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List of Rijksmuseums

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Palace Het Loo, national museum in Apeldoorn

Rijksmuseum (English: State Museum) is the general name for a national museum in the Dutch language.

When only "Rijksmuseum" is used, it usually refers to Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.

As of 31st of May 2008, Taco Dibbits has become the new director of collections of the Rijksmuseum as he succeeds from Peter Sigmond (60), whom took early retirement. Dibbits has worked at the museum since 2002. Presently he is head of the department of fine arts.

In the Netherlands these are the following current and former Rijksmuseums, sorted by place name: