Rembrandt, Rijksmuseum and The Night Watch

Rembrandt’s 1692 Masterpiece ‘Night Watch’ Is Being Restored at the Rijksmuseum
Eight restorers are working on the piece in a specially designed glass chamber for the operation's first stage.
Watch a Rembrandt masterpiece brought back to life
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is restoring “The Night Watch,” a large oil painting by the 17th-century master. Visitors have been given a rare view behind the scenes.
Rijksmuseum starts next phase of public restoration of Rembrandt's The Night Watch
After five years of research and preparation, the Rijksmuseum has started the second phase of its public restoration of the Rembrandt van Rijn masterpiece The Night Watch. On Tuesday, a team of eight Rijksmuseum conservators started removing the varnish from the painting.
Landmark Restoration of Rembrandt’s Famed ‘The Night Watch’ Commences
The second phase of "Operation Night Watch" initiates a landmark restoration of the famed Rembrandt painting at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
Rembrandt's Night Watch: Major restoration begins
Following five years of research using techniques such as digital imaging and artificial intelligence, eight restorers will begin "Operation Night Watch" by removing the varnish from the painting - in full view of the public, within the glass-enclosed space in The Night Watch Room.
Rijksmuseum begins years-long restoration of Rembrandt's "Night Watch"
Eight art conservators have begun a painstaking process to remove a layer of varnish from Rembrandt's giant "Night Watch" masterpiece to reveal its original depth and colour. The task, which could last years,
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The Restoration of Rembrandt's ‘Night Watch' Painting is Finally Underway in a Specially Designed Glass Chamber at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum
On Tuesday, a team of eight restorers started removing the varnish from the painting following years of high-tech research.
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Rijksmuseum Fellowship Programme 2025-26
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