Press releases

Barbara Borghese: appointment as head of Conservation & Science, Rijksmuseum

Iconic winter landscape by Avercamp to return to the Netherlands for good

Joint acquisition by Rijksmuseum and Mauritshuis

Rijksmuseum receives rare 17th-century drawing book

Kajsa Ollongren appointed Chair of the Rijksmuseum Supervisory Board

Rijksmuseum to open landmark exhibition of 20th century master Willem de Kooning

Featuring more than 120 works, Willem de Kooning at work is a comprehensive survey of the artist’s drawn works complemented by some of his most celebrated paintings and sculptures

KPN becomes new Founder of the Rijksmuseum

Ed van der Elsken. Up Close

19 June - 13 September 2026

Rijksmuseum exhibition celebrates illustrator Fiep Westendorp

Rijksmuseum launches new research into underrepresented histories with support from Baker McKenzie

Carel Visser in the Rijksmuseum Gardens

Rijksmuseum presents WORN: treasured clothing

Rijksmuseum to open new sculpture garden showcasing international works

Rijksmuseum and Municipality of Eindhoven announce new museum

Document Netherlands 2026: New Energy

Kadir van Lohuizen photographs and films the energy transition

Rijksmuseum to open landmark exhibition of 20th century master Willem de Kooning

Carel Visser in the Rijksmuseum Gardens

Ed van der Elsken. Up Close

19 June - 13 September 2026

Rijksmuseum exhibition celebrates illustrator Fiep Westendorp

Rijksmuseum welcomes Greco-Roman masterpiece from the Louvre

Rijksmuseum and Galleria Borghese present Metamorphoses

FAKE!

FAKE! Early Photo Collages and Photomontages from the Rijksmuseum Collection

Document Nederland 2025: Tina Farifteh Photographs Asylum

Steve McQueen to screen 34-hour film Occupied City on the Rijksmuseum's façade

Rijksmuseum presents major immersive exhibition on Dutch home life in the 17th century

Past and present connect in Rijksmuseum exhibition on photography from the Indian subcontinent

Rijksmuseum announces major exhibition Monomania – curated by Indonesia-born Dutch artist Fiona Tan.

Isamu Noguchi in the Rijksmuseum Gardens

Rijksmuseum presents Europe’s first major survey of American photography

Rijksmuseum en Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam verwerven foto’s van Carrie Mae Weems

Azian Bronze press kit

Document Netherlands 2024: Eddo Hartmann photographs festivals

Asian Bronze in the Rijksmuseum shows heaven on earth

Summer-long show of Lee Ufan sculptures in the Rijksmuseum Gardens

Rijksmuseum’s summer exhibition explores ideas about gender across six centuries of art and history

Jewish Cultural Quarter and Rijksmuseum examine the emotional effect of the theft of Jewish cultural property in the Netherlands and the struggle for redress

Exhibition Looted, personal stories about the looting and restitution of Jewish cultural property (31 May-27 October 2024)

Frans Hals Press Kit

FRANS HALS AT THE RIJKSMUSEUM IN 2024

Express Yourself: Rijksmuseum photo exhibition focuses on youth culture

Programme 2024

Exhibition at Schiphol Airport on 17th century dining culture

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen at Rijksmuseum

THE HOLIDAY, WHERE EVERY DAY IS A PERFECT DAY

Mounir Raji photographs tourism for the Rijksmuseum's annual photography commission

RIJKSMUSEUM SUMMER EXHIBITIONS AND ACTIVITIES

Mission Masterpiece, New Horizons and Richard Long in the Rijksmuseum Gardens

Rijksmuseum and NEMO Science Museum invite children and their families to investigate real works

Rijksmuseum presents recent modern photography acquisitions in exhibition

300 YEARS OF UNDERWEAR FASHION AT THE RIJKSMUSEUM

From luxury lingerie to linen underpants

There’s music in the Rijksmuseum print galleries!

From Hans Holbein and Jan van de Velde the Younger to Jean-Antoine Watteau

Rijksmuseum display marks 150 years since Indian indentured labourers first arrived in Suriname

ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF RIJKSMUSEUM GARDENS EXHIBITION CELEBRATES WORK OF RICHARD LONG 

RIJKSMUSEUM SCHIPHOL PRESENTS LANDSCAPES FROM THE RIJKSMUSEUM COLLECTION

5 November 2022 - November 2023

Rijksmuseum Announces List of Vermeer Paintings in Landmark Exhibition

Opening in February 2023 Opening in February 2023

BARBARA HEPWORTH IN THE RIJKSMUSEUM GARDENS

3 June to 23 October 2022

Xxl paper - Big, bigger, biggest!

