Admission and practical information

Anyone wishing to conduct research by consulting the Rijksmuseum’s collections is welcome to visit the Rijksmuseum Research Library and Study Room located in and next to the historic library in the main building. Access to the Research Library and Study Room is open to everyone and free of charge.

Please note: In line with new Corona regulations, the Research Library and Study Room Prints & Drawings will remain closed until further notice. Physical consultation of works is currently not possible.

The entire collection is and will remain available in Rijksstudio and through the library catalogue. Users with an active library account can temporarily request free scans from the general library collection for individual scientific research.

Depending on the developments, we will reopen as soon as possible. It will still be required to make a to reserve a workplace and collection in advance.

Please keep an eye on this page for the latest information. If you have any questions, please contact studiezaal@rijksmuseum.nl.

Address

Rijksmuseum,
Museumstraat 1, Amsterdam

Postbus 74888,
NL-1070 DN Amsterdam

Opening hours

In 2020 the Research Library & Study Room Prints and Drawings will be closed on: New Years Day (1 January), second day of Easter (13 April), Kingsday (27 April), Liberation Day (5 May), Ascension Day (21 May), second day of Pentecost (1 June), Christmas (25 and 26 December).

In 2021 the Research Library & Study Room Prints and Drawings will be closed on: New Years Day (1 January), second day of Easter (5 April), Kingsday (27 April), Liberation Day (5 May), Ascension Day (13 May), second day of Pentecost (24 May), Christmas (25 December).

Contact

Rijksmuseum Research Library & Study Room: studiezaal@rijksmuseum.nl.