Discover Dutch history at Rijksmuseum with an art historian.｜Netherlands

Welcome not just to the Rijksmuseum, but to the story of the Netherlands itself. In the Middle Ages, we pause to explore the role of religion and the Beeldenstorm, the wave of iconoclasm that shook the country to its core. The Gallery of Honour then reveals the Netherlands of the 16th and 17th centuries: a world of power, wealth, and art that made history. We conclude our journey with artists who gave Dutch art history a modern twist, showing how tradition and innovation continue to shape the country’s cultural legacy.