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Civic Guards Gallery

Schuttersgalerij

Just inside the arched gateway to the Amsterdam Museum is a hidden passageway with fifteen enormous 17th-century paintings; entrance is free to the public during museum hours. The collection features massive and meticulously realistic portraits of wealthy citizens from the Dutch Golden Age, the same class of subjects Rembrandt depicted in the most famous of Civic Guard paintings, the "Night Watch".

Address: Kalverstraat 92
Getting there: tram 4, 9, 16 or 24 to Spui
Hours: Mon-Fri 10:00-17:00, Sat Sun 11:00-17:00
Price: Free

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