Ditto to what foxinthesnow said, although when I compared what I saw to what my mum saw before the renovations, I don’t think we missed much.

I thought it was interesting to hear about colonial history from the Dutch point of view for a change (having studied Indonesian history and been to Indonesia a few times, and hearing their point of view). It seems everywhere you go they think their country is great and could do no wrong. Incidentally, the tropenmuseum had a fantastic display of Indonesian art and history (also from the dutch p.o.v.)

I decided after going here and then the Van Gogh museum that I am a much bigger fan of Van Gogh than Rembrandt, but it was still good. My favourite part of the Rijksmuseum is actually the building it is housed in, and the view of it from the river.