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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Philip Oltermann European culture editor

Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum announces southern outpost in Eindhoven

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam holds the world’s largest collection of art from the Dutch Golden Age. Photograph: Mike Corder/AP

Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, which holds the world’s largest trove of paintings from the Dutch Golden Age, has announced plans to open an outpost in Eindhoven.

The museum, which showcases only a fraction of its more than 1m objects, said on Thursday it would construct the 3,500 sq metre centre over the next six to eight years.

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