On Friday Jana and I went to the Rijksmuseum. I think she felt compelled to make sure that I got a little bit of culture while on vacation.
The museum was close enough to walk to. However, not long after we left it began to rain fairly hard. We took shelter for a few minutes in a cafe to let the rain to die down a little. This helped, but even sharing a small umbrella, we arrived at the museum fairly wet.
The Rijksmuseum is currently undergoing a multiyear renovation that has closed most of the museum. One wing remains open with a sort of "best of" collection of pieces. This was probably the best way to experience the museum, just the classics without all of the fluff.
The museum felt a little too specialized, featuring mostly paintings and artwork from the Dutch and Flemish masters of the 17th century. In my mind, however, this is when art was art and artists had talent.
