is the fame of the masterpieces in its collection. Like The Milkmaid by Vermeer, Self-portrait by Van Gogh, The Merry Family by Jan Steen and Rembrandt’s Night Watch.
Plan your visit
Familiar faces What makes the Rijksmuseum one of the world’s most famous museums is the fame of the masterpieces in its collection. Like The Milkmaid by Vermeer, Self-portrait by Van Gogh, The Merry Family by Jan Steen and Rembrandt’s Night Watch.
Music at the Rijksmuseum
, and Bob van Asperen’s performance on a unique harpsichord from the Rijksmuseum collection during the All the Rembrandts exhibition.