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Rijksmuseum was a museum in Amsterdam.
In 1983, the Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Nyssa visited an exhibit of Rembrandt van Rijn's work in the Rijksmuseum. (AUDIO: The Waters of Amsterdam)
In the 33rd century, the Seventh Doctor saved Rembrandt's painting The Night Watch from this museum before it burned down. (AUDIO: Dust Breeding)
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The name of the museum translates from Dutch as "State Museum".
The production materials for The Waters of Amsterdam [1] featured an incorrect spelling "Rijkmuseum" but the writer's notes for the story by Jonathan Morris [2] gave the correct spelling.