Current Exhibitions & Events
In the Black Fantastic
19 November 2022 - 9 April 2023
Kunsthal Rotterdam – Rotterdam
Step into an immersive experience at the intersection of reality and fantasy worlds. In the Black Fantastic shows seductive, exuberant and colourful works by eleven contemporary artists from the African Diaspora.
The Century of Juliana
15 October 2022 - 10 April 2023
De Nieuwe Kerk – Amsterdam
A rich presentation of over one hundred art objects from the Royal Collections
Plastic Crush
5 November 2022 - 1 May 2023
Tropenmuseum – Amsterdam
Fake, junk, trash, cheap, clean, counterfeit, polluting, fantastic, dream, colourful, smooth, transparent, light, mass-produced. What do you think of when you hear the word plastic? The new exhibition Plastic Crush is about our changing relationship with plastic. The old dream that plastic would improve the world turned into fear of a world awash in plastic […]
Ha!r Power
9 July 2022 - 7 May 2023
Wereldmuseum – Rotterdam
Hair. It intrigues people endlessly. It compels us as a part of our identity, and as an extraordinary material. The hair on our heads that grows faster than other body hair, perhaps preoccupies people the most. Time after time, we try new hairstyles or we choose to keep the same style. If our hair falls […]
Gianni Versace | Retrospective
3 December 2022 - 7 May 2023
Groninger Museum – Groningen
One of the most influential couturiers ever comes to life at the Groninger Museum in Gianni Versace Retrospective. This colourful, daring, emotional exhibition takes visitors inside the eccentric Italian fashion designer’s world of extravagant clothing and lavish catwalk shows in which clothing, pop music and design come spectacularly together. Gianni Versace was murdered 25 years […]
Saodat Ismailova – 18000 words
21 January 2023 - 4 June 2023
Eye Filmmuseum – Amsterdam
Saodat Ismailova (b. 1981, Tashkent) is an important voice within the first generation of Central Asian artists who came of age in the post-Soviet era. Her work explores the rich, complex and layered culture of her native region.
Vermeer
10 February 2023 - 4 June 2023
Rijksmuseum – Amsterdam
Never before were you able to see so many of Johannes Vermeer’s paintings in one exhibition. The Rijksmuseum will bring most of Vermeer’s paintings together from all over the world. Take your chance to get to know the painter and get closer to Vermeer.
Our Colonial Inheritance
24 June 2022 - 24 June 2023
Tropenmuseum – Amsterdam
Colonialism is not a thing of the past. It has shaped the world: our physical, mental and personal world. Colonialism lives on to this day. In the exhibition ‘Our Colonial Inheritance’, we look at the Dutch colonial history and presence, in Indonesia, Suriname, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and many other countries. You will not get to […]
Rembrandt and his contemporaries, history paintings from The Leiden Collection
4 February 2023 - 27 August 2023
Hermitage Amsterdam – Amsterdam
Admire 35 paintings from The Leiden Collection, a unique private collection from New York.
F-16: 50 years of fast forward
17 July 2022 - 1 September 2023
Nationaal Militair Museum – Soest
In the exhibition you will discover the story of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, an icon of the Dutch Air Force. The almost half century that the F-16 has served with the Royal Netherlands Air Force has flown by. Along the way, the fighter plane left a lasting impression on many people.
Divas: Inspiration and immersion in Arab music and cinema
8 March 2023 - 3 March 2024
Tropenmuseum – Amsterdam
Past Exhibitions & Events
Neo Rauch – Wegzehr
9 October 2022 - 26 March 2023
Drents Museum – Assen
From October 9, 2022 to March 26, 2023, the spotlight will be on the work of the world-famous German artist Neo Rauch in the Drents Museum in Assen. In the retrospective exhibition Neo Rauch – Wegzehr the focus is entirely on Rauch’s work on paper. In total, the exhibition comprises about a hundred works on […]
Dying in beauty – The world of Pompeii and Herculaneum
20 November 2022 - 26 March 2023
Drents Museum – Assen
Gifts Unwrapped
17 April 2021 - 5 March 2023
Tropenmuseum – Amsterdam
All over the world we give gifts! At a birthday party, a wedding, funeral or as a sacrifice. But what’s the secret to a good gift? “Gifts Unwrapped” takes a deep dive into the art of giving and receiving gifts around the world.
Unlimited
4 September 2022 - 5 March 2023
Mondriaanhuis – Amersfoort
The Mondriaanhuis in Amersfoort celebrates the 150th birthday of Piet Mondrian with the exhibition Unlimited. Seven duos of visual artists and composers have created new work for this exhibition. The result of this collaboration can now be seen and heard in the museum.
