Home of Dutch Masterpieces. The Rijksmuseum is the museum of the Netherlands, and one of the most famous museums in the world. You find the finest masterpieces and most exciting stories in the Rijksmuseum. A total of 8,000 treasures spread over 80 galleries tell the story of 800 years of Dutch art and history, from the Middle Ages to the present day. With crowd favourites from the Golden Age by Johannes Vermeer, Frans Hals, Jan Steen and the world famous Night Watch by Rembrandt van Rijn.