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  ING main sponsor of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam - - ING.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
As of this summer, ING is proud to have become the main sponsor of the museum that opened its doors to the public 120 years ago and is currently undergoing the largest renovation in its history.
ING is not only the main sponsor of the Rijksmuseum but also of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Airport Schiphol that exhibits a small portion of the museum’s collection at the Amsterdam airport, and of the Rijksmuseum’s ten satellite museums.
Rembrandt was born in 1606 in Leiden as a miller’s son and died in Amsterdam in 1669 as a master painter.
www.ing.com /group/showdoc.jsp?docid=119742_EN&menopt=prm|far|005   (851 words)

  
 NAI: Collection News: Cuypers and the Rijksmuseum Archive
In preparation for the upcoming restoration and renovation of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the NAI began compiling an inventory of the Rijksmuseum section of the P.J.H. Cuypers archive in September 2001.
It sheds light on the turbulent competitions (in 1863 and 1975), the construction of the Rijksmuseum and director's residence (1876-1885), the layout of the gardens and the many extensions that followed (1890-1929).
The documentation and paper restoration of the Rijksmuseum file, to be completed at the end of 2002, is financed by the Government Building Agency.
www.nai.nl /e/collection/news/2002/0208_cuypers_rm_e.html   (708 words)

  
 Rijksmuseum Quick Tour!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
he beginning of the Rijksmuseum's first works of art came from the private collection of Prince William V, but the museum did not acquire and develop the collection of Masterpieces as had the Louvre, under the influence of a royal and aristocratic tradition.
This civic spirit is seen in the character of these collections, to which a fundamental coherency is given by a group of local masterpieces from the seventieth century: the golden age of Dutch painting.
This landscape painting with ice skaters, is one of the earliest large winter landscapes in the Rijksmuseum.
users2.ev1.net /~stegturn/rijks.htm   (369 words)

  
 Rijksmuseum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Rijksmuseum is Holland's principal museum and houses a large and wide-ranging collection of objects.
The collections of the eighteenth and nineteenth century are exhibited in a special wing, at the southside of the Rijksmuseum.
Nearly fifty percent of the exhibition space in the Rijksmuseum is dedicated to sculpture and decorative arts from the Middle Ages to Jugenstil and Art Nouveau.
www.slamnet.org.uk /kmg/westbourne/holland/amster/rijks.html   (398 words)

  
 Rijksmuseum, The Masterpieces
During this period the finest works from the 17th century in the Rijksmuseum will continue to be on view under the title The Masterpieces.
The masterpieces by the great 17th-century painters are arranged according to such themes as the early landscape, genre pieces, the Delft school and early and late Rembrandt.
The Rijksmuseum is organising various exhibitions at home and abroad between 2004 and 2008.
www.hollandtravelweb.com /museum-amsterdam.html   (742 words)

  
 International Butler Academy - The Rijksmuseum
The Rijksmuseum is the largest museum in the Netherlands, in the size of its collections, its building, the budget and the number of staff employed.
The Rijksmuseum is internationally renowned for its exhibitions and publications.
The Rijksmuseum is one of the world's finest museums and you will enjoy a walk through.
www.butlerschool.com /rijksmuseum.htm   (120 words)

  
 Rijksmuseum Hotels and Coffe Shops Map, Pictures and Information
A grandiouse building housing some of the most valuable cultural pieces of all times, the Rijksmuseum, presents the spiritual life of the Golden Age with all its charm and glamour.
Rijksmuseum, the main building to be more precise, is the home of the world famous Night Watch, Rembrandts' outstanding accomplishment.
Rijksmuseum not only serves as the location of such priceless cultural inheritance, but it also fulfills an educational role, working as a stimulator of knowledge and talent for young artists and individuals interested in art.
www.amsterdamsat.com /Rijksmuseum.html   (212 words)

  
 Museums with Vermeer Paintings, part one
With close on one million objects Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum is the largest museum of art and history in the Netherlands.
The Rijksmuseum collection has a sizeable educational database, which was previously accessible under ‘1250 Major Exhibits’.
Rijksmuseum, The Masterpieces offers the unique opportunity to view all the highlights of the Golden Age in one place.
essentialvermeer.20m.com /museum_pages.htm   (2149 words)

  
 Rijksmuseum | Amsterdam Sights & Activities | Fodor's Online Travel Guide
The Rijksmuseum has more than 150 rooms displaying paintings, sculpture, and objects from both the West and Asia, dating from the 9th through the 19th century.
The bulk of the collection is of 15th- to 17th-century paintings, mostly Dutch (the Rijksmuseum has the largest concentration of these masters in the world); there are also extensive holdings of drawings and prints from the 15th to the 20th century.
The Rijksmuseum's collection of drawings and prints is far too vast to be displayed completely, and only a small selection is shown in the Print Room at any one time.
www.fodors.com /miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=amsterdam@10&cur_section=sig&property_id=26323   (1274 words)

