In this workshop, you will create your own etching just like Rembrandt, using the drypoint technique. You scratch a drawing into a plastic plate with an etching needle, rub ink into the grooves, and then print the plate onto a sheet of paper using a traditional printing press. With a few guiding instructions, you will make a beautiful and surprising print to take home.

At Museum Rembrandthuis, you come closer to Rembrandt. In the intimate, domestic setting of the museum on Jodenbreestraat in Amsterdam, you get to know the person behind the art and discover Rembrandt’s craftsmanship.

Inspired by Rembrandt’s approach to art, the museum aims to encourage you to develop your own craftsmanship and creativity. The museum holds over 250 prints of the more than 300 etchings Rembrandt made, and offers demonstrations of his painting and etching techniques. Both in the museum and on location (such as schools, community centers, hotels, and care homes), we provide workshops in the drypoint technique, a simple form of etching that Rembrandt also used.

The museum educators have years of experience giving etching workshops at Museum Rembrandthuis. They know everything about Rembrandt and his etchings, and know how to bring out the artist in everyone.