Rijksmuseum Tour for Kids: Cabinet of Curiosities

Take a fascinating journey through Dutch history by exploring the treasures of the Rijksmuseum

$378

Private

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About the Tour

Private Tour: $ 378
Category: Family
Duration: 2.5 hours
Location: Amsterdam

Photos & Highlights

Family-focused walking tour of the Rijksmuseum that features child-friendly activities
Led by an art historian or museum educator trained to work with families
Rijksmuseum and Rembrandt's The Nightwatch

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 expert 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.

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Armed with a toolkit of activities to engage kids of all ages, our expert guide 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 activities will engage young adventurers, helping them to see the items in their art historical context - not just as lifeless objects in a museum, but treasures of the past.

Rijksmuseum’s Treasure Chambers

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.

FAQ

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 activities 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.

Where You'll Start

Tour Experts

Eve

Eve is an art critic and a writer. She comes from an interdisciplinary background (physics, fine art, literature, art history) and completed her PhD at Leeds (2011) on conceptual art and experimental exhibition strategies. Her work examines art’s social practices, multimodality and social semiotics. Eve has worked as a lecturer in Europe and Latin America, and has collaborated with art institutions as a curator, critic and artist in residence. She has recently returned from fieldwork in Brazil, and is working towards the publication of The Travel Diaries – Tales from Latin America. She has spent most of her life traveling and is intrigued by Amsterdam’s multinational and transcultural community, and vibrant artistic scene. She believes that artistic expression is a particular means for imagining and coming together; a window to the world meant to look outward but also, as Baxandall said, at how we are looking at the world.

Tea

Originally from Zagreb (Croatia), Tea has been living in Amsterdam since 2013. She has a Bachelor degree in Art history and History and a Master's degree in a medieval Art history. While studying, Tea began working as a museum guide, as she has always enjoyed sharing her love of art with other people. She also runs an award-winning blog about the art and culture of the Middle Ages. Her scientific articles have been published in a many art history publications; lately, she is researching cultural tourism and its benefits to museums. Tea is also a passionate traveler and uses her other blog outlets to provide insight into expat life in Amsterdam and travel inspiration to a wide range of people.

Vanessa

In 2012 Vanessa moved to Amsterdam and graduated with her MA in Design Cultures. Before this, she was in Caracas, Venezuela, working as an architect. Trying to find parallel lines between such different contexts, she uses her diverse background to deal with questions of how arts, architecture, language and design influence society - and vice versa. She also has a special interest in hands-on experiences and a playful approach to learning. Since she moved to Amsterdam she has gained extensive guiding experience focusing on the culture of the Netherlands, from the man-made drying of the land to the civilization around it and how this society is expressed within the arts. Her interests in urban developments also lead her to be continually active as a symposium lecturer and author.