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If you wish to visit this exhibition, try to plan your visit well outside of the tourist season. The exhibition runs from February 10th 2023 to June 4th 2023, s

If you wish to visit this exhibition, try to plan your visit well outside of the tourist season. The exhibition runs from February 10th 2023 to June 4th 2023, so my advice would be to aim for February, March, or early April at the latest. The Rijksmuseum is situated on a square in Amsterdam alongside the Van Gogh Museum and the Stedelijk and draws a crowd for its special exhibitions and top pieces. (Edit: Forgot to mention the Stedelijk Museum!)

Kaibeezy 5y ago
Go to the RM for the Vermeers, stay for the gigantic-piles-of-fruit-with-a-lobster-in-the-corner paintings.
tinus_hn 5y ago
Given the state of Dutch COVID politics I’d suggest saving yourself the effort and planning a visit to an attraction in another country instead.
- FutureZeitgeist 5y ago
  Can you elaborate?
- Fnoord 5y ago
  For those who don't know: other European countries have a similar state of COVID-19 policies, or worse (more discrimination between vaccinated and unvaccinated than The Netherlands). If you're properly vaccinated, it isn't a big nuisance to enter The Netherlands (or European Union for that matter) but ensure you do some research before you book (IMO you should get informed via your travel agency; it is their moral obligation to safely sent you in the right direction). If you're not vaccinated, get vaccinated, and ensure you read up on your limitations. If I were not vaccinated I would not even want to travel to a foreign country. Unless if I am sure I am immune due to recent infection.
  - tinus_hn 5y ago
    Until of course a random member of the fun police decides to put out a poll that somehow it is an insult to hospital workers to have fun and your planned activity gets cancelled by the authorities. Surely it isn’t a big hassle to enter the Netherlands. But if you want to visit that museum, better make sure it’s before 5 o’clock, otherwise it’s closed due to lockdown. Or whatever rule happens to be active by the time you visit. I’d instead just plan a visit to a country where the population when faced with a failing government isn’t cheering it on to take away even more rights and implement even more rules. Remember a majority in the Netherlands still believes the ‘15 days to stop the spread’ theory, so whatever you plan in the Netherlands, it could be canceled at any moment and you have no recourse.
Cthulhu_ 5y ago
And outside of the Covid crisis of course; nobody should be traveling unless absolutely necessary, and nobody should be visiting museums unless fully vaccinated (for their own safety), masked up, and there's a strict visitor limit. I'm not convinced ventilation would be good enough in a museum given they can't open windows.
- alamortsubite 5y ago
  To assuage some of your concerns, the museum requires an EU COVID certificate and accompanying ID for entry, capacity is reduced, and visitors must wear masks except while dining in the cafe. Your travel fears are off-topic so I'll leave it at that.
  - ojilles 5y ago
    To add to that list: I’d bet good money the Rijk’s ventilation and climate control is top notch.
- ghaff 5y ago
  People are of course welcome to make their own risk assessments. And personally I'd hesitate to travel internationally (outside US) at this point given the potential for unexpected policy changes/disruption. But more generally I've certainly started traveling again and don't think people should not in general if they're comfortable doing so.
  - efdee 5y ago
    Make their own risk assessments - to some extent. EU Covid Safe ticket is required, as is wearing a mask.
    - ghaff 5y ago
      My comment was in the context of parent's "nobody should be traveling unless absolutely necessary" comment. Obviously different locales have specific requirements especially to access indoor locations.

Kaibeezy 5y ago

Go to the RM for the Vermeers, stay for the gigantic-piles-of-fruit-with-a-lobster-in-the-corner paintings.

tinus_hn 5y ago

Given the state of Dutch COVID politics I’d suggest saving yourself the effort and planning a visit to an attraction in another country instead.

FutureZeitgeist 5y ago
Can you elaborate?
Fnoord 5y ago
For those who don't know: other European countries have a similar state of COVID-19 policies, or worse (more discrimination between vaccinated and unvaccinated than The Netherlands). If you're properly vaccinated, it isn't a big nuisance to enter The Netherlands (or European Union for that matter) but ensure you do some research before you book (IMO you should get informed via your travel agency; it is their moral obligation to safely sent you in the right direction). If you're not vaccinated, get vaccinated, and ensure you read up on your limitations. If I were not vaccinated I would not even want to travel to a foreign country. Unless if I am sure I am immune due to recent infection.
- tinus_hn 5y ago
  Until of course a random member of the fun police decides to put out a poll that somehow it is an insult to hospital workers to have fun and your planned activity gets cancelled by the authorities. Surely it isn’t a big hassle to enter the Netherlands. But if you want to visit that museum, better make sure it’s before 5 o’clock, otherwise it’s closed due to lockdown. Or whatever rule happens to be active by the time you visit. I’d instead just plan a visit to a country where the population when faced with a failing government isn’t cheering it on to take away even more rights and implement even more rules. Remember a majority in the Netherlands still believes the ‘15 days to stop the spread’ theory, so whatever you plan in the Netherlands, it could be canceled at any moment and you have no recourse.

Cthulhu_ 5y ago

And outside of the Covid crisis of course; nobody should be traveling unless absolutely necessary, and nobody should be visiting museums unless fully vaccinated (for their own safety), masked up, and there's a strict visitor limit. I'm not convinced ventilation would be good enough in a museum given they can't open windows.

alamortsubite 5y ago
To assuage some of your concerns, the museum requires an EU COVID certificate and accompanying ID for entry, capacity is reduced, and visitors must wear masks except while dining in the cafe. Your travel fears are off-topic so I'll leave it at that.
- ojilles 5y ago
  To add to that list: I’d bet good money the Rijk’s ventilation and climate control is top notch.
ghaff 5y ago
People are of course welcome to make their own risk assessments. And personally I'd hesitate to travel internationally (outside US) at this point given the potential for unexpected policy changes/disruption. But more generally I've certainly started traveling again and don't think people should not in general if they're comfortable doing so.
- efdee 5y ago
  Make their own risk assessments - to some extent. EU Covid Safe ticket is required, as is wearing a mask.
  - ghaff 5y ago
    My comment was in the context of parent's "nobody should be traveling unless absolutely necessary" comment. Obviously different locales have specific requirements especially to access indoor locations.