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Rijksmuseum launches AI tool to help make connections in 800,000-strong collection

The “art explorer” project allows the Dutch museum's vast holdings to be more searchable

Rotterdam becomes first Dutch city to restitute colonial objects

The city has returned 68 objects to Indonesia, a former Dutch colony

‘Everything went wrong’: Warhol prints stolen and damaged in bungled Netherlands heist

Two of the vulnerable works were damaged and abandoned, while two others were apparently too large to fit in the getaway car and so were cut out of their frames

Bone of contention: Rijksmuseum and Church disagree on final resting place of Dutch privateer's remains

A bone and lock of hair apparently belonging to Piet Hein have been in storage at the Dutch museum for centuries—now there are calls to have them returned to his grave

The ‘pearly triangle’: neurological investigation reveals secret of Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring

The study also found that when volunteers looked at five works of art in the Hague’s Mauritshuis museum, their brains responded ten times more positively than when they viewed reproductions

Dutch museum aims for improved accessibility with launch of short-form captions

The 'long story short' boards, which summarise each display using less complex language, have so far received a largely positive response

Rijksmuseum acquires controversial early botanic book on Suriname

Maria Sibylla Merian was accused of exploiting native knowledge of enslaved people without credit for her 1705 book Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium

Three looted objects from ancient Egyptian graves returned by the Netherlands

The restitutions are seen as reflective of the way museums are paying closer attention to the provenance of works in their collections

‘Art gives you something to hold on to’: Dutch museum launches dementia-friendly programme

A series of events will use the museum’s collection to spark memories and emotions

A canny couple: Amsterdam’s former mayor and his wife identified as sitters in Frans Hals portraits

Fresh research has revealed how the prestigious pair seized the moment to ensure their likeness was painted by the great Dutch artist

America as you've never seen it before: the Dutch settlement of New York from the Native American perspective

An exhibition at the Amsterdam Museum in the Netherlands marks 400 years since the colonisation of the city at the mouth of the Hudson River

Visitors to Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam hit by fake ticket scam

An imitation website has been phishing for credit card details

Vermeer vs Pokémon: the double-edged sword of the blockbuster exhibition

Shows at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum were huge hits last year but managing visitors—and staff—proved challenging

Dramatic turn: how the theatre was integral to Rembrandt’s art

A new exhibition in Amsterdam explores how the Old Master's paintings and drawings were inspired and informed by the art of acting

Netherlands to open museum telling ‘the whole story’ of nation’s links to slavery

The National Museum of Slavery, due to open in 2030, is part of an ongoing process being undertaken by the Dutch state to investigate the repercussions of its colonial past

‘Culture is fragile’: Dutch art world figures express concerns for future under potential coalition government

Directors of leading institutions in the country warn of the damage that budget cuts and a scaling back on international collaboration could do to the sector

Revealed: the damp-proof lead layer protecting Rembrandt’s The Night Watch

Scientists discovered extra seam during Operation Night Watch conservation project at the Rijksmuseum

Life in miniature: rediscovered Rembrandt portraits, thought to be the artist’s smallest, go on show at Rijksmuseum

Pair of paintings of a husband and wife were recently formally attributed to the Old Master by the Dutch museum

Six paintings stolen from a Dutch town hall left on art detective's doorstep

Arthur Brand, who helped to recover a Van Gogh painting last month, says he was watching a "boring football game" when the surprising delivery was made

Dutch museum looted by Napoleon does not seek restitution

An exhibition at the Mauritshuis in The Hague has revealed that the Dutch are still missing 67 paintings looted by the French in Napoleonic times

Mauritshuis show looks to find a future for objects with a dubious past

Loot—Ten Stories, opening this week, explores new ways to represent looted objects after they have been repatriated

Netherlands to repatriate nearly 500 looted objects to Indonesia and Sri Lanka

The Rijksmuseum will return six colonial artefacts, for the first time in its history

Hermitage Amsterdam gets new name and three new museum partners

The museum, which broke ties with the St Petersburg museum after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, will now be known as H’art

Egypt cancels Dutch museum's dig licence for exhibition exploring Black culture

The show tracks the influence of ancient Egypt on musicians such as Beyoncé, Miles Davis and Fela Kuti, however, the country's tourism and antiquities ministry has accused the curators of "Afrocentrism"

Rijksmuseum unveils Richard Long exhibition thanks to biggest-ever donation

Dutch museum has received €12.5m gift to help support free-of-charge, sculptural exhibitions in the gardens

Dutch exhibition on Black culture and ancient Egypt faces social media backlash

The National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden has reportedly been criticised for “portraying Tutankhamun as Black”

What was the secret of 17th-century Dutch art? It began in Belgium

A new exhibition in Utrecht looks at the role of Antwerp in the development of painting in Holland