📜 The Cuypers Library is the largest and oldest art history library in the Netherlands. 🔍 Located within Amsterdam’s famous Rijksmuseum. # Why Go 📚 Explore thousands of art history books, journals, periodicals, and catalogues. ✨ Aesthetically astounding 19th-century reading room with spiral staircase and natural light. 📖 Open to visitors, students, and art historians for research. 🖼️ Delve deeper into the Rijksmuseum collection. # Why Avoid 🤫 Visitors reminded to maintain silence with a Dutch text "Thou hast two eyes and one mouth". 🚶 Many tourists flow through the museum but few trickle into the reading room, suggesting it might be overlooked. # Tips balcony (room 2.16) during a museum visit without reservation. 📱 iPads and free WiFi available. # Hours 🕒 Daily, check Rijksmuseum website for specific hours.