For years, two major Amsterdam museums - the Stedelijk and the Rijksmuseum - have been largely closed for renovations, with only some of their prized artworks on public view. But that is about to change.
The Stedelijk Museum will reopen to the public on Sept. 23, after eight years of construction during much of which the museum was only partially open. A new wing, designed by the Dutch architect Mels Crouwel, will include more space to show off its world class collection of modern and contemporary art. It will also have more space to present special exhibitions.
And earlier this week the Rijksmuseum announced its grand reopening for April 14th, after a renovation project of nearly ten years. The his toric museum building and been restored and new facilities added including a Asian pavilion and a renovated garden. Rembrandt's “The Night Watch,†the museum's most famous painting, will be rehung in its former spot in the center of the museum. (The museum's Philips Wing - at the south end of the complex - has remained open, showing many of the museum's greatest hits; it will continue to show “Masterpieces of the Dutch Golden Age†until the spring.)
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