Metamorphoses
6 February t/m 25 May 2026
Passion, desire, lust, jealousy, cunning and deceit – in the exhibition Metamorphoses, the Rijksmuseum shows how artists across the centuries have given themselves over to the famous stories of the Roman poet Ovid.
Composed more that 2,000 years ago, Ovid’s monumental poem Metamorphoses describes a world of transformations — of gods and humans into animals, plants or stone.
This show brings together more than 80 masterpieces from museums and collections around the world, by artists such as Titian, Correggio, Cellini, Caravaggio, Rubens, Rodin, Brancusi and Bourgeois. Each of them, in their own time, rivalled Ovid – one of antiquity’s greatest poets – in imaginative power and artistic vision. The exhibition is a collaboration between the Rijksmuseum and Galleria Borghese, Rome.
Thanks to
The exhibition Metamorphoses is made possible in part by The Bennink Foundation, Rijksmuseum International Circle and Rijksmuseum Patrons.
Tickets
Tickets for this exhibition will be available soon.
6 February to 25 May 2026
TICKETS
Tickets for this exhibition will be available soon.
PRICES
A visit starts with a start time.
- Adults: € 25
- Free for 18 and under
- Free for ICOM
- Free for Friends
ADDRESS
Museumstraat 1
1071 XX Amsterdam
ACCESSIBILITY
Wheelchair access
Lifts on every floor
Guide dogs allowed
CASHLESS
In the whole museum you can only pay with a digital payment method or credit card.