The transformation of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

This article focuses on the design process for the transformation of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam (1885, by P.J.H. Cuypers), with special attention for the evolution of the design by Cruz y Ortiz arquitectos and the associated history of ideas. How did opinions on the intervention evolve from the concept for a masterplan in 1996 to the realized project? To what extent were all those diverse ambitions regarding the city, the monument and the museum realized? What was the role of the designers, not only referring to Cruz y Ortiz, but also to Van Hoogevest Architecten (restoration) and Wilmotte & Associés (interior)? How did the design evolve in a complex and ambitious context involving a great many interested parties, and what effect did this have on the design process from the first sketches to the ultimately realized renovation?

Tweede vervolg van de beschrijving der schilderijen van het Rijksmuseum te Amsterdam : met historische aanteekeningen en facsimile's der naamteekens /

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Beschrijving der schilderijen van het Rijksmuseum te Amsterdam, met historische aanteekeningen en facsimile's der naamteekens.

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Die meisterwerke des Rijksmuseum zu Amsterdam.

Published in 15 parts, 1887-89.

Beschrijving van de decoratie der zalen van het Nederlandsch Museum van Geschiedenis en Kunst in 's Rijks Museum te Amsterdam.

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Officers and Other Civic Guardsmen of the IVth District of Amsterdam, under the Command of Captain Jan Claesz van Vlooswijck and Lieutenant Gerrit Hudde

Nicolaes Eliasz. Pickenoy; 11 ft. 1 55/64 in. x 17 ft. 3 31/64 in.; oil on canvas

The Old Town Hall of Amsterdam

Pieter Jansz Saenredam; 2 ft. 1 25/32 in.x 2 ft. 9 17/64 in.; oil on panel

Four Governors of the Arquebusiers' Civic Guard, Amsterdam

Govert Flinck; 6 ft. 7 59/64 in.x 9 ft. 1 29/64 in.; oil on canvas

The Tomb of Michiel de Ruyter in the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam

Emanuel de Witte; 4 ft. 5/8 in.x 3 ft. 5 11/32 in.; oil on canvas

Tombstone of Therese Molling; Amsterdam Cemeteries; Tombs

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Steven Lowell Loewenthal at school; Amsterdam.

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Tombstone of Therese Molling; Amsterdam Cemeteries; Tombs

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