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The Rijksmuseum (Dutch pronunciation: [ËrÉi̯ksmyËzeËjÊm]; English: State Museum) is a Netherlands national museum dedicated to arts and history in Amsterdam. The museum is located at the Museum Square in the borough Amsterdam South, close to the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and the Concertgebouw.
The Rijksmuseum was founded in The Hague in 1800 and moved to Amsterdam in 1808, where it was first located in the Royal Palace and later in the Trippenhuis. The current main building was designed by Pierre Cuypers and first opened its doors in 1885. On 13 April 2013, after a ten-year renovation which cost ⬠375 million, the main building was reopened by Queen Beatrix. In 2013 and 2014, it was the most visited museum in the Netherlands with record numbers of 2.2 million and 2.45 million visitors.
The museum has on display 8,000 objects of art and history, from their total collection of 1 million objects from the years 1200â2000, among which are some masterpieces by Rembrandt, Frans Hals, and Johannes Vermeer. The museum also has a small Asian collection which is on display in the Asian pavilion.
Building
The building of the Rijksmuseum was designed by Pierre Cuypers and opened in 1885. It consists of two squares with an atrium in each centre. In the central axis is a tunnel with the entrances at ground level and the Gallery of Honour at the first floor. The building also contains a library. The fragment building, branded Philips wing, contains building fragments that show the history of architecture in the Netherlands. The Rijksmuseum is a rijksmonument (national heritage site) since 1970 and was listed in the Top 100 Dutch heritage sites in 1990. The Asian pavilion was designed by Cruz y Ortiz and opened in 2013.
History
21st century
The atrium after the renovation in 2013
In December 2003, the main building of the museum closed for a major renovation. During this renovation, about 400 objects from the collection were on display in the 'fragment building', including Rembrandt's The Night Watch and other 17th-century masterpieces.
The restoration and renovation of the Rijksmuseum are based on a design by Spanish architects Antonio Cruz and Antonio Ortiz. Many of the old interior decorations were restored and the floors in the courtyards were removed. The renovation would have initially taken five years, but was delayed and eventually took almost ten years to complete. The renovation cost ⬠375 million.
The reconstruction of the building was completed on 16 July 2012. In March 2013 the museum's main pieces of art were moved back from the 'fragment building' (Philips Wing) to the main building. The Night Watch returned to the Night Watch Room, at the end of the Hall of Fame. On 13 April 2013, the main building was reopened by Queen Beatrix. On 1 November 2014 the Philips Wing reopened with the exhibition Modern Times: Photography in the 20th Century.
According to Muriel Huisman, Project Architect for the Rijksmuseum's renovation, "Cruz y Ortiz always like to look for a synergy between old and new, and we try not to explain things with our architecture.â With the Rijks, âthereâs no cut between old and new; weâve tried to merge it. We did this by looking for materials that were true to the original building, resulting in a kind of silent architecture."
Collection
See also: 120 Paintings from the Rijksmuseum and List of painters in the collection of the Rijksmuseum
The collection of the Rijksmuseum consists of 1 million objects and is dedicated to arts, crafts, and history from the years 1200 to 2000. Around 8000 objects are currently on display in the museum.
The collection contains more than 2,000 paintings from the Dutch Golden Age by notable painters such as Jacob Isaakszoon van Ruisdael, Frans Hals, Johannes Vermeer, Jan Steen, Rembrandt, and Rembrandt's pupils.
The museum also has a small Asian collection which is on display in the Asian pavilion.
It also displays the stern of HMS Royal Charles which was captured in the Raid on the Medway, and the Hartog plate.
In 2012 the museum took the unusual step of making some 125,000 high-resolution images available for download via its Rijksstudio webplatform, with plans to add another 40,000 images per year until the entire collection of one million works is available, according to Taco Dibbits, director of collections.
This is my makeup collection as of 09/27/09. I forgot to include eyeliners, eyelashes and back ups, but this is the majority of it!
New collection inspired by the classic Granny square in celebration of the news that I am to be a Granny myself in 2012!
more details are on the blog page of my website.
Taken at The Regency, Laguna Woods, Orange County, California.
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Halton Transport: 51 (PN05 SYG) an East Lancs Myllenium bodied ADL Dart, painted in red and cream fleet livery. This vehicle is captured here in Liverpool City Centre operating on service 14 to Runcorn Murdishaw.
© Christopher Lowe.
Date: 23rd May 2006.
Ref No: JL/013534/D.
first it was just a new shadowbox for some small Halloween items. Then a second shadowbox, then a book shelf and now it's ESCAPING FROM IT'S CORNER. I am powerless to stop it.
Ladia is putting the finishing touches on the display of her vintage doll collection. Ladia is going to host the yearly doll meet and has gone all out, buying new shelves at Ikea to house part of her doll collection. She spent the entire day picking up and putting things away. Keeping a tidy house got away from her when she had to work overtime.
Comparison of the models made in USA (on the left) and in France (on the right).
Both are for use with the capless (PF1) bulb; and both have a capacitor in the battery compartment for use with a 22.5 Volt battery; the interiors are significantly different. Earlier models from the USA used 2 AA-size batteries . The French version is slightly taller ; it also has a deeper reflector scale .
The hôtel de la Marine (also known as the hôtel du Garde-Meuble) is an historic building located on place de la Concorde in Paris, to the east of rue Royale. It was designed and built between 1757 and 1774 by the architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel, on the newly created square first called Place Louis XV. The identical building to its west, constructed at the same time, now houses the hôtel de Crillon and the Automobile Club of France.
The Hôtel de la Marine was originally the home of the royal Garde-Meuble, the office managing the furnishing of all royal properties. Following the French Revolution it became the Ministry of the French Navy, which occupied it until 2015. It was entirely renovated between 2015 and 2021.
It now displays the restored 18th century apartments of Marc-Antoine Thierry de Ville-d'Avray, the King's Intendant of the Garde-Meuble, as well the salons and chambers later used by the French Navy.
A separate part displays the Al Thani Collection presenting international and inter-cultural works of art from the collection of Sheik Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani.
Some Barbies are hidden behind others, but yeah...this is my collection so far. I joke that they're invading the house shelf by shelf...but they are. *grin*.
Stagecoach Manchester: 84014 (LF69 UYE) an Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 City bodied BYD electric bus. Captured here at Sharston Garage after being repainted into corporate livery and with Bee Network names applied.
© Christopher Lowe.
Date: 18th December 2024.
Ref No: PICT45481/CL.
A random collection of things atop my grandfather's old dresser. The nests were found in my backyard after a windstorm this past winter.
My current collection of Pentax cameras and lenses.
It took me a total of more than 2 days to take this photo.
I first had to gather all my cameras and lenses from closets, drawers and camera bags.
Immediately tested and cleaned everything.
All cameras work, except for 3 of them where the light meter does not work.
From leftover oak wood I made the stands for the cards and then I wrote all the cards.
Then I made the background and the setup from wooden planks that I had cut earlier today for this.
my vinyl collection. i have some more behind my audio set these days. the picture was taken sometime in feb this year so, another 3-400 copies have increased this year so far.
Nature Collection for Kustom9
Feb. 15th
12 Items:
Skybox - Rare
Couch Black (Pg)- Rare
Couch Red (Pg)- Rare
Panels, Carpets, Pots and Lamp are the commons.
Original design | Own made
...is slowly growing. The most recent addition to my litter is the Canonet QL17 GIII. I found it at a vintage market in impeccable condition and bargained the price down to $25! I'm shooting my first roll of film on it now.
Explored August 13th 2013!
Fujifilm X100S
YN 560 shot through umbrella left, reflector right
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