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VriendenLoterij

As a partner of the Rijksmuseum since 1998, the VriendenLoterij also contributes an annual sum for new acquisitions.

VriendenLoterij annual contribution

The VriendenLoterij is the cultural lottery of the Netherlands. Participants in the lottery have the chance to win prizes while at the same time supporting all forms of culture in the Netherlands. They also receive a VIP card, which grants free entry to the Rijksmuseum.

Each year, the VriendenLoterij donates at least 40% of participants’ contributions to dozens of cultural organisations - from windmills to concerts and from festivals to museums - as well as to many charities, clubs, and associations in the fields of welfare and sports. Thanks to its participants, the VriendenLoterij was able to donate a total of €160,365,370 in 2025.

Together with the Mauritshuis, the Van Gogh Museum and the Kröller-Müller Museum, the Rijksmuseum receives a joint annual contribution of more than €9 million to support acquisitions. Thanks to lottery players who specifically purchase a Rijksmuseum ticket, schoolchildren from all corners of the Netherlands can rely on free bus transport. This enables the Rijksmuseum to continue pursuing its ambition of letting every child see The Night Watch.

Join the VriendenLoterij and support the cultural heritage in the Netherlands!
Portrait of an African Man (Christophle le More?) Portrait of an African Man (Christophle le More?)

Portret van een Afrikaanse man (Christophle le More?), Jan Jansz Mostaert, ca. 1525 - ca. 1530

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The Virgin as Mater Dolorosa (Our Lady of Sorrows) The Virgin as Mater Dolorosa (Our Lady of Sorrows)

Maria als Mater Dolorosa (Moeder van Smarten), Pietro Torrigiani (toegeschreven aan), ca. 1507 - ca. 1510

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Boudewijn van Kleef en Teisterbant Boudewijn van Kleef en Teisterbant

Boudewijn van Kleef en Teisterbant, Nicolaes de Kemp (toegeschreven aan), ca. 1600 - ca. 1625

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18 plates, each decorated with a Netherlandish province 18 plates, each decorated with a Netherlandish province

18 borden met het decor van een Nederlandse provincie, anoniem, 1822

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Javanese Court Officials Javanese Court Officials

Javaanse hoffunctionarissen, anoniem, ca. 1820 - ca. 1870

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Iconoclasm in a Church Iconoclasm in a Church

Beeldenstorm in een kerk, Dirck van Delen, 1630

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Woman in a Large Hat Woman in a Large Hat

Meisje met een brede hoed, Caesar Boëtius van Everdingen, ca. 1645 - ca. 1650

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Acquired with the help of VriendenLoterij