Hermitage and the Rijksmuseum

Visited two museums today, the Hermitage and the Rijksmuseum. The current exhibit at the Hermitage is called "Images of St Petersburg" and it contains around 100 photo images from the late 19th to the early 20th century. I found the stereographic photographs to be the most interesting, but I would probably skip this to spend more time in the Rijksmuseum. My opinion may change once the Hermitage moves next door to a much large building which will afford them considerable more space for multiple exhibits.

The Rijksmuseum was more interesting for me. It contains two amazing dollhouses that I know an old friend of mine would die to see.

The owner, Petronella, ordered miniature porcelain objects from China and commissioned furniture makers and artists to decorate the interior ... spent between twenty and thirty thousand guilders on her doll's house. In the seventeenth century she would have been able to buy a real house along one of the canals for that price.
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The Rijksmuseum also contains many of Rembrandt's works, including the "Night Watch", as well as other important painters and artists. If you are in town, this is definitely a place to visit.

Weather turned rainey again. Back to the apartment.