Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum (Museumplein)

A day with Rembrandt's Night Watch and Vermeer's milkmaid

⚠ Timed booking required

Hours

Daily 9am–5pm, including public holidays

Tickets

Adults €25 per the official info page; 18 and under free. Book a timed slot on the official site (Museum Card holders too). Some 2026 guides list €27, so go by the checkout price

Address

Museumstraat 1, the red-brick palace at the head of Museumplein

There's a cycle path running straight through the middle of the building, so the first thing you meet is a bike bell, not a ticket desk. At the end of the Gallery of Honour, Rembrandt's Night Watch fills an entire wall, with a permanent half-circle of people in front of it. A few rooms along, Vermeer's Milkmaid is much smaller than anyone expects. Add the view down into the iron-galleried library and a loop of the garden, and half a day is gone.