1 July until 4 September 2022

THE RIJKSMUSEUM PRESENTS MODERN JAPANESE LACQUER

1 July until 4 September 2022

The Rijksmuseum Presents Exhibition about Crawly Creatures

30 September 2022 to 15 January 2023

Rijksmuseum Presents Exhibition on the Most Famous Rhinoceros in History Rijksmuseum Presents Exhibition on the Most Famous Rhinoceros in History

30 September 2022 to 15 January 2023

BARBARA HEPWORTH IN THE RIJKSMUSEUM GARDENS

3 June to 23 October 2022

EARLIEST KNOWN DUTCH PHOTOGRAPHS OF JAPAN TO GO ON DISPLAY IN THE RIJKSMUSEUM

1 July to 4 September 2022 in the Rijksmuseum’s Photography Gallery

Rijksmuseum to stage the largest Vermeer exhibition ever

With loans from all over the world, this promises to be the largest Vermeer exhibition ever

Revolusi! Indonesia Independent

The Rijksmuseum presents Revolusi! Indonesia Independent, from 11 February to 5 June 2022

Yeah ahead 2022

The Rijksmuseum's exhibitions in 2022, including Revolusi! Indonesia independent, the statues of Barbara Hepworth and Clara, the most famous rhinoceros from the 18th century

The Rijksmuseum presents 100 Renaissance portraits, from Dürer to Sofonisba

8 juni 2021

Female Power at Rijksmuseum Schiphol

This exhibition foregrounds the portrayal of strong and individual women in paintings from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, and the work of female artists

Rijksmuseum presents Ellsworth Kelly in the Rijksmuseum Gardens

These immense steel objects are part of the Ellsworth Kelly in the Rijksmuseum Gardens exhibition

King opens first major exhibition on slavery in Dutch history at the Rijksmuseum

King Willem-Alexander opened the Slavery exhibition in the Rijksmuseum on Tuesday afternoon

Rijksmuseum presents women artists in the Gallery of Honour for the first time

Paintings by Judith Leyster, Gesina ter Borch and Rachel Ruysch will soon be on permanent display among the 17th-century works by Frans Hals, Johannes Vermeer and Rembrandt

Landmark exhibition, Slavery, to open at Rijksmuseum this spring

Barbara Borghese: appointment as head of Conservation & Science, Rijksmuseum

Kajsa Ollongren appointed Chair of the Rijksmuseum Supervisory Board

KPN becomes new Founder of the Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum celebrates the summer with Disney

Disney Pixar’s Toy Story 5 comes to life in the Rijksmuseum

Philips design expertise optimises the Rijksmuseum visitor experience

Rijksmuseum launches new research into underrepresented histories with support from Baker McKenzie

Heineken and the Rijksmuseum extend partnership

Rijksmuseum and The Magnum Ice Cream Company enter three-year partnership

The Rijksmuseum in 2025

Partnership between Mizuno and the Rijksmuseum celebrates Japanese and Dutch craftsmanship

Mizuno launches new limited-edition shoes inspired by the Rijksmuseum collection

Rijksmuseum and Samsung Electronics partner to bring Dutch masterpieces to living rooms

University of Groningen and Rijksmuseum create new professorship for Museums, Heritage and Religion

Rijksmuseum presents work by three generations of female Japanese printmakers

HEINEKEN and the Rijksmuseum extend partnership for two years

Hendrikje Crebolder, Rijksmuseum’s Director of Development & Media, steps down after 18 years

Rijksmuseum and Eerde International Boarding School extend partnership

MIZUNO LIMITED EDITION SNEAKERS INSPIRED BY VERMEER’S MILKMAID

Rijksmuseum receives largest donation in its history €12.5m to support annual sculpture exhibitions

New Amsterdam Surf Association and the Rijksmuseum join hands in honor of landmark Vermeer exhibition

CHANEL to partner on Women of the Rijksmuseum Research Project

New members to join Rijksmuseum Supervisory Board

Michaëla Ulrici and Maarten Edixhoven

RIJKSMUSEUM APPOINTS CHARLES KANG AS CURATOR OF 18TH- AND 19TH-CENTURY DRAWINGS

The Rijksmuseum has appointed Charles Kang as its Curator of 18th- and 19th-Century Drawings. He succeeds Robert-Jan te Rijdt who retires this month.

