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This day trip on February 4, 2006, also included the Van Gogh Museum and the Heineken Brewery.The museum is currently being refurbished, and the current exhibit titled "The Masterpieces" is displayed in a refurbished wing of the building....
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From journal Day Trips to Amsterdam
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I learned nothing about art at the Rijksmuseum, but I did learn one thing about museums: they are not for the exhausted.The Rijksmuseum was the first place I went in Amsterdam, after checking in to the hotel. I had known beforehand that most of the...
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From journal Amsterdam: It's Great
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Okay, we really did try to inject some culture into this party trip, and so despite the hangovers we set off towards the famous Rijks Museum to be culture vultures for the day.Little did we know that the museum was in the process of being renovated...
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From journal 'Dam partying
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This is one of the two major sights in Amsterdam, featuring the Netherlands collection of art. Although the museum was founded in the late 18th century in the Hague and transferred to Amsterdam in 1808, its strongest point is 17th century Holland...
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From journal Amsterdam Travels
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Of course, exploring the museum’s 200-and-something rooms is not an easy task, and I could not even dream of compiling a list of what is a must-see, especially since only a small portion of the exhibits the Rijksmuseum owns is displayed to the...
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From journal Amsterdam Trips
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Both the people who know Amsterdam as well as the palm of their hand and those who have barely spent a couple of days there seem to have a point to debate: which one is the pivotal museum of the city – the Van Gogh Museum or the Rijksmuseum? Without...
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From journal Amsterdam Trips
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Locared on the same campus, the Rijks and Van Gogh Museums were both first class art museums and shouldn't be missed on a trip to the Netherlands. Unfortunately the Rijksmuseum was being rennovated in March, 2004 and only the main gallery was open....
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From journal Netherlands
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The Rijksmuseum is the classic art museum in Amsterdam, but currently it is undergoing a massive and expensive reconstruction that is scheduled to last until 2008 (one of the unfortunate tasks is the removal of asbestos within the building).
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From journal Bill In the Netherlands - AMSTERDAM