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Rijksmuseum

The Rijksmuseum, located in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is the country’s largest and most prestigious art and history museum. Founded in 1800 and moved to its current location in 1885, it houses an extensive collection of Dutch Golden Age paintings, including masterpieces by Rembrandt, Johannes Vermeer and Frans Hals. Read more about Museums.

A close-up Renaissance painting depicts Christ half-length against a dark background, his bare torso softly lit, head tilted and eyes lowered in a quiet, sorrowful expression beneath a crown of thorns.

Antonello da Messina’s Rare Double-Sided Masterpiece Will Lead Sotheby’s Old Masters Sales

With only around 40 surviving works—nearly all held in museum collections—the artist's paintings are among the rarest of any Renaissance master to appear at auction.
By Elisa Carollo
A large crowd of visitors gathers around the Venus de Milo statue inside the Louvre Museum in Paris, viewing and photographing the iconic marble sculpture.

Guillaume Cerutti Calls for €50 Million EU Fund for Joint Museum Acquisitions

With the European Union’s AgoraEU program set to reshape cultural funding starting in 2028, museums are being encouraged to rethink how they acquire and share works.
By Elisa Carollo
A collage of art book covers

Figures, Fantasies and Frontiers: The Art Books Shaping Summer 2025

Megan Fox Kelly, a trusted art advisor and former President of the Association of Professional Art Advisors, curates a summer reading list that reflects the evolving interests of serious collectors, curators and connoisseurs. Kelly highlights 12 titles that offer critical insights, visual inspiration and fresh perspectives on artists and movements shaping today’s art world.
By Megan Fox Kelly
View of the Frick Collection’s entrance hall with limestone walls, arched doorways, a coffered wooden ceiling with gilded details, and a central chandelier.

Observer’s Guide to the New Frick: Highlights and Hidden Details

By Elisa Carollo
Image of a dynamic circular building in a harbour

A New Museum in Rotterdam Will Explore Global Migration Through the Lens of Art

By Elisa Carollo
The exterior of a museum with a statue of two people out front

Where to See the Best Art in Amsterdam

By Nick Hilden
NETHERLANDS-CULTURE-PAINTING

Vermeer Fever Persists Because He Painted Life Perfected

By Christa Terry

The Social Media Bots Flooding Twitter Feeds With Culture

By Rebecca Ann Hughes

Europe’s Top Museums Are Championing TikTok To Entice Younger Visitors

By Rebecca Ann Hughes

Amsterdam’s ‘Slavery’ Exhibition Links Dutch Colonial Art to the Slave Trade

By Helen Holmes

Hotel Pulitzer’s New Rembrandt Experience Is the Latest Reason to Visit Amsterdam

By Morgan Halberg
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Self-portrait with Tousled Hair, c. 1628 - c. 1629.

Rijksmuseum Celebrates Rembrandt’s Birthday by Putting His Drawings Online

By Alanna Martinez
Stefan Kasper having dinner with Frans Hals.

Rijksmuseum Visitor Wins the Ultimate Childhood Fantasy: A Night at the Museum

By Alanna Martinez
Eden Condoms, Esther Pi & Timo Waag, Spain.

Only Date Art Lovers Who Carry Adam and Eve Condoms in Their Wallets

By Alanna Martinez
The Bronx Museum of the Arts.

The Bronx Lures Artists, Art World Responds to the Presidential Debate

By Alanna Martinez
Artist studios can be found at 50 West Street in Lower Manhattan.

Developers Save Space for Artists, Africa Biggest Museum Rises in Cape Town

By Alanna Martinez
Artist Tracey Emin.

Tracey Emin Talks Love, New York Asia Week Sales Slump—and More

By Alanna Martinez
Mary Mugrabi, Merce Cunningham, Jose Mugrabi== Preview Celebration For Chuck Close: Recent Paintings== PaceWildenstein, NYC== May 9, 2005== ==

Christie’s Sues Jose Mugrabi, Rijksmuseum Director Departs—and More

By Alanna Martinez
The atrium of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. (Photo: )

Rijksmuseum Removes Offensive Artwork Titles, Art in General Relocates, and More

By Alanna Martinez

If You Have a Week: Explore the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam

By Katie Ermilio

The Nearly Forgotten Master-A Showman’s Light Has Dimmed

By Mario Naves
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