Comments on: Yes, you CAN visit the Rijksmuseum in 2 hours!

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 11:51:59 +0000

Thank you, Nora! Since 2016 the Museumjaarkaart is only for residents in the Netherlands or the EU. Apparently, though, anyone can buy the temporary pass at any museum. It’s good for 31 days and 5 museum visits. By the end of the 31 days, residents of the Netherlands or EU can upgrade the temporary one to a full year without any extra cost. It still will save you money even if you can’t upgrade it, as long as you visit those 5 museums.

And yes, I have one!

By: Nora Lynch

Nora Lynch — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 18:32:09 +0000

Hi, Rachel! Just met you today in the Journeywoman call, interrupted! Just wanted to say for short frequent trips the Dutch Annual Museum pass is great – less than 70 euro for a year, can go to many museums in the country as much as you want! And totally worth it even if you’re staying in Amsterdam for a month or more. And tea and cake at the Rijksmuseum is a highlight – it seemed to me that their champagne cake/torte might have been from the historic Patisserie Holtkamp – I still remember it 5 years later!

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Thu, 10 May 2018 14:12:19 +0000

In reply to Nancie. They renovated the whole place recently. Apparently only that one Rembrandt painting, the Night Watch, is in the same place it used to hang. This long hall with the Night Watch at the end is a new set-up.

By: Nancie

Nancie — Thu, 10 May 2018 12:18:46 +0000

Hi Rachel. I remember the Rijksmuseum from my visit to Amsterdam back in the 1970s. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I would go back in a heartbeat. I do miss the great art exhibits in Seoul and the prices were reasonable. Thanks for co-hosting this week.

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Thu, 03 May 2018 04:11:38 +0000

In reply to travelgalcindy. The Rijksmuseum is enormous! You'd probably need two full days to see it all, but I've never tried to see it all so I can't be sure. Thanks for commenting!

By: travelgalcindy

travelgalcindy — Wed, 02 May 2018 13:54:54 +0000

I agree with prioritizing, although that does mean you might miss hidden gems you don’t know about (Gauguin was a carver?!). Unlike you, we can easily spend the better part of a a day in a museum if we take a lunch break. But even that not enough to cover a big museum the way we’d like to.

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 22:02:33 +0000

In reply to Conor Hubert.

Apparently it was cut down, so originally it was even bigger!

I’ve liked the Van Gogh and the Anne Frank museums too, but they’re more expensive and you have to book tickets ahead if you don’t want to have to wait in long lines. I don’t plan ahead enough, generally.

By: Conor Hubert

Conor Hubert — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 12:44:51 +0000

Great advice for getting the most out of museums, the Van Gogh and Anne Frank museums were just the right size I found but I didn’t go to many of the smaller ones you’ve blogged about. I really like the photo of the Nightwatchmen by the way, I didn’t realise how big it was.