The Dutch state museum has been closed since 2003. Renovation was delayed by flooding, asbestos and a dispute over access for cyclists.It is scheduled to open on the 13th of April, 2013.

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Rijksmuseum set for grand reopening in Netherlands

The Rijksmuseum in the Netherlands is scheduled to open on the 13th of April 2013.The work ran five years over schedule and millions of euros over budget. The Dutch state museum has been closed since 2003. Renovation was delayed by flooding, asbestos and a dispute over access for cyclists.(Getty Images)

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The directors predict more than two million people will come to the gallery every year, as one of Europe's most important museums. The Rijksmuseum is open to the public 365 days a year, with free admission to everyone 18 years of age and under. (Getty Images)

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In the halls flanking the grand gallery, the decoration is more modern. British artist Richard Wright, a former Turner Prize winner, has dusted the ceilings with almost 50,000 stars, hand-painted in a swirling, shifting constellation. There is a brand new entrance hall in the shape of a voluminous atrium, flooded with natural light from the five-storey-high glass ceiling.(Getty Images)

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In total, there are 800 years of Dutch history retold in more than 8,000 objects across the Rijksmuseum's 80 galleries. The museum is newly illuminated by 3,800 individual LED lights, which lack the paint-destroying heat and UV rays of incandescent bulbs. (Getty Images)

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