  
 NAI: Collection News: Rijksmuseum Decoration by Cuypers
Exploratory drilling work in the walls of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam by architect P.J.H. Cuypers has uncovered the original colours of the wall decoration.
Now that the inventory of the Rijksmuseum archive has been completed, restorers are able to compare the recent discoveries in the Rijksmuseum with original drawings and notes by Cuypers in the NAI Collection.
Cuypers was used to operating as both architect and contractor, and at the Rijksmuseum he had difficulty adjusting to his new role as an architect obliged to work alongside other specialists.
www.nai.nl /e/collection/news/2003/0302_cuypers_rm_e.html   (759 words)

  
 The Night Watch to Leave the Rijksmuseum - Royal Philips   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The reason for the move was the extensive conversion and renovation of the main building of the museum.
The Rijksmuseum is an art and history museum that aims to present to a national and international public a representative account of Dutch art and history from the Middle Ages onwards, as well as important aspects of European and Asian art.
Every year more than one million people from all over the world come to visit the Rijksmuseum, which is especially renowned for its wonderful collection of 17th century art, the highlight of which is of course Rembrandt’s Night Watch.
www.newscenter.philips.com /about/news/press/section-13081/article-3142.html   (735 words)

  
 Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Schiphol   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In het Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Schiphol is permanent een tentoonstelling van tien werken van Hollandse meesters uit de Gouden Eeuw te zien, uit de collectie van het Rijksmuseum.
Het Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Schiphol is een gezamenlijk en uniek initiatief van het Rijksmuseum Amsterdam en Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
Het Rijksmuseum is het eerste museum in de wereld dat een dependance heeft op een luchthaven en Schiphol de eerste luchthaven met een museum in de terminal.
www.schiphol.nl /museum   (154 words)

  
 Report from Europe Magazine Antiques - Find Articles
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, which has large holdings of Rembrandt's works, is devoting five separate exhibitions to him.
Rijksmuseum Files: Rembrandt in the Rijksmuseum accompanying these four exhibitions is printed in Dutch and English.
The Rijksmuseum's major Rembrandt show, Rembrandt--Caravaggio, is on view in the neighboring Van Gogh Museum from February 24 until June 18.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1026/is_2_169/ai_n16071529   (615 words)

  
 Amsterdam Monumenten - Stadhouderskade 42, Rijksmuseum
Natuurlijk kwam er kritiek; critici bespeurden in het eindresultaat te veel invloed van de gotiek.
Deze middeleeuwse en katholieke bouwstijl achtten zij ongeschikt voor een bij uitstek ‘nationaal’ gebouw - in de ‘protestantse natie’ Nederland - als het Rijksmuseum.
De plattegrond van het omvangrijke en symmetrische, geheel vrij in een tuin gelegen gebouw laat een rechthoek zien met aan weerszijden van de middenas een door drie vleugels omgeven binnenplaats.
www.bmz.amsterdam.nl /adam/nl/msp/rijksmuseum.html   (466 words)

  
 Rijksmuseum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Rijksmuseum (IPA: [rɛiks-mjuˈziːəm]; Dutch for Imperial Museum) is a national museum of the Netherlands, located in Amsterdam on the Museumplein.
The Rijksmuseum is dedicated to arts, crafts and history.
It has a large collection of paintings from the Dutch Golden Age and a substantial collection of Asian art.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rijksmuseum   (330 words)

  
 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In 1815 the collection was transferred to the Trippenhuis, where it was opened in 1817 as the Rijksmuseum (State Museum).
The Rijksmuseum has the most comprehensive collection of 17th century Dutch art in the world, and although representation in other areas is uneven, it is strong in certain fields, such as oriental art.
Associated with the Rijksmuseum is the Rijksprentenkabinet, which possesses one of the world's finest collections of prints and drawings.
gallery.euroweb.hu /database/museums/rijks.html   (178 words)

  
 Rijksmuseum - information and events
This is the second in a series of exhibitions that the Rijksmuseum is organising while the main building is being renovated.
The Rijksmuseum is presenting all 60 of Rembrandt’s drawings, which the museum counts among its riches, in two instalments.
In collaboration with NRC Handelsblad newspaper, the Rijksmuseum is organising the ninth photography exhibition centred on the annual 'Document Nederland' photography assignment.
www.simplyamsterdam.nl /show_location.php?loc_id=457   (870 words)

  
 rijksmuseum Planet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
in deze aflevering van Baanbrekend Het Rijksmuseum, het Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam ondergaat zijn grootste verbouwing ooit.Een megaklus die pas in 2008 klaar is. Op de steigers staan vaklui uit binnen en buitenland........en de leerlingen van Sint Lucas in Boxtel.Janneke Wildeboer is een van die leerlingen.
rijksmuseum in the nieuwe kerk amsterdam">fashion dna - rijksmuseum in the nieuwe kerk amsterdam
from 1 august to 22 october 2006 the rijksmuseum and the nieuwe kerk are presenting a remarkable exhibition: ‘fashion dna’.
www.debianlinux.net /rijksmuseum   (2518 words)

