Rijksmuseum
The national museum, home to Rembrandt’s Night Watch and Vermeer’s Milkmaid.

- Type
- Museum
- Area
- Museum Quarter
- Opening hours
- Daily 09:00–17:00; timed tickets online
- Price
- €25 (18 and under free)
- Time needed
- 150 min
- Official website
- rijksmuseum.nl/en
Getting there from Dam Square
🚇 18 min by tram (line 2 or 24: Centraal Station → Museumplein) · 2.0 km · 25 min walk
Where to eat nearby
- Café Caron (Brasserie · €€€ · De Pijp) · 🚶 7 min walk
- Buffet van Odette (Modern European · €€ · Centre) · 🚶 7 min walk
- The Pantry (Dutch · €€ · Museum Quarter) · 🚶 7 min walk
- The Seafood Bar Van Baerle (Brasserie · €€ · Museum Quarter) · 🚶 9 min walk
- Brasserie Keyzer (Brasserie · €€€ · Museum Quarter) · 🚶 9 min walk
Breakfast nearby
- Back to Black Weteringstraat (Coffee bar · €€ · Museum Quarter) · 🚶 5 min walk
- Bakers & Roasters De Pijp (Brunch · €€ · De Pijp) · 🚶 7 min walk
- Vlaamsch Broodhuys Vijzelstraat (Bakery · €€ · Centre) · 🚶 10 min walk
Other sights nearby
- MOCO Museum · Museum · 🚶 0.4 km · 5 min walk
- House of Bols · Museum · 🚶 0.4 km · 5 min walk
- Van Gogh Museum · Museum · 🚶 0.5 km · 6 min walk
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Last updated: 7 October 2026