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Overview
Enjoy a private walking tour of the two best art museums in Amsterdam: the Rijksmuseum also known as the National Museum, and the Van Gogh Museum, to learn the history of the city through the iconic art of the Dutch Golden age, and the passionate life and post-impressionist work of Vincent Van Gogh. On your private tour, you will: Enjoy the expert commentary of your private tour guide and timed entrance tickets to the museums included; Begin your tour with a walk through the picturesque Museumplein, the square surrounded by Amsterdam's architecturally stunning museums; Explore the magnificent Rijksmuseum, the National Museum of the Netherlands, famous for its incredible collection of Dutch masters including Rembrandt and Vermeer; Learn all about the rich history of Dutch art from the Renaissance to the Dutch Golden Age; Discover 800 years of Dutch history and paintings in 80 galleries displaying over 8000 pieces; Admire Rembrandt’s mesmerising ‘Night Watch’ and absorb the magic of Vermeer’s ‘The Milkmaid'; Enjoy a break for refreshments and restroom, before walking over to the Van Gogh Museum; Learn about the life and work of one of Holland's most admired and tragic artists, Vincent Van Gogh; Follow his evolving style through the largest collection of his self-portraits in the world, and see the only surviving photograph of the artist; See beloved masterpieces including the PotatoEaters, the Sunflowers, the YellowHouse, the Bedroom, and Van Gogh's very last painting, Tree Roots; Finish your tour inside the museum to continue exploring at your own leisure. Explore two of Amsterdam's most iconic and fascinating museums on this in-depth private tour with an expert guide: the Rijksmuseum - the National Museum of the Netherlands showcasing 800 years of history and art with over 8000 pieces, and the Van Gogh Museum - which is entirely dedicated to the life and works of Vincent Van Gogh. Begin your tour with a walk through the Museumplein (museum square), a pretty park around which many of Amsterdam's impressive museums stand. Your expert private guide will take you inside the awe-inspiring Rijksmuseum - the vast National Museum of the Netherlands. The Rijksmuseum displays everything from Neolithic artefacts to an extensive collection of Dutch masters, including Van Dyck, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Frans Hals, and Jan Steen. You'll learn the historyof the Netherlands through art, and see in exquisitedetail Rembrandt's masterpiece the NightWatch, beautifully lit, as well as other paintings from the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, including Vermeer's Milkmaid. After a well-earned break, you'll visit the equally impressive Van Gogh Museum, entirely dedicated to the life and work of Vincent Van Gogh. As well as featuring the work of some of his influential contemporaries, this extensive collection boasts more than 200 paintings and 500 drawings by Vincent, the tragic hero of the post-impressionist era who didn't sell a single painting in his own lifetime. Today his works are sold for millions at auction. The collection will take you on an in-depth journey through the life of the artist, detailing the different creative periods that characterised Van Gogh’s genius and periods of instability. You'll hear about his friendships, and arguments with Gauguin - and the fateful incident with the knife and his ear. Your tour ends inside the Museum where you are free to explore more at your own pace. Please note: Vermeer's Milkmaid is currently travelling and cannot be seen at her usual location. However, you can see our other works by Vermeer, such as The Little Street and The Love Letter.
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Travel Curious
Location
Your guide will meet you outside the Royal Coster Diamonds shop, Paulus Potterstraat 2, 1071 CZ Amsterdam, Netherlands
Duration
4 hours
Start Times
09:00, 13:00
Address
Museumstraat 2, 1071 ZB Amsterdam, Netherlands
Experience
Inclusions
- A friendly, professional English-speaking tour guide for your own private group
- Van Gogh Museum admission tickets
- Rijksmuseum admission tickets
Exclusions
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- Food and drink
- Gratuities
Venues
- Rijksmuseum
Believe the hype The Netherlands' 'State Museum' is an unmissable attraction. It has grown remarkably since its inception in 1800 as the National Art Gallery, after which it moved to its neo-Renaissance building in 1885; the collection gradually outgrew this housing, and 2003 saw the beginning of an extensive €375 million renovation and expansion by Spanish architects Cruz y Ortiz, which took ten years to complete before opening to great acclaim in 2013. In this improved setting the Rijksmuseum displays the most acclaimed artworks of the Golden Age: Vermeer, Rembrandt, Hals and van Dyck are all here in abundance, as well as a superlative collection of still life paintings. You'll also find some later artworks by van Gogh and Mondrian (the Van Gogh Museum is nearby). Golden years These masterworks are set among a fascinating wider survey of Dutch material culture, from musical instruments to prints, ceramics, miniature ships and classical photography. The Dutch Golden Age saw the Netherlands at the forefront of science and trade as well as in art - having grown from a possession of the Holy Roman Empire in 1590, throughout most of the 17th century it was the world's foremost maritime and economic powerhouse. There's never a dull moment in any of the museum's rooms: its six levels display around 8,000 fascinating objects of art and history from its collection of around a million pieces, as well as a smaller Asian collection in the newly constructed Asian Pavilion. Other highlights include the Hartog Plate, the oldest known artifact of Western exploration in Australia, and the stern of the HMS Royal Charles, captured from the English fleet in 1667.
- Van Gogh Museum
Dutch master Close to the Rijskmuseum, Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum holds the world’s largest collection of drawings and paintings by Vincent Van Gogh and is the second most visited museum in the Netherlands. The museum is housed in two buildings: the Rietveld Building holds the permanent collection, and the Kurokawa Wing - accessed via a subterranean tunnel from the Rietveld - displays major temporary exhibitions. Be prepared for minor security checks on your way in: in 1991 twenty paintings were stolen from the museum (although thankfully they were recovered just 35 minutes later from an abandoned car, several having suffered severe damage). Four men, including two museum guards, were convicted of the theft. A portrait of the artist Van Gogh was prolific, producing in his lifetime more than 2,100 artworks including 860 oil paintings and over 1,300 watercolours, drawings, sketches and prints. The museum has 200 paintings, 400 drawings and also 700 of Van Gogh’s personal letters, forming a comprehensive picture of his life and work. He is particularly famed for his intense and powerful self-portraits, nine of which are on view here, alongside such iconic works as Sunflowers, The Potato Eaters and Almond Blossoms. All the phases of Van Gogh’s artistic practice are covered in well-laid out and informative displays, with works from his time in Nuenen, Antwerp, Paris, Arles, Saint-Rémy and Auvers-sur-Oise. Also exhibited are important works by some of his Post-Impressionist contemporaries, including Gauguin, Manet, Monet, Seurat, Signac and Toulouse-Lautrec. The Van Gogh Museum is an electrifying display of the work of one of the twentieth century’s most important artists.
Cancellation Policy
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