How to clean a 17th century ship model - Rijksmuseum Behind the Scenes

Every day, hundreds of people are working behind the scenes of the Rijksmuseum to keep the museum running and to maintain the collection. But what happens when the doors are closed and the visitors have gone home? That’s what you can see in the series ‘Behind the Scenes at the Rijksmuseum’. In this episode of ‘Behind the Scenes at the Rijksmuseum', Furniture conservator Tirza and her colleague Corinne are armed with a special developed vacuum cleaner. Their mission is to clean the ship model 'William Rex', which is pretty dusty. Want to learn more?: Dagelijks werken er honderden mensen achter de schermen van het Rijksmuseum om het museum draaiende te houden en de collectie te onderhouden. Maar wat gebeurt er nu eigenlijk allemaal zodra de deuren gesloten zijn en het publiek naar huis is? Dat zie je in de serie Behind the Scenes of the Rijksmuseum. Wil je meer weten?: Watch our other channels: RijksTube: RijksCreative: You can also find us on: Instagram: Twitter: Facebook: Website: