Rijksmuseum or Van Gogh Museuem

[wendyp247]

If you have limited time, which museum Rijksmuseum or Van Gogh Museuem and why. TIA

[OzCanuck]

If you have limited time, which museum Rijksmuseum or Van Gogh Museuem and why. TIA

 

I liked the Van Gogh Museum better - but I like that style of art. Rijksmuseum had more dark and furry stuff. Sort of like the Prado in Madrid.

[Ine]

It depends what you prefer. Old masters like Rembrandt, Frans Hals etc are in Rijksmuseum.

If you like the style of Van Gogh choose van Goghmuseum.

Check their websites and maybe google to see what I mean.

[VMax1700]

The van Gogh museum is much more compact than Rijksmuseum. If you spend 2-3 hours in Van Gogh museum you would see a lot of it. You would need 2-3 days in Rijksmuseum!

[shofer]

We covered the Van Gogh in 1/2 hour and felt cheated. A good history and timeline of his life and painting styles but all his masterpieces are somewhere else. I saw more of his paintings at the Art Institute in Chicago. I would do the Rijksmuseum but plan to see what was of interest to you.

 

Sue

[lanceholt]

We've been to both and the Van Gogh museum is by far the best, we were blown away and have been back to it since. Went to the Rijks(sp) once and didn't go back.

[scluvsrain]

I've been to both. I loved the Van Gogh, but the Rijks is also pretty cool. I would only visit the Rijks if you have a guide that can explain a lot of the "big" paintings there. And you need at least 2 hours there at a minimum. In 2 hours, you can completely cover the Van Gogh museum. It is more doable as a self-guided visit, too, as there is lots of written commentary as you follow along the path of his life and his works. I really enjoyed it.

[dd likes to cruise]

If you have limited time, which museum Rijksmuseum or Van Gogh Museuem and why. TIA

 

We prefered Van Gogh. Rijks is so large we couldn’t keep tract of what we’d seen or not.