Spirits soar as more art lifts the flying Dutchman Schiphol has long been noted for its sculptures. Now the Rijksmuseum has opened a gallery there, says Rodney Bolt

From: The Sunday Telegraph London | Date: February 2, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

A large golden shape hangs above passengers between E and F piers at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, as if a wandering starship captain had mistaken the terminal for a hangar. A red carpet leads upstairs to the glowing, glass-walled entrance, giving the impression that you are about to witness a diplomatic mission from space. But the golden "starship" contains a branch of Amsterdam's

famous gallery, the Rijksmuseum.

The Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Schiphol, designed by Dutch architects Benthem Crouwel, notches up a first - never before has a museum opened a wing of a world-renowned gallery at an ...

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