Rijksmuseum appoints Niels van Maanen as Curator of 20th- And 21st-Century Prints and Drawings

Niels van Maanen previously curated several displays at the Rijksmuseum including the current one devoted to Robert Mapplethorpe.

The Rijksmuseum and Dell Technologies join forces to share the entire collection with the world digitally

In the coming two years, we will work together on the further digitising, preserving and opening up of the Rijksmuseum collection

Rijksmuseum and Fonds 21 EXTRA traineeships: the next step towards an inclusive museum

The Rijksmuseum is offering multiple Education Traineeships with the support of Fonds 21 EXTRA

Bloomberg and the Rijksmuseum partner on improving access to the arts

Katrien Keune named professor by special appointment of Molecular Spectroscop

Keune is Head of Science at the Rijksmuseum and is responsible, among others, for the scientific research during 'Operation Night Watch

Mariët Westermann appointed to Rijksmuseum Supervisory Board

Mariët Westermann is professor of Arts and Humanities at New York University Abu Dhabi, where she also serves as Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive

Baker McKenzie extends partnership with Rijksmuseum by five years

14 juni 2021

Alex Alsemgeest appointed as the Rijksmuseum’s Curator of Library Collections

The Rijksmuseum’s new Curator of Library Collections is Alex Alsemgeest, who will take up his post on 20 September 2021

Rijksmuseum awarded five stars for sustainable management

The Rijksmuseum has been awarded a BREEAM-NL In-Use sustainability certificate with a five-star ‘outstanding’ rating

Maud van Suylen and Austėja Mackelaitė appointed as curators of drawings

Iconic winter landscape by Avercamp to return to the Netherlands for good

Joint acquisition by Rijksmuseum and Mauritshuis

Rijksmuseum receives rare 17th-century drawing book

Rijksmuseum researchers discover new painting by Rembrandt van Rijn

Original drawing of the dog in The Night Watch discovered

Rijksmuseum and National Archives acquire Swellengrebel family archive

Unique collection from the Dutch Cape Colony period

Masterpiece by Maria van Oosterwijck takes centre stage in Rijksmuseum’s Gallery of Honour

Rijksmuseum en Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam verwerven foto’s van Carrie Mae Weems

Rijksmuseum receives sculpture by famous Italian artist Bernini

Rijksmuseum launches Collection Online

Knowledge and beauty more accessible than ever before

Hans van Manen donates photographic oeuvre to Rijksmuseum

RESTORATION BEGINS OF REMBRANDT’S THE NIGHT WATCH

Rijksmuseum receives leading collection of modern Japanese lacquer

Long-lost sculptures Carel Visser acquired for Rijksmuseum gardens

Rijksmuseum acquires highlight of Maria Sibylla Merian’s oeuvre

Rijksmuseum identifies Amsterdam mayor and his wife in Frans Hals portraits

Rijksmuseum Fellow turns X-ray machine into CT scanner

Results published in Nature Communications

Rijksmuseum receives three Van Gogh paintings on long-term loan

Rijksmuseum acquires sole signed painting by Gesina ter Borch at TEFAF

Rembrandt used a lead-containing layer to protect The Night Watch from moisture

Rediscovered Rembrandt portraits on long-term loan to the Rijksmuseum

Rembrandt copper plate donated to Rijksmuseum 

Rijksmuseum to Return Colonial Objects from its Collection for the First Time

Six Colonial Objects will return to Sri Lanka

Rijksmuseum acquires four salt cellars by silversmith Johannes Lutma, following restitution process

REMBRANDT'S MASTERPIECE ON SHOW AT RIJKSMUSEUM

Rijksmuseum acquires three works by Marlow Moss

Netherlands Collection Centre officially opened

he bringing together of four collections in this way and the collaboration between the four partners makes CC NL unique in the world.