  
 Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
The Rijksmuseum is internationally renowned for its exhibitions and publications and not only are these high quality products, but are also areas in which the museum extends the boundaries of scholarship and encourages new insights.
Due to renovation of the Rijksmuseum these objects are not on exhibition in Amsterdam.
For the New Rijksmuseum a special pavilion is planned at the Rijksmuseum's garden for the collection of Asiatic art.
www.indiawijzer.nl /museum/amsterdam/amsterdam_rijks.htm   (280 words)

  
 Site Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
This walk will start of course with a visit of the Rijksmuseum, one of the finest in the world with an immense collection of superb paintings and other works.
You can easily spend whole day here, and the impact of the collection is such that trying to combine a visit to the Rijksmuseum with a trip to the nearby Van Gogh museum, which will be the subject of another article, is to find yourself wandering in too much of good a good thing.
It was a very controversial project in its day but now the Amsterdammers consider it as one of the prides of the city.
www.jack-travel.com /Amsterdam/rijksmuseum_1.htm   (621 words)

  
 RijksmuseumTwenthe : Home
Tijdens de verbouwing van het Rijksmuseum Amsterdam (2004-2008) heeft het Rijksmuseum Twenthe ruim 120 schilderijen en 130 porseleinen objecten in bruikleen.
Het Rijksmuseum Twenthe verwierf onlangs een verzameling van 225 nog onbekende tekeningen en schetsen van Kruyder.
Uit alle stadia van zijn kunstenaarschap is werk te zien, van realistische, academische voorstellingen tot de expressieve schetsen waarmee hij vooral bekendheid kreeg.
www.rijksmuseum-twenthe.nl   (100 words)

  
 Official destination guide of the Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions - What's on - Exhibitions - Rijksmuseum ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
While the Rijksmuseum is undergoing the biggest rebuilding, renovation and modernization program in its history, part of the collection is being exhibited at 10 museums throughout Holland, Belgium and Germany.
While the finest works from the 17th century in the Rijksmuseum, “The Masterpieces,” will continue to be on show in the Philips Wing of the museum, within the city of Amsterdam, the Rijksmuseum also organizes exhibitions in the New Church, Van Gogh Museum, Rembrandt House and Huis Marseille.
The presentation in the redesigned Philips Wing of the Rijksmuseum provides an opportunity to see the highlights of the Golden Age in surprising combinations.
www.holland.com /global/whatson/exhibitions/adrijksmuseum.html   (257 words)

  
 Debbie Shavel's..RIJKSMUSEUM in Amsterdam..MY PHOTOGRAPHS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands- The Origins of the Rijksmuseum go back to 1798, the period of the Batavian Republic, when the property of the exiled Stadholder, Prince William V, was confiscated.
The collection is housed in the Rijksmuseum building on the Stadhouderskade in Amsterdam, which was begun in 1876 and opened to the public on July 13, 1885.
The Rijksmuseum owes its international reputation in the first place to the great Dutch painters of the seventeenth century, many of whose masterpieces are in its possession.
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 Rijksmuseum- Amsterdam, Netherlands - VirtualTourist.com
Unfortunately for the moment (from December 2003 to 2008) the Rijksmuseum is undergoing the biggest rebuilding and renovation works in its history.
About the building of the Rijksmuseum: It was built in 1885 by the architect P.J.H. Cuypers, in red brick, in the Neo-Gothic style, having more than 260 rooms.
Until 2008 the "Rijksmuseum" is changed and visitors might find certain paintings not present in the shrunk departments that are opened.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Netherlands/Provincie_Noord_Holland/Amsterdam-463377/Things_To_Do-Amsterdam-Rijksmuseum-BR-1.html   (1290 words)

  
 Cruz & Ortiz Architects - New Rijksmuseum :: arcspace.com
Spanish architects Cruz and Ortiz were selected out of seven international offices to renovate the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
The renovation will be the most extensive since the original four-towered building by Pierre Cuyper opened in 1885.
Presenting the final draft for the "New Rijksmuseum" Cruz said the most dramatic change will be the reopening of two courtyards that were filled with a clutter of small exhibition spaces in the 1960s.
www.arcspace.com /architects/cruz_ortiz/rijksmuseum_index.htm   (282 words)

  
 AMSTERDAM: RIJKSMUSEUM - SkyscraperCity
The Rijksmuseum is one of the ten principal museums in the world.
Widely acclaimed for its collection of paintings from the Golden Age, the Rijksmuseum has far more to offer: it is a museum of art and history without equal, with five different collections under a single roof — painting, sculpture and decorative arts, drawings, prints and photographs, Asiatic art, and Dutch history.
The renovation is one of the most radical operations the Rijksmuseum has ever had to undergo, and there are a great many reasons why it is necessary.
www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=277367   (378 words)

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