Rijksmuseum - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

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The Rijksmuseum is the museum of the Netherlands. Its world-famous masterworks from the Dutch Golden Age include the Milkmaid by Vermeer and Rembrandt's Night Watch. The museum is located at the Museum Square in the borough Amsterdam South, close to the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and the Concertgebouw. It has on display 8,000 objects of art and history.

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Diamant Museum

Diamant Museum

0.2km from Rijksmuseum

The Diamond Museum Amsterdam is a museum located at the Museumplein in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The museum was founded in 2007 by Ben Meier of Coster Diamonds. The permanent collection consists of diamond jewelry and gives background information about diamonds.

Moco Museum

Moco Museum

0.27km from Rijksmuseum

The Moco Museum is an independent museum located in Amsterdam, which wants to make a wide range of modern art, contemporary art & street art, like Banksy, available to the general public. it has so many exhibitions and also it paves light to the history of Amsterdam.

Museumplein

Museumplein

0.32km from Rijksmuseum

The Museumplein is a public space in the Museumkwartier neighbourhood of the Amsterdam-Zuid borough in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The area was originally a wax candle factory and marshy meadows. Construction began following the completion of the Rijksmuseum in 1885, with a street plan based on the design of Pierre Cuypers, the museum's celebrated architect. The area was the location of the International Colonial and Export Exhibition in 1883.

Van Gogh Museum

Van Gogh Museum

0.33km from Rijksmuseum

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam houses the largest collection of artworks by Vincent van Gogh in the world. It contains the largest collection of Van Gogh's paintings and drawings in the world. In 2017, the museum had 2.3 million visitors and was the most-visited museum in the Netherlands, and the 23rd-most-visited art museum in the world.

P.C. Hooftstraat

P.C. Hooftstraat

0.35km from Rijksmuseum

The P.C. Hooftstraat is a shopping street in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 1876 it was named after Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581–1647), a Dutch historian, poet and playwright. The street is located in the stadsdeel Amsterdam Oud-Zuid and runs from the Stadhouderskade to the Vondelpark. It is crossed by the Hobbemastraat and the Van Baerlestraat.

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

0.43km from Rijksmuseum

Stedelijk Museum is the museum of modern art in Amsterdam. It comprises modern and contemporary art and design from the early 20th century up to the 21st century. It features artists such as Vincent van Gogh, Wassily Kandinsky, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, Jackson Pollock, Karel Appel, Andy Warhol, Willem de Kooning, Marlene Dumas, Lucio Fontana, and Gilbert & George. It strives to be one of the most innovative and interesting museums of modern art in the entire world.

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