Rijksmuseum

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is one of sixteen national museums in the Netherlands. The collection offers an overview of Dutch art and history, including works by 17th-century Dutch masters such as Rembrandt, Vermeer and Hals. The museum has been housed in the Rijksmuseum building since 1885, which was designed by the Dutch architect Pierre Cuypers. The art collection that the stadholder's family had built up over the centuries forms the basis of the Rijksmuseum's collection....