Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Private Guided Tour
Description
During this 120-minute art tour, through the permanent collection in the Rijksmuseum, you will explore how the artists Rembrandt and Frans Hals captured the incredible expansion of the Dutch Golden Age. See the people, the objects, and the paintings that define this unprecedented era of Dutch history, and explore how the art reflects the changing values and beliefs of the republic. We meet at the Cobra Cafe at Museumplein. Your tour guide carries your entrance ticket. Right at the starting time of the tour, the guide will move towards the Rijksmuseum, and enter with the group. The museum works with strict timeslots. After the 2-hour guided tour inside the Rijksmuseum, you can stay as long as you wish, and relax at the cafe or appreciate the work of arts.
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Cobra Cafe at Museumplein is the meeting point.
During this 120-minute art tour, through the permanent collection in the Rijksmuseum, you will explore how the artists Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Frans Hals, captured the incredible expansion of the Dutch Golden Age. See the people, the objects, and the paintings that define this unprecedented era of Dutch history, and explore how the art reflects the changing values and beliefs of the republic.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(100)
Our guided tour was a wonderfully enriching experience. We were fortunate enough to have Kiran Kasteel as our guide, and he took us on a curated journey through the museum’s many beautiful exhibits. Every piece was accompanied by extensive historical context, invitations for personal observation, and well-paced discussions allowing for the entire tour to feel dynamic and exciting. Kiran’s knowledge on the painters’ lives, the workings of the museum, and the larger artistic landscape that these pieces existed within made this an experience worth remembering! It makes me wonder why it took so long to visit Rijksmuseum. Highly recommend!!
Kiran was a great guide. He was very personable and knowledgeable. Visited one section of the museum and learned a lot
Gosse was a great guide. He paced things well so we did not spend too much time one one thing. We saw a lot in 2 hours and really learned a lot. He was very patient with questions.
Fine presentation by Gosse. J
Gosse was interesting and informative. He used his ipad and photos to explain more clearly about some pictures .
We had an excellent experience with Gosse. He was informative and paced his tour well.
We had an excellent time with Gosse at the Rijksmuseum, managing to be knowledgeable but not academic, narrative but not overly familiar. What impressed us most was the fact that he actually encouraged us to see the paintings and not just walk past them. He made us appreciate the Dutch Masters; in particular Rembrandt and Vermeer, in a way that none of us ever could have on our own. He made us interact, look, and talk and this made the whole tour very real, rather than planned out. There were suppose to be four of us in our group but the two were no shows so it ended up like a private tour for us which was fantastic. Gosse was a good guide, passionate, knowledgeable about the museum and the Dutch art history. Having visited countless museums across the globe, I found this one of the most rewarding guided tours. I would definitely suggest Gosse and this tour to all Rijksmuseum visitors.
Gosse was very well informed and when we couldn’t get close to the art, he’d pull out his large iPad and show us that way. Usually by then the people would move on and we could also look at the real thing.
We thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Daniel today! Very knowledgeable and he took his time to explain the paintings and answer our questions. Highly recommend him ☺️
We loved our guide, Gosse. He had amazing facts, and it gave me a whole new appreciation for art and art history. The tour was well-paced and definitely worth the cost!
