The Night Watch Gallery was specially designed to showcase Rembrandt's famous civic guard portrait – a painting that has gone down in history as marking the turning point in his career and as the superlative example of his creative genius
Night Watch Gallery
History of the Rijksmuseum
Our online collection contains many photographs of the Rijksmuseum throughout the years. This link shows, for instance, what the Night Watch gallery 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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