Rijksmuseum

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — If not for the pandemic, Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum would have missed out on a classic Dutch 16th century painting it so badly craved. Instead, the work now graces a central hall of one of the world's most famous cultural institutions -- all because a wealthy dealer in old…

If it hadn’t been for the pandemic, the Rijksmuseum would likely always have to do without a classic Dutch 16th century painting it so badly cravedBy RAF CASERT and ALEKSANDAR FURTULA Associated PressJune 3, 2020, 6:30 PM4 min readAMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- If not for the pandemic, Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum would have…

Visitors admire the Sistine Chapel as the Vatican Museum reopened, in Rome, Monday, June 1, 2020 after museums reopened.  (Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)In the Netherlands, the intimate gaze of the "Girl with the Pearl Earring" can once again startle and entice visitors. Down in Spain, the rusty maze of steel sheets by…

Some of Europe's best known art museums are reopening after closing in March for the Covid-19 pandemic but it will be far from business as usual.For most of these museums and galleries, it will be a matter of limiting visitor numbers, intensifying cleaning procedures and insisting all tickets be bought…

Amsterdam,  Jun.1(BNA): In the Netherlands, the intimate gaze of the Girl with the Pearl Earring can once again startle and entice visitors. Down in Spain, the rusty maze of steel sheets by Richard Serra is a wonderland anew for art lovers. And at the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo’s Creation of…

AMSTERDAM (AP) — In the Netherlands, the intimate gaze of the Girl with the Pearl Earring can once again startle and entice visitors. Down in Spain, the rusty maze of steel sheets by Richard Serra is a wonderland anew for art lovers. And at the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo’s Creation…

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"Maske Tragen!" (Wear A Mask!") say the posters for the Egon Schiele Friedensreich Hundertwasser ... exhibition at the Leopold Museum in Vienna Leopold Museum Museums Europe-wide are gradually reopening, with some top post lockdown art exhibitions underway or planned to to map into your travel diaries: From Raphael in Rome…

Some of the most beloved museums in the world reopened to the public in the Netherlands, with Rembrandt’s The Night Watch and Van Gogh’s Sunflowers back on show. nd out of gratitude, visitors to the Van Gogh museum even received a real sunflower upon their departure. At the Mauritshuis in…

Museums are starting to reopen in some countries as governments ease coronavirus restrictions, but experts warn one in eight worldwide could face permanent closure due to the pandemic. Studies by Unesco and the International Council of Museums show 90% of the planet's museums, some 85,000 institutions, have had to shut…