4/4 A Night at the Rijksmuseum

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  • Опубликовано: 22 июл 2013
  • • A Night at the Rijksmu...
    First broadcast: 18 Apr 2013.
    Andrew Graham-Dixon goes behind the scenes at the Rijksmuseum as the staff prepare to open the doors following a ten-year renovation, the most significant ever undertaken by a museum. Featuring over 8,000 works of art, Holland's national museum tells the story of 800 years of Dutch history and houses a world-famous collection including masterpieces by artists from Vermeer to Rembrandt. So, as the final paintings are rehung and objects settle into their new home, has the long wait been worth it?

Комментарии • 69

  • @tallthinwavy3
    @tallthinwavy3 10 лет назад +17

    Another great Andrew Graham-Dixon documentary.

  • @littbitterst2328
    @littbitterst2328 3 года назад +3

    I'd give just about ANYTHING to visit this museum ♡♡♡

  • @carolynhurlburt3054
    @carolynhurlburt3054 4 года назад +3

    wonderful & wonderful narration. Could we have more just like this one?

  • @qingchinesecalligraphy3123
    @qingchinesecalligraphy3123 Месяц назад

    After watching it I need run to Rijksmuseum now

  • @hoek334
    @hoek334 8 лет назад +4

    last statement of you mr. Graham : where you never informed about Dutch science,
    architecture , social movements , univerities ,politics a.s.o. over the ages.
    Trade is and has been only a part of Dutch society and history.
    Apart from that you made a very interesting film as well as a living document. Thank you!

  • @albertlacanilao4332
    @albertlacanilao4332 4 года назад

    Wonderful presentation...keep the excellent job Mr Andrew.

  • @_Willem_
    @_Willem_ 4 года назад

    the Merchant and the Pastor ruled through these victorious times in the Netherlands, you can say.
    This combination worked remarkable well for Holland, especial when you realize that they accomplish all of that with only 2 million people.
    With 2.500 Merchant ships for the trade all over the world and a War fleet of about 100 ships to protect us.
    And not to forget the many great historical figures of name.

  • @jackmundo4043
    @jackmundo4043 2 года назад

    Tremendous. Thank you.

  • @rcosl1
    @rcosl1 8 лет назад +6

    This painting shows the couple William II (not William III) and Mary Henrietta.

  • @mos9738
    @mos9738 6 лет назад +4

    sorry mr dixson the tulip came fro Iran and turkey, not from the far east.

  • @chrisburger5477
    @chrisburger5477 5 лет назад +2

    Indonesia was a Dutch project. The Dutch made of Indonesia one country. Without the Dutch Indonesia did not exist.

    • @You-mr3lo
      @You-mr3lo 4 года назад

      Thats a way to put it

  • @cskarbek1
    @cskarbek1 2 года назад

    thanks very much for posting this!!!!! just the break we all need from all the gruesome news! a bas covid!!!

  • @ahmedfallah
    @ahmedfallah 10 лет назад +1

    very nice

  • @littbitterst2328
    @littbitterst2328 3 года назад

    That chess set from Himmler...
    Uugghh...what a demon.
    Fascinating historical story...but, I mean, YIKES

  • @jbidwell605
    @jbidwell605 8 лет назад +11

    Completely disagree with his final statements. Arts and culture have always mattered to the Dutch; they have some of the best museums and best preserved art and architecture in all of Europe. It's always been this way.

    • @Nopsem
      @Nopsem 6 лет назад

      He did say now he thinks again though

    • @zimonslot
      @zimonslot 4 года назад

      Completely agree. Dutch are a seedy moneygrubbing bunch that only think in terms of money as value.

    • @markknoop6283
      @markknoop6283 3 года назад +2

      @@zimonslot we actually give away the most money.
      Otherwise there was no EU.

    • @zimonslot
      @zimonslot 3 года назад

      @@markknoop6283 oh look, EU-sceptic reveals himself. Let me guess, you're pro-Trump & Putin?

    • @markknoop6283
      @markknoop6283 3 года назад

      @@zimonslot I don't think Trump or Potin are willing to give away a euro.
      Do you know how much we are investing in the EU.

  • @pauc9596
    @pauc9596 5 лет назад +2

    Great commentary but terrible filming as they show so little of the building and the collection. Even when objects are being highlighted in the commentary the filming focuses on the presenter instead of the item. They need to learn from the wildlife documentaries narrated by David Attenborough where the filming concentrates on the subject and only occasionally on the presenter.

  • @gregoiredevet6787
    @gregoiredevet6787 5 лет назад

    I swear Alan Partridge would have roared just like that (6.36). This is a meme.

