The Rijksmuseum manages a number of internationally renowned collections in the field of Dutch art and history from the Middle Ages onwards, as well as important collections of European and Asian artworks. The museum’s objectives are to conserve these collections, to study them and add to them, and to make them accessible to as wide an audience as possible, both nationally and internationally.
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam houses the world's largest collection of works by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), featuring masterpieces such as Sunflowers, Almond Blossom, Wheatfield with Crows, and The Bedroom.
Furthermore, the museum collection of works by Van Gogh’s contemporaries features countless significant pieces by artists including Paul Gauguin, Camille Pissarro and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and an extensive print collection.
Amsterdam: a world city? Yes, but also small, quaint and strong-minded. Home to Johan Cruijff, Rembrandt, Ajax, the Red Light District, the Dutch East India Company and marijuana. The capital of the Netherlands. A 1000-year-old trading city that has a special relationship with water and a strong focus on entrepreneurship, creativity, citizenship and free-thinking.
In the monumental Amsterdam Museum building you will discover the story of Amsterdam through a large number of masterpieces, such as an aerial map from the Middle Ages and Breitner's The Dam. See, read about, hear and experience how the city has developed in the Amsterdam Museum.