REMBRANDT’S THE STANDARD BEARER TO ENTER THE RIJKSMUSEUM COLLECTION

AFTER GOING ON TOUR THROUGHOUT THE NETHERLANDS

Rijksmuseum receives generous donations for research into women in its collection

THE DUTCH STATE TO ACQUIRE REMBRANDT'S HISTORIC MASTERPIECE “THE STANDARD BEARER” FOR THE NATION

The Dutch State today announced its intention to purchase Rembrandt's The Standard Bearer (1636) for the national collection

RIJKSMUSEUM DISPLAYS TULIP BOOK FROM THE SIX COLLECTION

REMBRANDT’S THE STANDARD BEARER TO ENTER THE RIJKSMUSEUM COLLECTION

AFTER GOING ON TOUR THROUGHOUT THE NETHERLANDS

Rijksmuseum receives generous donations for research into women in its collection

Rijksmuseum buys back major collection of Meissen porcelain at auction

The Rijksmuseum bought at auction more than half of a significant collection of Meissen porcelain

Rijksmuseum attributes new acquisition to Claus Sluter, the father of Dutch sculpture

A sculptural work recently acquired by the Rijksmuseum has been attributed to the father of Dutch sculpture, Claus Sluter

Rijksmuseum’s scientific journal now available to all online

The Rijksmuseum Bulletin is now being published in a free, open access digital version, as well as a printed version

Rijksmuseum receives exceptional seascape by Ludolf Bakhuysen

Ludolf Bakhuysen, who painted the panel in 1667, was one of the most prominent and prolific marine painters of the 17th century

Collection of the sinologist Robert van Gulik gifted to the Rijksmuseum

The gift comprises 54 objects: a unique collection of 50 Chinese seals, a 13-metre scroll of seal prints, two calligraphies and one painting

Rijksmuseum acquires significant 17th century glass goblet at TEFAF

TREATMENT OF THE NIGHT WATCH BEGINS

Remounting of Rembrandt’s masterpiece

Rijksmuseum publishes 717 gigapixel photograph of The Night Watch

The Operation Night Watch research team has succeeded in making an extremely detailed photograph of The Night Watch.

Preparatory sketch discovered beneath The Night Watch

A previously hidden sketch has been discovered during examinations of Rembrandt’s The Night Watch

The Night Watch taken down from wall for final phase of research

The Night Watch is removed from its usual position on the wall and placed at the front of the transparent glass chamber.

For the first time in 300 years The Night Watch is complete again

Rijksmuseum reconstructs the missing pieces

Operation Night Watch to start at the Rijksmuseum

On 8 July 2019 the Rijksmuseum starts Operation Night Watch

Barbara Borghese: appointment as head of Conservation & Science, Rijksmuseum

Iconic winter landscape by Avercamp to return to the Netherlands for good

Joint acquisition by Rijksmuseum and Mauritshuis

Rijksmuseum receives rare 17th-century drawing book

Kajsa Ollongren appointed Chair of the Rijksmuseum Supervisory Board

Rijksmuseum to open landmark exhibition of 20th century master Willem de Kooning

KPN becomes new Founder of the Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum celebrates the summer with Disney

Disney Pixar’s Toy Story 5 comes to life in the Rijksmuseum

Philips design expertise optimises the Rijksmuseum visitor experience

Rijksmuseum launches new research into underrepresented histories with support from Baker McKenzie

Heineken and the Rijksmuseum extend partnership

Carel Visser in the Rijksmuseum Gardens

Ed van der Elsken. Up Close

19 June - 13 September 2026

Rijksmuseum exhibition celebrates illustrator Fiep Westendorp

Rijksmuseum presenteert WORN: kleding om te koesteren 

Rijksmuseum researchers discover new painting by Rembrandt van Rijn

Fifth anniversary of the Women of the Rijksmuseum research project

Zahra Malkani appointed Rijksmuseum Artist in Residence 2026

Rijksmuseum welcomes Greco-Roman masterpiece from the Louvre

Rijksmuseum to open new sculpture garden showcasing international works

FAKE!

Rijksmuseum and Galleria Borghese present Metamorphoses

The Rijksmuseum in 2025

Rijksmuseum and Galleria Borghese present Metamorphoses

Document Nederland 2025: Tina Farifteh Photographs Asylum

Original drawing of the dog in The Night Watch discovered

Steve McQueen to screen 34-hour film Occupied City on the Rijksmuseum's façade

Partnership between Mizuno and the Rijksmuseum celebrates Japanese and Dutch craftsmanship

Mizuno launches new limited-edition shoes inspired by the Rijksmuseum collection

Rijksmuseum presents major immersive exhibition on Dutch home life in the 17th century

The time of Rembrandt, Vermeer and Frans Hals

Rijksmuseum and National Archives acquire Swellengrebel family archive Rijksmuseum and National Archives acquire Swellengrebel family archive

Unique collection from the Dutch Cape Colony period

Rijksmuseum en Nationaal Archief verwerven familiearchief Swellengrebel

Unieke collectie over koloniaal verleden aan Kaap de Goede Hoop

Past and present connect in Rijksmuseum exhibition on photography from the Indian subcontinent

Rijksmuseum announces major exhibition Monomania – curated by Indonesia-born Dutch artist Fiona Tan.

