Rise
"There's no cut between old and new; we've tried to merge it."
-Muriel Huisman, Project Architect for the Rijksmuseum's renovation
The Rijksmuseum, being the largest art museum in the Netherlands, was recorded as the most visited museum in the Netherlands in 2013 and 2014, with record numbers of 2.2 million and 2.47 million visitors. The museum has over 8,000 objects of art and history on display, from its total collection of 1 million objects dating from 1200 – 2000, with some masterpieces by Rembrandt van Rijn, Frans Hals, and Johannes Vermeer.
1795, when the Batavian Republic was proclaimed, the Minister of Finance Isaac Gogel argued the need for a national museum -> on 19 November 1798, the government decided to found a museum
From 1800 to 2013
1800 The Rijksmuseum opened under the name ‘NationaleKunstalerij’ and was housed in Huis ten Bosch in The Hague.
1808 It was moved to the new capital city of Amsterdam, where it was based in the Royal Palace on Dam Square, on the orders of King Louis Bonaparte. The paintings, such as The Night Watch by Rembrandt, became part of the collection.
1817 After King Willem I’s accession to the throne, the museum was moved to the Trippenhuis on the Kloveniersburgwal, while the other objects were returned to The Hague.
1885 The current building was put into use. (Pierre Cuypers, who won the design contest for a new building for the Rijksmuseum in 1876, designed it with a combination of gothic and renaissance elements +the inside and outside of the building is richly decorated with references to Dutch art history)
2013 The main building was reopened by Queen Beatrix, after a ten-year renovation which cost € 375 million.
1795, when the Batavian Republic was proclaimed, the Minister of Finance Isaac Gogel argued the need for a national museum -> on 19 November 1798, the government decided to found a museum
From 1800 to 2013
1800 The Rijksmuseum opened under the name ‘NationaleKunstalerij’ and was housed in Huis ten Bosch in The Hague.
1808 It was moved to the new capital city of Amsterdam, where it was based in the Royal Palace on Dam Square, on the orders of King Louis Bonaparte. The paintings, such as The Night Watch by Rembrandt, became part of the collection.
1817 After King Willem I’s accession to the throne, the museum was moved to the Trippenhuis on the Kloveniersburgwal, while the other objects were returned to The Hague.
1885 The current building was put into use. (Pierre Cuypers, who won the design contest for a new building for the Rijksmuseum in 1876, designed it with a combination of gothic and renaissance elements +the inside and outside of the building is richly decorated with references to Dutch art history)
2013 The main building was reopened by Queen Beatrix, after a ten-year renovation which cost € 375 million.
The building of the Rijksmuseum, designed by Pierre Cuypers, consists of two squares with an atrium in each center. In the central axis is a tunnel with the entrances at ground level and the Gallery of Honour at the first floor, with the building also including a library. The Philips Wing shows the history of architecture in the Netherlands. The Rijksmuseum has been a rijksmonument (national heritage site) since 1970 and was listed in the Top 100 Dutch heritage sites in 1990.
When the museum reopened in 2013, the Asian pavilion designed by Cruz y Ortiz was included. According to Muriel Huisman, Project Architect for the Rijksmuseum's renovation, "Cruz y Ortiz always like to look for a synergy between old and new, and we try not to explain things with our architecture. We did this by looking for materials that were true to the original building resulting in a kind of silent architecture"
When the museum reopened in 2013, the Asian pavilion designed by Cruz y Ortiz was included. According to Muriel Huisman, Project Architect for the Rijksmuseum's renovation, "Cruz y Ortiz always like to look for a synergy between old and new, and we try not to explain things with our architecture. We did this by looking for materials that were true to the original building resulting in a kind of silent architecture"
The Rijksmuseum, one of the best museums recognized worldwide, holds the history of the Netherlands and its meaningful art.
Why not visit the Rijksmuseum and experience the great history of the Netherlands and the RIJKMUSEUM itself?
Why not visit the Rijksmuseum and experience the great history of the Netherlands and the RIJKMUSEUM itself?
1) Ir. A.R. Wynaendts (Chairman Supervisory Board), "History of the Rijksmuseum", Rijksmuseum, 2017, accessed 17 05, 2019.
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/organisation/history-of-the-rijksmuseum
2) "About the Rijksmuseum", Rijks Museum Press, accessed 16 05, 2019.
www.rijksmusem.nl/press
www.rijksmusem.nl/press
3) Tom Coggins, "A Brief History of the Rijksmuseum", culture trip, 20 June 2018 posted, accessed 16 05, 2019.
theculturetrip.com/europe/the-netherlands/articles/a-brief-history-of-the-rijksmuseum/
theculturetrip.com/europe/the-netherlands/articles/a-brief-history-of-the-rijksmuseum/
4) Holland, The Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, accessed 17 05, 2019.
www.holland.com/global/tourism/destinations/amsterdam/museums/the-rijksmuseum-amsterdam.htm
www.holland.com/global/tourism/destinations/amsterdam/museums/the-rijksmuseum-amsterdam.htm
* more information about the paintings:
Rembrandt van Rijn, The Night Watch
www.dutchamsterdam.nl/139-rembrandt-night-watch
[Het Rembrandthuis] www.rembrandthuis.nl/meet-rembrandt/rembrandt-the-artist/most-important-work/the-night-watch/?lang=en
Johannes Vermeer, The Milkmeid
www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-2344
Rembrandt van Rijn, The Night Watch
www.dutchamsterdam.nl/139-rembrandt-night-watch
[Het Rembrandthuis] www.rembrandthuis.nl/meet-rembrandt/rembrandt-the-artist/most-important-work/the-night-watch/?lang=en
Johannes Vermeer, The Milkmeid
www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-2344
--JungHyun Cho