📌 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
📆 Daily (9am to 5pm)
💳 €25 (free entry up to 19 years of age, and for essential carers)
♿️ Accessible
When visiting the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, booking a starting time in advance is necessary. This applies to everyone, including Museumkaart holders.
Booking your starting time is done at the same time as you buy your Rijksmuseum entrance ticket though (all tickets are timed), so there is nothing else that you need to do.
There is no end time on your booking – so you are free to enjoy the Rijksmuseum for as long as you like (until closing time).
Although the actual museum closes at 5pm, the Rijksmuseum shop and The Café remain open until 6pm. The Rijksmuseum gardens remain open until 6pm too.
Usually, there are fewer people in the museum before 11 am and after 3:30 pm. The relatively quieter days are Tuesday and Wednesday.
Floorplan
A floorplan showing the location of lifts (all are wheelchair accessible), the location of toilets (including accessible toilets), and seating areas throughout the museum, is available at the main Information Desk.
Guided Tours let you see the best of the Rijksmuseum, and cost €7.50 per person (on top of your entrance ticket), and are limited to just 15 people (aged 16+). The guided tours start from the main Information Desk, and last for 1 hour.
Private tours are also available, but must be arranged 14 days in advance. Maximum 15 people.
Accessibility:
If you cannot move through the museum independently, a companion can enter for free. However, they also need to book a (free) entrance ticket and start time. To obtain your free companion ticket, select the “I already have a ticket/voucher” ticket booking option.
You can also avoid the queue if you have a disability or an impairment that prevents you from waiting in line at the entrance. Simply download and complete a Fast Lane Declaration, and take the printed form with you on the day.
The declaration is a simple text document (just download and print the document, and take the signed print-out with you when you visit). Then just walk/roll past the queue and show the declaration to the museum staff at the entrance.
There are two entrances to the Rijksmuseum which have stairs, and one entrance with an elevator. With your back to the Museumplein, the entrance with the elevator is on the left. Someone from security will operate the elevator for you.
Oversized handbags and backpacks are not allowed into the museum. However, if you need a larger bag for medical reasons then the Rijksmuseum staff will be happy to give you a label at the information desk. This will let security know that your bag is allowed in.
Once inside, the entire Rijksmuseum is accessible for wheelchairs and mobility scooters. Visitors with a mobility scooter or electric wheelchair are requested to drive slowly though. Security staff may ask you to slow down if necessary.
The lift in the Philips wing is too small for large mobility scooters though. Visitors who are unable to fit in the lift, can get to the exhibition spaces in the Philips wing through the 19th Century exhibition space. Ask an employee to show you the way.
A wheelchair, rollator, pushchair, walking cane or foldable museum stool can be borrowed from the information desk.
Adapted Accessible Toilets are available throughout.
There is also a Changing Room facility in the Riksmuseum, which has a mobile hoist, a changing bed, and a sink. There is no accessible toilet in the room though. Ask at the Information Desk, for the location of the Changing Room facility, and a member of will show you the way.
Assistance dogs are welcome in the Rijksmuseum.
An unforgettable Amsterdam experience.
Further Details: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en
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The Rijksmuseum is a stop on the route of the free, and step-free, Amsterdam Museums DIY Walking Tour.
