Museum, which includes rich collection of Vermeers and Rembrandts, currently shows only fraction of its 1m objects
Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, which holds the world’s largest trove of paintings from the Dutch Golden Age, has announced plans to open an outpost in Eindhoven.
The museum, which showcases only a fraction of its more than 1m objects, said on Thursday it would construct the 3,500 sq metre centre over the next six to eight years.
Located in parkland by the River Dommel and close to Eindhoven’s central railway station, it will be built with support from the city council and from ASML, which makes semiconductor machinery in nearby Veldhoven.
Taco Dibbits, the director of the Rijksmuseum, said it was always seeking ways to share its collection, adding: “The Rijksmuseum in Eindhoven represents an important step in making the collection even more accessible in the south of the country.”