Isamu Noguchi in the Rijksmuseum Gardens

Masterpiece by Maria van Oosterwijck takes centre stage in Rijksmuseum’s Gallery of Honour

Rijksmuseum presents Europe’s first major survey of American photography

Rijksmuseum en Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam verwerven foto’s van Carrie Mae Weems

Rijksmuseum receives sculpture by famous Italian artist Bernini

The Rijksmuseum in 2024

Janneke van der Wijk appointed Rijksmuseum’s new Director of Audiences

First Rijksmuseum Artist in Residence announced

Rijksmuseum launches Collection Online

Knowledge and beauty more accessible than ever before

Hans van Manen donates photographic oeuvre to Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum presents Europe’s first major survey of American photography

RESTORATION BEGINS OF REMBRANDT’S THE NIGHT WATCH

Rijksmuseum receives leading collection of modern Japanese lacquer

Azian Bronze press kit

Document Netherlands Junior press kit

University of Groningen and Rijksmuseum create new professorship for Museums, Heritage and Religion

Long-lost sculptures Carel Visser acquired for Rijksmuseum gardens

Rijksmuseum acquires highlight of Maria Sibylla Merian’s oeuvre

Document Netherlands 2024: Eddo Hartmann photographs festivals

Rijksmuseum identifies Amsterdam mayor and his wife in Frans Hals portraits

Rijksmuseum’s summer exhibition explores ideas about gender across six centuries of art and history

Rijksmuseum presents work by three generations of female Japanese printmakers

HEINEKEN AND THE RIJKSMUSEUM EXTEND PARTNERSHIP FOR TWO YEARS

SUMMER EXHIBITION AT THE RIJKSMUSEUM: STOP-MOTION. THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF MUYBRIDGE & MAREY

Jewish Cultural Quarter and Rijksmuseum examine the emotional effect of the theft of Jewish cultural property in the Netherlands and the struggle for redress

exhibition Looted, personal stories about the looting and restitution of Jewish cultural property (31 May-27 October 2024)

Summer-long show of Lee Ufan sculptures in the Rijksmuseum Gardens

Rijksmuseum receives three Van Gogh paintings on long-term loan

Rijksmuseum acquires sole signed painting by Gesina ter Borch at TEFAF

Five researchers join Women of the Rijksmuseum project

Frans Hals Press Kit

World’s best female chef Leonor Espinosa guest chef at RIJKS®

RIJKS® continues guest chef tradition.

Express Yourself: Rijksmuseum photo exhibition focuses on youth culture

Dame Joanna Lumley makes Rijksmuseum’s Frans Hals exhibition 'Absolutely Fabulous'

Hendrikje Crebolder, Rijksmuseum’s Director of Development & Media, steps down after 18 years

Rijksmuseum rounds off historic year

Rediscovered Rembrandt portraits on long-term loan to the Rijksmuseum

Rembrandt copper plate donated to Rijksmuseum 

Programme 2024

Celebrate winter at the Rijksmuseum

THE NEW RIJKS® RESTAURANT IS OPEN!

Rijksmuseum and Eerde International Boarding School extend partnership

RIJKSMUSEUM FAMILY EXHIBITION TRANSFERS TO ROYAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS ANTWERP

THE HOLIDAY, WHERE EVERY DAY IS A PERFECT DAY

Mounir Raji photographs tourism for the Rijksmuseum's annual photography commission

