Overview

• The museum has unveiled a €104 million Masterplan 2028 for essential maintenance, safety and sustainability works slated to run for about three years from 2028 with partial openings.
• It is seeking to raise its annual housing subsidy to roughly €11 million from about €8.5 million, estimating a remaining shortfall of around €35 million even after using its own resources.
• The Dutch culture ministry rejects the claim it has fallen short, saying the fixed, inflation-indexed subsidy is calculated by a standard method and is sufficient, noting a high allocation per square meter.
• An independent assessment in 2024 found deteriorating installations and structural deficiencies, warning that without urgent interventions the building could endanger the collection, staff and visitors.
• The museum generates about 85% of its income from visitors and partnerships and projects around €50 million in lost revenue during partial closures, which it says its reserves cannot fully cover.