Rijksmuseum launches #rijksmuseumfromhome during pandemic

During the COVID-19 quarantine, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has expanded its online presence with the #rijksmuseumfromhome initiative, aiming to bring the museum into living rooms worldwide. The museum's website features Masterpieces Up Close, a platform allowing virtual walks through galleries with zoom capabilities, videos, audio, and text descriptions. Curators from home presents videos made by curators discussing favorite artworks. The Rijksstudio, launched in 2012, offers over 700,000 high-resolution images of the collection free online. Special focus is on Rembrandt's 1642 masterpiece The Night Watch: Operation Night Watch provides videos and articles by experts, while Experience The Night Watch, developed with public broadcaster NTR, offers an interactive virtual tour to explore the painting's characters and secrets.