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Fellow research projects

What is being researched by our fellows

Welcome to the new generation of museum professionals! The Rijksmuseum currently runs five Fellowship Programmes covering diverse research areas: from art and cultural history to American photography, from conservation and scientific research through to Chinese art. Find out what are Fellow are working on right now.

Chinese mijnwerkers voeren grond af in tingroeve te Pangkalpinang Chinese mijnwerkers voeren grond af in tingroeve te Pangkalpinang

Ties that Bind

Chinese Indentured Labour Through the Eyes of Dutch Colonial Entrepreneurs

Wax-Resin Lining

A Study of the State of Conservation and Level of Oxidation of Wax-Resin Lined Paintings

Delftware Tiles

The Forms and Functions of Delftware Tiles in Jaina Temples of Early-Modern South Asia

Geïllustreerd verslag van een reis naar het westen Geïllustreerd verslag van een reis naar het westen

Etching, Engraving, Exchanging

Japanese Intaglio Printing and Dutch Exchange in the Late 18th Century

An Unusual Experiment at the Rijksmuseum

An Investigation into the 1966 Papuan Art Exhibition

Ambassador Cornelis Calkoen at his Audience with Sultan Ahmed III Ambassador Cornelis Calkoen at his Audience with Sultan Ahmed III

Ceremony, Material Culture and Science

Gift-Giving in the Early Modern Ottoman-Dutch World

Bottle in the form of a shoe Bottle in the form of a shoe

3D-imaging

De binnen- en buitenkant van kunstvoorwerpen

Study for a Hovering Putto Study for a Hovering Putto

Imaging patterns on terracotta sculptures

Patterns left by artists on ceramic/fired clay sculptures