Rembrandt House Museum

Unique tour into Rembrandt

Interesting tour and a unique way to see into Rembrandt’s life. The tour was just the right length for me and I would recommend it.

Not only learn about the artist, but about life in Amsterdam in mid-1600s

Our party of 6 did not pre-book a tour time, but walked over on a Thursday afternoon in late June to see about reserving a spot and we were delighted to find that there was no wait, so we paid and went right in. We spent a very pleasant hour walking through Rembrandt's house and the associated museum. There is an audio tour that you pick up on the way in, which has several language choices. You follow a path through the floors of the house, using a spiral staircase between the five floors. Most of the house is re-created, with a few original pieces, but it is re-created from meticulous records from when the house was sold. They do not portray Rembrandt as a particularly nice or moral man, but instead present the known facts of his life and pay homage to his talent. This is not an art museum, though there are several wonderful paintings and sketches on display. This instead is a great place to learn not only about the life of a great artist, but also about life in Amsterdam in the mid-1600s.

Life and art. Leave time to appreciate the etchings in the exhibition.

This is almost two visits joined together - a tour of a 17th century house interior and an exhibition of lesser known works by Rembrandt. Be sure you allow yourself enough time to appreciate the exhibition. We visited at 10.45 on a timed ticket and stayed about 2 hours. The audio guide was included and very good. The house was busy but not unbearable. The artists teaching studio including paint making demonstration was very educational. Those massive canvases completed when each dab of paint had be be mixed immediately and arduously; those drawings produced by bits of charcoal attached to a stick - mind boggling. I found looking at the paintings by his friends and pupils rather intriguing and useful context after seeing the masterpieces at the Rijksmuseum. Getting a deeper understanding of Rembrandt's life and how it interplayed with the works of art in the museum was interesting. Highly recommended.

Interesting

It is interesting and nice that this museum is in the house that Rembrandt himself really lived. It has also interior things from Rembrands time. It is located in central Amsterdam and easy to find. Not very cheap but worth the money. I thought that the museum would be filled with Rembrands art, but most of the paintings are made by other artists. So if you want to see a lot of Rembrandts paintings I think The Rijksmuseum is a better choice. It is also situated in Amsterdam.

Everything esa perfect

Indispensable

Bucear en la casa de Rembrandt te transporta a su vida en el siglo XVII, siendo a la vez una museo y un monumento como tal. Explica además muy claramente la vida y la manera de trabajar del artista. Indispensable.

Inkijk in het wonen en werken van Rembrandt

Een mooie gelegenheid om te zien waar Rembrandt gewoond en gewerkt heeft. De verschillende onderdelen worden met een audiogids toegelicht. Het trappenhuis is smal, maar er is een lift aanwezig zodat ook mensen met een beperking het museum kunnen bezoeken. Tip: ga er vroeg heen of juist later in de middag want het kan er op andere tijden zeer druk zijn.

Interessant om te zien waar en hoe Rembrandt leefde

Goed te bereiken met openbaar vervoer of lopend. Het is leuk om een audiotour te nemen, dan krijg je veel informatie over de ruimte waar je je bevindt, zoals de keuken, de slaapkamer, de ontvangstkamer en natuurlijk zijn atelier en de werkplekken van zijn leerlingen. Rembrandt verzamelde allerlei spullen. Van zijn bezittingen bestaan documenten en men heeft zoveel mogelijk overeenkomstig de documenten de spullen opnieuw verzameld. Rembrandt was schilder maar ook kunsthandelaar en in de hal en ontvangstkamer hangen, ook nu, nog vele schilderijen, ook van andere kunstenaars. Het huis zelf is mooi en zeer de moeite van een bezoek waard. Het geeft een inkijkje hoe Rembrandt leefde. In het nieuwe gedeelte hangt een prachtig schilderij van Titus, deze hingen was de zoon van Rembrandt. Verder hangen hier pentekeningen etc. Dit is echt een bezoek waard.

belle reconstitution

incontournable, très belle reconstitution de la vie quotidienne au temps de l'artiste. Laisser tous les encombrants à la consigne car les escaliers sont bien raides et étroits

A faire sans faute

Vraiment top . Toujours plus facile de plonger dans la vie de l artiste quand on voit sa maison . Les tableaux on peut souvent les voir sans se déplacer lors d une rétrospective dans une grande capitale. Audio guide de grande qualité , très instructif . Un incontournable