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It's always about love

Guided Tour

The museum abounds with love, from temptation to heartbreak, from chastity to fatal endings.

Love is an eternal source of inspiration. It has always been that way. This guided tour highlights love in its myriad of beautiful and less elegant forms. Get acquainted with courtly love and chaste love in wedding portraits. Discover a seductive 18th-century Cupid, the symbolism of medieval love, and ultimate love with Rembrandt’s Jewish Bride. A tour that will make you love the Rijksmuseum even more.

Good to know

  • This guided tour is in English
  • Cancellation after payment is not possible.
  • A booking for a guided tour alone does not give access to the museum. You will need entrance tickets for that. First, select the entrance tickets for the number of people joining the tour. Then, choose the date and time for the tour.

Private tour

Daily

For whom

Adults of 16 years and older

Language

English

Private tour (for your own group)

Daily
€ 125 per tour for a maximum of 15 people (excl. entrance ticket)

Book your private tour at least 14 days in advance.

Duration

1 hour

Where

Starts at the Information Desk

Other Languages

Dutch

Hugs

5:42 min. - Nothing says love more than a hug

Isaac and Rebecca, Known as ‘The Jewish Bride’ Isaac and Rebecca, Known as ‘The Jewish Bride’

Isaac and Rebecca, Known as ‘The Jewish Bride’ oil on canvas, c. 1665–1669

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Seated Cupid Seated Cupid

Seated Cupid Etienne Maurice Falconet (1716-1791), marble, 1757

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The Love Letter The Love Letter

The Love Letter Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675), oil on canvas, c. 1669–1670

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The Sick Child The Sick Child

The Sick Child Gabriël Metsu (1629-1667), oil on canvas, c. 1664-1666

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Liefde Liefde

Liefde

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Portrait of a Married Couple, Likely Isaac Abrahamsz Massa and Beatrix van der Laen Portrait of a Married Couple, Likely Isaac Abrahamsz Massa and Beatrix van der Laen

Portrait of a Married Couple, Likely Isaac Abrahamsz Massa and Beatrix van der Laen oil on canvas, c. 1622

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Portrait of a Married Couple, Likely Isaac Abrahamsz Massa and Beatrix van der Laen oil on canvas, c. 1622

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Love

Practical info

Our address, route and more

Love

Stories about love in our collection

Isaac and Rebecca, Known as ‘The Jewish Bride’ Isaac and Rebecca, Known as ‘The Jewish Bride’