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Dutch National Museum Description

(Local Name: Rijksmuseum) The world-famous Dutch National Museum of art goes back to the time of King Louis Napoleon who wanted to make Amsterdam a center for art and science. In 1809 he set up the Grand Musée Royal in his palace on the Dam. Works from the national museum in The Hague, which had been opened in 1798, and a few pieces belonging to the city (including Rembrandt's "Night Watch") formed the basis for this museum, which grew swiftly with the purchase of various collections. Soon the palace rooms could no longer hold all the works, so eight years after its foundation the National Museum was transferred to the Trippenhuis. More purchases and gifts over the next few years made another move inevitable. It

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Hobbies & Activities category: Significant work of art; Paintings, art collections; Architecture - Gothic; Major world-scale museum

Dutch National Museum Highlights

Oriental Art

The visitor can see Chinese porcelain and objets d'art from India, Southeast Asia and the Far East. Japanese prints are to be found in the print room.

Sculpture and Handicrafts

The wide-ranging exhibition of liturgical robes, furniture, tapestries, jewelry, pottery, costumes, dolls' houses, Delft pottery, lace, snuff boxes, etc. presents a picture of life in various

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Rijksmuseum-Dutch History

The Dutch History department of the Rijksmuseum displays paintings, model ships, flags, costumes, documents, curios and other items illustrating the political and military history of the

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Rijksmuseum-Painting Department

The painting department houses an outstanding collection of Dutch 15th to 19th C. masters (especially those of the 17th C., the heyday of Dutch painting). Frans Hals, Johannes Vermeer, Jan Steen,

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Rijksmuseum-Print Room

The print room of the Rijksmuseum specializes in Dutch 16th and 17th C. and French 18th C. drawings and prints. In the library the visitor can be shown all the prints from the national collection, such as Rembrandt's etchings.

Address

Nederlander Rijksmuseum
Jan Luijkenstraat 1
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
Netherlands

http://www.rijksmuseum.nl

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