Rijksmuseum Research Library, Rijksmuseum (1800)*

Artist/Designer: Pierre Cuypers

Project Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Figure 1: Rijksmuseum Research Library. Source: Alvaro, Rijksmuseum Library. 2013, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : February 28, 2014 )

Figure 2: Rijksmuseum Research Library. Source: Peter, Cupers-library-at-rijksmuseum. 2013, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : February 28, 2014 )

Figure 3: Rijksmuseum Research Library. Source: Stefano, Rijksmuseum, scala chiocciola. 2013, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : February 28, 2014 )

Figure 4: Rijksmuseum Research Library. Source: Hajotthu, Rijksmuseum Research Library. 2013, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : February 28, 2014 )

Figure 5: Rijksmuseum Research Library. Source:Hajotthu, Rijksmuseum Research Library. 2013, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : February 28, 2014 )

Style/Period(s):
Revival Styles

Primary Material(s):
Glass, Wood

Function(s):
Library

Related Website(s):

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/12/world/europe/rijksmuseum-reopens/

http://www.amsterdam.info/museums/rijksmuseum/

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/riches-dutch-history-return-rijksmuseum

http://www.euromuse.net/en/resources/resource/view-r/rijksmuseum-bibliotheekcatalogus/

Significant Date(s):
19th Century

Additional Information:
The Rijksmuseum Research Library, also known as the Cypers Library, is a four stories high historical library designed in the same Gothic and Renaissance style by Pierre Cyper found at the Rijksmuseum. As the oldest and largest art historical library it houses a collection of periodicals, monographs and art auction catalogs that parallels the collections found at the museum. Though impressively ornate and large, the library only houses one fifth of its collection on its selves which can only be accessed via an iron-work spiral staircase. Following a decade long renovation, restoration and rebuilding campaign of the entire museum, which had cost €375 million ($480 million) in which the wall decorations, cabinets and terrazzo floor were all restored, the library became available for students and art historians for the first time in 2013.

Publications/Texts in Print-

Berens, Hetty, Jan Bank, Gonda Buursma, and Pierre Bouvier. P.J.H. Cuypers (1827-1921): The Complete Works. Rotterdam: NAi Publishers, 2007.

Bosch Reitz, N. A. Dr Pierre Josephus Hubertus Cuypers 1827-1929: Architect and Designer of the Rijksmuseum and Amsterdam Railway Station. East Malvern, Vic: N.A. Bosch-Reitz, 1995.

Jong, Cees de, and Patrick Spijkerman. Rijksmuseum: The building, The Collection and The Outdoor Gallery. Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2015.

Additional Information

Building Address

Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam, Netherlands

Tags
Library, Rijksmuseum, Dutch, Research Library, Wood, Glass,

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