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Moments of profound absorption, a glance, a letter… the mystery and stillness of the Dutch master’s work deepens the closer you get in this near-perfect show

A mesmerising homage to the Dutch painter opens at the Rijksmuseum | Culture

The Meadows Museum makes history with joint display of Vermeer's "Woman in Blue Reading a letter" and Dali's The Image Disappears."

At least six paintings by the artist depict intricately rendered maps. A new book looks at what they mean.

To celebrate National Fish and Chip Day, Reading Chronicle Readers chose their favourite restaurants that stood out for the quality of their food.

Banksy Mural Saves Reading Gaol - Largest Vermeer Retrospective Announced - Stonehenge Exhibition For British Museum.......

In the spring of 2023, the Rijksmuseum, the national museum of the Netherlands, will dedicate a retrospective exhibition to the 17th-century master Johannes Vermeer for the first time in its history. With loans from all over the world, this promises to be the largest Vermeer exhibition ever. The Rijksmuseum itself has four masterpieces by Vermeer, including the world-famous Milkmaid and The Little Street. The exhibition is a collaboration between the Rijksmuseum and the Mauritshuis in The ...

The biggest exhibitions of 2021 While last year was a disaster for exhibition programming around the world, museums and curators have not been idle and there are plenty of ambitious exhibitions due to open this year (virus-related lockdowns notwithstanding). Below you will find some of the must-see shows of 2021, from the Rijksmuseum’s examination of the slave trade and a reassessment of the Roman arch-villain Nero, to landmark retrospectives for Barbara Kruger, Yayoi Kusama, Sophie...