NewsMuseums & Heritage
Decolonising museums: the new network opening up the diversity debate in the Netherlands
Cultural institutions from Amsterdam to Utrecht will work together to advance diversity and inclusion in programming, audiences and staff
PreviewExhibitions
Spring into summer: see the major shows almost scuppered by lockdown
From Titian's masterpieces and a major Raphael survey, to the final stop of the Soul of a Nation tour
Newscoronavirus
Arts organisations produce face masks and other medical equipment to help slow the spread of coronavirus
As museums donate protective supplies to medical centres during coronavirus crisis, grassroots efforts to make masks struggle to meet medical standards
NewsRestoration
Light relief: could new lighting technology avert the need for restoration?
Precision illumination can draw out a work’s fine details without physical intervention, but some doubt it will ever replace traditional conservation
ReviewExhibitions
Rembrandt-Velázquez: a match made in curatorial heaven
Exhibition at the Rijksmuseum reveals both artists as masters of psychology and technique
ReviewJan Weenix
A family affair: three generations of Weenix showcased in two-volume magnum opus
The new book features newly discovered appendices, including the profligate Jan Baptist’s three-volume bankruptcy file
FeatureThe Netherlands
Golden Age day trips from Tefaf Maastricht: our pick of must-see shows
The 350th anniversary of the death of Rembrandt this year has prompted a glut of exhibitions devoted to the Dutch artist and his peers
NewsRembrandt
Lucian Freud’s Rembrandt project that never was
The late artist wanted to use a work by the Dutch master as inspiration for one of his final paintings
AnalysisRembrandt
Trimmed, splashed and slashed: the anatomy of Rembrandt's The Night Watch
As the Rijksmuseum prepares to restore the Dutch master’s most-celebrated painting in full view of the public, we look at its chequered conservation history
InterviewRijksmuseum
Interview: the Rijksmuseum's Taco Dibbits on Rembrandt's pulling power
We speak to the general director of the Dutch museum ahead of its exhibition on "all" of the works by the master in its collection
PreviewExhibitions
15 must-see Rembrandt shows during the 350th anniversary of his death
Two exhibitions to be held at the Rijksmuseum this year will provide a cohesive overview of Rembrandt’s life and work
FeatureRembrandt
The year of Rembrandt with Simon Schama
The art historian gives a personal view of Rembrandt's extraordinary achievements as the world celebrates the 350th anniversary of the Dutch master’s death
PreviewThe Year Ahead 2019
Which exhibitions will be the blockbusters of 2019?
Major Leonardo and Rembrandt anniversaries mean a wealth of shows focusing on the Old Masters, but Tintoretto, the Bauhaus or Bill Viola could be dark horses
NewsOpenings
After year-long rain check, Rijksmuseum Schiphol prepares to reopen
Airport branch of Amsterdam museum closed in January due to a leaky roof
NewsExhibitions
A case for the importance of Dutch collecting
An exhibition highlights the crucial role of the Rembrandt Association in museum acquisitions
NewsRijksmuseum
Rijksmuseum Schiphol closes following week-long rain leak
Three buckets were used to collect dripping water close to Golden Age paintings
Analysis
The top ten museum acquisitions of 2017
We look back at some of most important purchases and donations that entered public collections this year
ArchiveExhibitions
Rijksmuseum explores how botany helped give birth to photography
the New Realities of 19th-century photography shows key developments in scientific and artistic endeavour
ArchiveExhibitions
Good things come in small packages: 16th-century microsculptures at the Rijksmuseum
These tiny masterpieces are both pious and playful
ArchiveMuseums & Heritage
Hitler’s ‘Renaissance’ jewels fashioned in the 19th century
Rijksmuseum’s examinations reveal truth about pendants
ArchiveRestitution
Statues remain with Rijksmuseum as heirs’ Nazi loot claim rejected
The Dutch advisory committee on the assessment of restitution applications has rejected a claim for two sculptures by the 15th-century German artist Tilman Riemenschneider
ArchiveRestitution
Dutch museums face largest ever restitution claim
Heirs of dealer Nathan Katz says 225 paintings were sold under duress
ArchiveExhibitions
Madame de Pompadour meets Philippe Starck at the Rijksmuseum
With a very glamorous display, this is the first serious look at Netherlandish rococo architecture and decorative arts
ArchiveMuseums & Heritage
Ronald de Leeuw’s Dutch history lesson
The director of the Rijksmuseum is turning the famous museum into an artistic journey through Dutch history, and combining fine and decorative arts