  • @tnecklover
    @tnecklover 7 лет назад +1

    The painting at the beginning shows the parents of William III, not William and Mary, neither of whom were born yet!

    • @hoek334
      @hoek334 7 лет назад +1

      tnecklover This IS William lll,
      also called Willem II

    • @tnecklover
      @tnecklover 7 лет назад +1

      I think we might have our Williams confused. The painting I'm seeing some two seconds into the show depict the parents of William III of England when they married in 1641.

    • @hoek334
      @hoek334 7 лет назад

      tnecklover Ah yes you are quite right ! Always have been mistaken .
      Learned something new !

    • @tnecklover
      @tnecklover 7 лет назад

      Not a problem. Did you know both of them perished from smallpox a decade apart?

  • @Justmynewaccount
    @Justmynewaccount 9 лет назад +1

    13:13 Well you see, Andrew: All this art and culture doesn't come for free. Its maintenance needs to be paid for.

  • @shwndhh
    @shwndhh 10 лет назад

    HA! Below I mean Mr. Graham--Dixon! Poetic justice for criticizing the master of the BBC art critics...

  • @valeria-militiamessalina5672
    @valeria-militiamessalina5672 5 лет назад

    I just think the wonderful Asian collection it’s not showcased at all, they are just displayed in front of blank walls and what looks like poor lighting; when you have such things more thought should be given to the space around ..

  • @MilesBellas
    @MilesBellas Год назад

    0:12
    another marriage to a cousin
    14 and 9

  • @zimonslot
    @zimonslot 4 года назад

    Bit weird to accuse the Nazi's as dirty colonialist-driven. The Dutch had many, many, many colonies.

    • @markknoop6283
      @markknoop6283 3 года назад +2

      That is really the most ignorant remark I have seen.

    • @zimonslot
      @zimonslot 3 года назад

      @@markknoop6283 tuff luck fuckface.

  • @shwndhh
    @shwndhh 10 лет назад +2

    10:10 The rooks in the Nazi chess set are artillery pieces not rocket launchers. Shame on you Mr. purist Graham Nixon!

    • @Jeroen3052
      @Jeroen3052 8 лет назад

      +shwndhh rocketlaunchers are artillery assets. Even a trebuchet is a art. weapon.

  • @mtksbctk
    @mtksbctk 8 лет назад +1

    wow no mention of indonesia, the whole of netherlands is made up of indonesia's money

    • @ervie60
      @ervie60 8 лет назад +3

      +mtksbctk Before one reiterates common misconceptions please do some facual checking, most of money made was in the Baltic trade. The VOC made most of it's money doing business in Asian trade. It is similar to saying Hitler built the Autobahn; well the Weimar Republic planned the system and built the first one before Hitler's rise to power.

    • @mtksbctk
      @mtksbctk 8 лет назад

      +ervie60 I dont know how much money one can make selling rotten herring in the baltic, but produce from indonesia (nutmeg, cloves, etc) made a lot of dutch ppl rich

    • @ervie60
      @ervie60 8 лет назад +1

      All true. However my point was the (almost always overlooked) contribution made to the Dutch economy by the European trade and specifically trading within the Blatic region. No it wasn't herring; cereals, steel, fur, wood and many other products were traded and transported in that area. In fact that trade was so important that the Dutch republic choose sides between Denmark or Sweden dependign whatever side got too powerfull (tariffs/duties had to be paid at the Sont to both sides).
      Now you ca nmake money by trading in severla ways. One extreme was the East Indies trade; High margins offset by: 1)huge risks ( 30-35% or so of ships were lost) 2) One ship took over a year to return back with those high margin goods.
      Other way of making a return on your capitol: low margins offset by: 1) low risk 2) quick turn around of the ships (many trips in a year).
      In short; MOST of the money made by Dutch shippng/trading was done within Europe and more specific in the Baltic area.
      Hope this was of help understanding; I had no idea myself until watching a history docu on tv about the Dutch golden age.

    • @shamirpatel3569
      @shamirpatel3569 7 лет назад

      mtksbctk that's what I was gonna say.

    • @Snaakie83
      @Snaakie83 5 лет назад

      However our stay in what nowadays is Indonesia, has been very beneficial to the Netherlands... you're forgetting that our trade was between Europe, the America's (Surinam, New Amsterdam etc) Indonesia, Ceylon, Japan, South Africa, Ivory Coast, Madagascar etc)
      By the way, Indonesia had been visited by other civilizations a millennium before the Dutch arrived.