Tour Details
- Duration
- 2.5 hours
- Product Type
- Tour
- Venues
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- Rijksmuseum
- Rembrandt's The Nightwatch
Photos & Highlights
- Explore the Rijksmuseum as the art comes alive for your family
- Led by an expert guide with experience leading children in learning
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Tour Description
The Rijksmuseum has emerged from a decade-long renovation as one of the world’s great museums, home to masterworks from all eras of history. During this 2.5-hour Rijksmuseum Tour for Kids we’ll discover the (sometimes hidden) treasures of the museum’s rich collection and building. With an art historian on-hand—trained in working with families—to guide us through the galleries, we'll discover the cabinet of curiosities that is the Rijksmuseum, delighting children and adults alike.
- Rijksmuseum (interior and exterior)
- Skip the line tickets to the Rijksmuseum
- Viewing of Rembrandt's The Night Watch
Our expert will give families the opportunity to interact with some of the Rijksmuseum’s most inspiring objects and artworks, from ancient elk antlers to magic lantern slideshows, giant model ships and planes to beautifully detailed doll houses. At each stop, inquisitive questions and stories will engage young adventurers, helping them to see the items in their art historical context—not just as lifeless objects in a museum, but as treasures of the past.
At the end of our time together, we’ll be familiar with some of the amazing objects and artworks housed in the grand cabinet of curiosities that is the Rijksmuseum. After exploring a wide variety of these pieces carefully, we’ll understand more about the Netherlands, its history and culture, and its most famous artists. This will, in turn, help us reflect on why objects are kept in museums and what they can tell us about the past—and the present.
After your family walk at the Rijksmuseum, cross the Museumplein square and try a Van Gogh Museum Tour. Not traveling with kids ages 12 and under? Check out our standard Rijksmuseum Tour.
Where do we meet? Where does it end?
We usually meet and end near the Rijksmuseum. Your confirmation email will have the exact meeting point details along with a map.
Can we book this walk for later in the day?
The Rijksmuseum becomes very crowded throughout the day. It can be especially difficult to do the family-focused exploration on this walk as the museum gets more crowded. We strongly recommend a 9:00 am start time, but we can certainly accommodate requests for other times.
Do we need to purchase our own museum tickets?
No. Unless you remove the museum tickets from your cart, we will purchase tickets on your behalf and your expert will have the advance tickets ready for you. If you remove the tickets from your cart, we will assume you will be purchasing a museum pass or tickets on your own.
Can we use the tickets to re-enter the museum after the walk is finished?
Tickets for the Rijksmuseum are not timed and are valid for the whole day, so you can go in and out as much as you like.
Does this tour include any current temporary exhibitions?
The tour only visits the Rijksmuseum's permanent collection.
Tickets for the Rijksmuseum are not timed and are valid for the whole day, so you can go in and out as much as you like.
Does this tour include any current temporary exhibitions?
The tour only visits the Rijksmuseum's permanent collection.
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Vanessa was engaging with the kids and provided a lot of very interesting historical information. We really enjoyed this tour with her. On a previous Context tour in another country, we found the tour to be disappointing. I was very hesitant to take this tour and happy it turned out great. A general suggestion for improving the quality of Context tours is to ensure the guide can be engaging with kids.
Amy
May. 9, 2018
Vanessa Catalona was great! She engaged with three different generations expertly, keeping us all engaged. She was incredibly knowledgeable and enthusiastic about everything in the museum. We experienced a little hiccup when the museum lost power and asked everyone to exit the exhibit - Vanessa stayed with us, keeping our kids entertained with a game she created, until we were able to re-enter the museum. She listened and understood what we wanted to see and learn about and did an excellent job making sure our needs were met. I would highly recommend.
Julie
Mar. 31, 2018
Danielle was the best guide we've had in several years (since Linda in Rome). She was knowledgeable & effervescent. She did an exceptional job of engaging our group of kids and grown-ups. Loved the hands-on aspect.
Ross
Apr. 18, 2017
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