"Engrossing...an elegant portrait of dysfunction. Originally four hours, this 131-minute version is lively and incisive."
- Selena Donadoni, LA Weekly
"Proves that films can describe nuances of character and situation as finely as the finest novel or creative non-fiction."- Steven Boone, RogerEbert.com
"Presents an intimate, at times epic, view of one of the world’s great art museums... puts you there, in the middle of a majestic, miraculous place."- Mark Feeney, Boston Globe
"Highly absorbing... honors the art-historical legacy of the place without getting bogged down by it — [the] occasional gliding aerial views of the handsome fog-shrouded building do a crack job of counterpointing gravity with buoyancy." - Jonathan Kiefer, SF Weekly
"A valuable record. Unfettered access to the entire byzantine process, and Hoogendijk's dedication to documenting anything and everything gives [The New Rijksmuseum] a depth that's rare for a work like this." - Dante A. Ciampaglia, Architectural Record
“"5/5 Stars! An invitation to see a monument to both art and patience."- Examiner.com
"Highly absorbing... this sharply studied political morass of ego, entitlement and maddening administrative politesse is not unlike the scene of your average masterful Rembrandt tableau. No shortage of drama."- Santa Fe Reporter
"Epic...Art lovers will find it edifying."- John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter
"Eye-opening."- A.O Scott, The New York Times
"A unique, thrilling, and detailed document that is equally engrossing and informative... If you never thought you could scoot to the edge of your seat watching a film about an art museum, THE NEW RIJKSMUSEUM will challenge that assumption."- Landon Palmer, Film School Rejects
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Proves that films can describe nuances of character and situation as finely as the finest novel or creative non-fiction."