MIZUNO LIMITED EDITION SNEAKERS INSPIRED BY VERMEER’S MILKMAID

Frans Hals at the Rijksmuseum in 2024

THIS AUTUMN AT THE RIJKSMUSEUM: ART FROM THE COLLECTION OF MUSEUM BOIJMANS VAN BEUNINGEN

RIJKS® RESTAURANT OPENS POP UP AT AMSTERDAM ZUIDAS THIS SUMMER

RIJKSMUSEUM TO RETURN COLONIAL OBJECTS FROM ITS COLLECTION FOR THE FIRST TIME

RIJKSMUSEUM ACQUIRES FOUR SALT CELLARS BY SILVERSMITH JOHANNES LUTMA, FOLLOWING RESTITUTION PROCESS

DUTCH ASTRONAUT ANDRÉ KUIPERS JOINS CHILDREN TO LAUNCH MISSION MASTERPIECE RESEARCH CHALLENGE AT THE RIJKSMUSEUM

300 YEARS OF UNDERWEAR FASHION AT THE RIJKSMUSEUM

From luxury lingerie to linen underpants

RIJKSMUSEUM SUMMER EXHIBITIONS AND ACTIVITIES

Mission Masterpiece, New Horizons and Richard Long in the Rijksmuseum Gardens

New members to join Rijksmuseum Supervisory Board

Michaëla Ulrici and Maarten Edixhoven

REMBRANDT'S MASTERPIECE ON SHOW AT RIJKSMUSEUM

There’s music in the Rijksmuseum print galleries!

From Hans Holbein and Jan van de Velde the Younger to Jean-Antoine Watteau

Rijksmuseum display marks 150 years since Indian indentured labourers first arrived in Suriname

RIJKSMUSEUM’S VERMEER EXHIBITION MOST SUCCESSFUL IN ITS HISTORY

Rijksmuseum receives largest donation in its history €12.5m to support annual sculpture exhibitions

RIJKSMUSEUM AND NEMO SCIENCE MUSEUM INVITE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES TO INVESTIGATE REAL WORKS OF ART

Rijksmuseum acquires three works by Marlow Moss

Rijksmuseum presents recent modern photography acquisitions in exhibition

ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF RIJKSMUSEUM GARDENS EXHIBITION CELEBRATES WORK OF RICHARD LONG 

RIJKSMUSEUM TAKES CENTRE STAGE IN UNITED NATIONS PANEL ON MUSEUMS, SLAVERY & COLONIAL HISTORY

Rijksmuseum acquires significant 17th century glass goblet at TEFAF

CHANEL TO PARTNER ON WOMEN OF THE RIJKSMUSEUM RESEARCH PROJECT

MAYKEN JONKMAN APPOINTED AS RIJKSMUSEUM’S CURATOR OF 19TH-CENTURY PAINTINGS

THE NEW RIJKS® RESTAURANT IS OPEN!

RIJKSMUSEUM EXHIBITIONS 2023

RIJKSMUSEUM SHOWS FOUR CENTURIES OF WOMEN ARTISTS

RIJKSMUSEUM ANNOUNCES LIST OF VERMEER PAINTINGS IN LANDMARK EXHIBITION

MAUD VAN SUYLEN AND AUSTĖJA MACKELAITĖ APPOINTED AS CURATORS OF DRAWINGS

RIJKSMUSEUM SCHIPHOL PRESENTS LANDSCAPES FROM THE RIJKSMUSEUM COLLECTION

RIJKSMUSEUM TO STAGE LARGEST VERMEER EXHIBITION EVER

EXHIBITION PROGRAM 2022-2023

DOCUMENT NETHERLANDS 2022

THE RIJKSMUSEUM PRESENTS EXHIBITION ABOUT CRAWLY CREATURES

RIJKSMUSEUM PRESENTS EXHIBITION ON THE MOST FAMOUS RHINOCEROS IN HISTORY

SUPERB MEISSEN PORCELAIN FROM THE OPPENHEIMER FAMILY COLLECTION GOES ON DISPLAY IN THE RIJKSMUSEUM’S GALLERY OF HONOUR

HE RIJKSMUSEUM PRESENTS MODERN JAPANESE LACQUER

BARBARA HEPWORTH IN THE RIJKSMUSEUM GARDENS

XXL PAPER – BIG, BIGGER, BIGGEST!

EARLIEST KNOWN DUTCH PHOTOGRAPHS OF JAPAN TO GO ON DISPLAY IN THE RIJKSMUSEUM

NIGHT WATCH IN VIDEO GAME HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST

UNIQUE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE RIJKSMUSEUM AND GUERRILLA

RIJKSMUSEUM DISPLAYS TULIP BOOK FROM THE SIX COLLECTION

REMBRANDT’S THE STANDARD BEARER TO ENTER THE RIJKSMUSEUM COLLECTION

RIJKSMUSEUM RECEIVES GENEROUS DONATIONS FOR RESEARCH INTO WOMEN IN ITS COLLECTION

TREATMENT OF THE NIGHT WATCH BEGINS Remounting of Rembrandt’s masterpiece

Rijksmuseum publishes 717 gigapixel photograph of The Night Watch

The Operation Night Watch research team has succeeded in making an extremely detailed photograph of The Night Watch.

Preparatory sketch discovered beneath The Night Watch

A previously hidden sketch has been discovered during examinations of Rembrandt’s The Night Watch

The Rijksmuseum and Dell Technologies join forces to share the entire collection with the world digitally

In the coming two years, we will work together on the further digitising, preserving and opening up of the Rijksmuseum collection

The Night Watch taken down from wall for final phase of research

The Night Watch is removed from its usual position on the wall and placed at the front of the transparent glass chamber.

Female Power at Rijksmuseum Schiphol

This exhibition foregrounds the portrayal of strong and individual women in paintings from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, and the work of female artists

Rijksmuseum and Fonds 21 EXTRA traineeships: the next step towards an inclusive museum

The Rijksmuseum is offering multiple Education Traineeships with the support of Fonds 21 EXTRA

Katrien Keune named professor by special appointment of Molecular Spectroscop

Keune is Head of Science at the Rijksmuseum and is responsible, among others, for the scientific research during 'Operation Night Watch

Keune is Head of Science at the Rijksmuseum and is responsible, among others, for the scientific research during 'Operation Night Watch

The Rijksmuseum commissioned photographer Henk Wildschut to capture the impact of Covid-19 on Dutch society

Rijksmuseum buys back major collection of Meissen porcelain at auction

The Rijksmuseum bought at auction more than half of a significant collection of Meissen porcelain

Netherlands Collection Centre officially opened

he bringing together of four collections in this way and the collaboration between the four partners makes CC NL unique in the world.

Rijksmuseum attributes new acquisition to Claus Sluter, the father of Dutch sculpture

A sculptural work recently acquired by the Rijksmuseum has been attributed to the father of Dutch sculpture, Claus Sluter

Mariët Westermann appointed to Rijksmuseum Supervisory Board

Mariët Westermann is professor of Arts and Humanities at New York University Abu Dhabi, where she also serves as Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive

Rijksmuseum’s scientific journal now available to all online

The Rijksmuseum Bulletin is now being published in a free, open access digital version, as well as a printed version

For the first time in 300 years The Night Watch is complete again

Rijksmuseum reconstructs the missing pieces

Baker McKenzie extends partnership with Rijksmuseum by five years

Over the past 15 years, work by renowned international photographers such as László Moholy-Nagy, Germaine Krull, William Klein and Helen Levitt have entered the Rijksmuseum collection thanks to the law firm Baker McKenzie

The Rijksmuseum presents 100 Renaissance portraits, from Dürer to Sofonisba

Never before have so many European Renaissance portraits been brought together in the Netherlands

Rijksmuseum receives exceptional seascape by Ludolf Bakhuysen

Ludolf Bakhuysen, who painted the panel in 1667, was one of the most prominent and prolific marine painters of the 17th century

Rijksmuseum presents Ellsworth Kelly in the Rijksmuseum Gardens

These immense steel objects are part of the Ellsworth Kelly in the Rijksmuseum Gardens exhibition

King opens first major exhibition on slavery in Dutch history at the Rijksmuseum

King Willem-Alexander opened the Slavery exhibition in the Rijksmuseum on Tuesday afternoon

Collection of the sinologist Robert van Gulik gifted to the Rijksmuseum

The gift comprises 54 objects: a unique collection of 50 Chinese seals, a 13-metre scroll of seal prints, two calligraphies and one painting

Rijksmuseum presents women artists in the Gallery of Honour for the first time

Paintings by Judith Leyster, Gesina ter Borch and Rachel Ruysch will soon be on permanent display among the 17th-century works by Frans Hals, Johannes Vermeer and Rembrandt

Alex Alsemgeest appointed as the Rijksmuseum’s Curator of Library Collections

The Rijksmuseum’s new Curator of Library Collections is Alex Alsemgeest, who will take up his post on 20 September 2021

Rijksmuseum awarded five stars for sustainable management

The Rijksmuseum has been awarded a BREEAM-NL In-Use sustainability certificate with a five-star ‘outstanding’ rating

Artwork by Herman Kuijer illuminates CC NL

The Collection Centre (CC NL) will switch on the light art installation that Herman Kuijer has made especially for this new building