Glass roofs and light, polished Portuguese stone floors that reflect the daylight give the Atrium a spacious and luminous look and feel. The warm brick façades of the surrounding main building, with their myriad of windows and niches, face onto the interior courtyards.
Atrium
The Café and the Rijksmuseum Shop in the Atrium
View of the ‘chandeliers’ in the Atrium as seen from below
Tree of Light (holographic Christmas tree) in the Atrium, Droog design
History of the Rijksmuseum
Our online collection contains many photographs of the Rijksmuseum throughout the years. This link shows, for instance, what the Atrium used to look like.
Curious about the rich history of Rijksmuseum building and galleries? Take a look in the historical archive.
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