During the May holidays, there is plenty to do at Rembrandt’s home! Follow the ‘Etching at Rembrandt’s home’ workshop, go on adventure with Rembrandt’s dog, Kwast. And watch how paint and etchings were made back in the day.
Etching at Rembrandt’s Home
Rembrandt is not only famous for his paintings and drawings, but also for his etchings. During the Spring holiday, you can make your own etching at the Rembrandt House Museum! In this workshop, you will put your own spin on an etching from the museum’s collection. Experiment with Rembrandt’s drypoint technique and print two prints on the large etching press, which you can take home afterwards. Click here for more information about this workshop.
Age: ages 6 and up
Language: Dutch and English
Dates: 19, 20, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30 April & 1, 3 May
Workshop duration: 1.5 hours
Location: workshop space De Vierde, Museum Rembrandthuis, Jodenbreestraat 4 1011 NK Amsterdam
Price: €9,95 (excl. entrance ticket to the museum), €2,50 with city pass*
Tickets: click here to book a ticket
Take a journey with Rembrandt’s dog Kwast
In the free Multimediatour, children together with their parents/guardians go on a quest through the museum to help Rembrandt create his greatest painting ever. They will be helped on this quest by Kwast, Rembrandt’s dog. Kwast is a bit of a naughty dog because actually he has to stay outside in the courtyard, but sometimes one of the maids lets him in and he can sniff around the house. An ideal tour guide and sleuth, then!
Times: daily during opening hours
Age: children aged 6 to 12, parents
Free and always available at the multimediatour desk
Take a look in the museum shop after your visit, where you will find our stuffed animal, Kwast. That way you will take home a piece of Rembrandt.
For younger children aged 4 and 5, there is a treasure hunt available in English.
How did Rembrandt make his paint and etchings?
There is a free painting or etching demonstration every day in the museum. In Rembrandt’s studio you will discover how he made his paint and what supplies he used for it – from poisonous lead and bright red lice, to scented linseed oil and even pig’s bladders! Get to work yourself: mix paint on the paint stone and create something beautiful on a canvas. In the etching attic you can see step by step how Rembrandt made his etchings. Extra special: one of his etchings shows Brush! And everyone gets a print to take home.
Times: Between 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM
Reservations for the multimedia tour or demonstrations are not necessary.
Sunday, family day: Discover the artist in you!
In the hands-on exhibition Rembrandts Masterclass, you get to work with the tips and tricks of the one and only Rembrandt! The exhibition is great fun for families and children, and on special family Sundays we make it even more special.
You can come along with your parents, brothers, sisters, friends or grandparents for the funnest hands-on activities in the museum. Go on the multimedia tour or treasure hunt with Rembrandt’s dog Kwast. During family Sundays, you can also get creative during the demonstrations: mix paint on the paint stone and create something beautiful on a canvas. In the etching loft, you will see step by step how Rembrandt made his etchings.
The museum has a very special guest visiting especially for this exhibition: the real Rembrandt from Madame Tussauds Amsterdam. Don’t forget to have your photo taken with Rembrandt! If you share it on Instagram with #rembrandtsmasterclass and @museumrembrandthuis, you have the chance to win a Kwast Knuffel every month!
Family Sundays take place on: 26 April and 3, 17, 24 May.
April 28 Alfred Bader Family Day
Free admission for residents of Amsterdam upon presentation of postal item with home address
In honour of the 102nd birthday of Alfred Bader (1924-2018), Amsterdammers can visit the museum for free. This has been made possible through the support of Bader Philanthropies. Alfred Bader was an American art collector and great admirer of Rembrandt. Bader also collected the work of Rembrandt’s friends and pupils. In order to share this art with a larger public, he lent regularly to exhibitions, also at Rembrandt House Museum. He passed away in 2018, and his wife Isabel in 2022, having left their art collection to museums. Bader Philanthropies was established to support various areas – the arts, education and the economic well being of people in the United States, Canada, Central Europe, and Israel.
Book you free ticket here.
