Discover the most famous artworks at the Rijksmuseum from Rembrandt to Van Gogh. In this interactive tour your students will get to know the museum via different themes, such as water, tolerance and colonial trade.
Program
During the one-hour tour we will welcome you at the Rijksmuseum and will introduce ourselves via our collection. In the tour you visit different centuries and will discover the stories hidden in the building, art works and objects. Why was the Netherlands in the 17th century seen as tolerant and how did this effect the arts? What do famous painters as Rembrandt and Van Gogh have in common? And where did all this splendor come from and what were the circumstances for those who weren’t rich or had to work in slavery?
Prepare your visit
Part of the fun of discovering the stories of the Rijksmuseum starts ahead of the visit. For example you and your students can already discover some of the secrets of our most famous painting: the Night Watch by Rembrandt.
Please be at the assembly point for schools 15 minutes prior to the tour, outside the museum next to the regular entrances. You can report your group with one our security guards. They will let you enter the museum. Once in the museum, you can go to the School Desk. This is the point where the tour will start.
Daily
Guided tours
Duration
1 hour
Language
The tour is available in English.
Price
€ 75 per 15 students
Supervisors
min. 1, max. 2 supervisor per 15 students
supervisors have free admission
Book your tour three weeks in advance.
The Night Watch Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), oil on canvas, 1642
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The Milkmaid Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675), oil on canvas, c. 1660
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The Great Hall
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The Threatened Swan Jan Asselijn (1610–1652), oil on canvas, c. 1650
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Girl in a White Kimono George Hendrik Breitner (1857-1923), oil on canvas, 1894
