We'll be visiting Amsterdam, Haarlem, Rotterdam, Delft, Groningen and the Kroller-Muller Museum near Arnhem in June and going to the major art museums in each of these places. Is it necessary to book the more important of these (Rijksmuseum, Vincent Van Gogh Museum and Kroller-Muller) in advance or can we walk in with relative ease? I've just wandered into these museums before but it was winter .... I expect June to be very different of course, but do we need a timeslot to avoid the queues?
Is it necessary to advance-book art museums in Netherlands
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You cannot advance book for the Rijksmuseum any more. Since it will have only completely re-opened in April I suspect it will still be very busy in June.
The easiest way to avoid queues is to buy a Museumkaart. Try to buy it at one of the smaller museums the tassenmuseum, bag museum, in Amsterdam for instance) that accept it, so you can walk straight in at the biggies.
I have never seen a queue at the Kroller Muller btw.
That's great advice - thank you. I've looked at it online and it appears to cover nearly all the museums we want to see.