Sabi Suriname
12 October 2020 - 1 March 2023
Tropenmuseum – Amsterdam
A special discovery has been made under the Tropenmuseum. A hitherto unknown world has been discovered on floor minus 7 in the Suriname depot. Come to Sabi Suriname and see for yourself. In Sabi Suriname you will learn a lot about Suriname, the bond with the Netherlands and how Suriname is connected to the world. […]
Wanderlust
19 June 2022 - 8 January 2023
Dordrechts Museum – Dordrecht
The lust to travel, the lust to wander and the lust to discover: Wanderlust. In the 19th century, Dutch artists traveled the world for this purpose. In this exhibition you can travel, discover and recognize Dutch artists. Are you wandering?
Love Stories – Art, Passion & Tragedy
17 September 2022 - 8 January 2023
Hermitage Amsterdam – Amsterdam
Over 100 portraits from the National Portrait Gallery, London
Fiona Tan – Mountains and Molehills
2 October 2022 - 8 January 2023
Eye Filmmuseum – Amsterdam
Fiona Tan is known for her video and film installations in which she explores memory, history, globalisation and the role of images. This exhibition is a journey through a selection of works from her oeuvre, in which the passing of time and the role of the landscape as a mental space are recurring themes.
Kijkbuiskinderen 70 jaar Kinder-Televisie
28 April 2022 - 30 October 2022
Museum van de Twintigste Eeuw – Hoorn
The clothes of Swiebertje, Pipo and Sister Klivia, but also the original dolls from Dappere Dodo and the real Rikkie and Slingertje. The dolls from the Fabeltjeskrant and Paulus the Boskabouter. That and much more can be seen in the new exhibition “Kijkbuisvrienden, 70 jaar KinderTV” in the Museum of the 20th Century in Hoorn.
Stad houdt stand – 350 jaar Groningens ontzet
23 April 2022 - 30 October 2022
Groninger Museum – Groningen
Under the spell of Mount Ararat
11 May 2022 - 30 October 2022
Drents Museum – Assen
Although Mount Ararat does not lie in Armenia, this famous sacred mountain and the smallest republic of the South Caucasus are inextricably linked. Armenia & Mount Ararat will be the protagonists of the exhibition Under the spell of Mount Ararat – Treasures from ancient Armenia. Beautiful objects from the History Museum of Armenia in Yerevan […]
Irma Boom: Book Manifest
1 February 2022 - 25 September 2022
Allard Pierson – Amsterdam
The Allard Pierson Museum manages the designer archive of Irma Boom (1960). From February 1 to May 8, a selection of these can be seen in the exhibition Irma Boom: Book Manifest. Not the end product, but the design and production process are central to this hall exhibition. Her working method can be followed on […]
History & Royalty, 600 years of history of the Nieuwe Kerk
20 August 2022 - 25 September 2022
De Nieuwe Kerk – Amsterdam
In the exhibition ??????? & ???????, ??? ???? ???????????? ??? ?? ?????? ????, De Nieuwe Kerk takes you back to its own history, which is inextricably linked to that of the Netherlands and the city of Amsterdam.
Nebra Sky Disc
8 August 2022 - 18 September 2022
Drents Museum – Assen
The Nebra sky disk is one of the most important archaeological finds of the past century. In 1999, the disk was discovered by illegal treasure hunters in central Germany, but after an adventurous odyssey, archaeologist Harald Meller managed to secure it for further investigation.
Johanna van Eijbergen
16 April 2022 - 18 September 2022
Drents Museum – Assen
She was the only woman in the Netherlands to venture into the field of metal art around 1900: artist Johanna van Eijbergen (1865-1950). Her designs were produced between 1904 and 1910 by the Hengelo manufacturer G. Dikkers & Co. The vases, bowls and many other objects are characterised by wonderful decorations of stylised flowers and animals, particularly […]
The Shining: A Visual and Cultural Haunting
16 September 2022
Eye Filmmuseum – Amsterdam
Presentation of the book ‘The Shining: A Visual and Cultural Haunting’ followed by an exclusive screening of the US Cut of The Shining on 35mm. Preceded by a talk between Lauren Murphy (programmer Imagine) and author Craig Oldham. Afterwards there will be a book signing at the Eye Shop.
Bittersweet Heritage: Black in Groningen
18 February 2022 - 11 September 2022
Groninger Museum – Groningen
In the 17th and 18th centuries, rich and powerful people living in and around Groningen were heavily involved in slavery overseas. Some members of prominent families commissioned portraits in which they were portrayed with Black servants. This exhibition will feature historical paintings and sculptures made in Groningen that depict people of colour. The works bear […]
Symposium ‘Book Manifest’
10 September 2022
Allard Pierson – Amsterdam
On Saturday 10 September, Allard Pierson is organizing a symposium on the work of book designer Irma Boom. With three special guests with whom she made a book; architect Rem Koolhaas, artist Berend Strik and photographer Rineke Dijkstra, Irma Boom discuss the architecture book, the artist’s monograph and the photo book. Afterwards, the exhibition Irma […]
Maritime Masterpieces
12 February 2021 - 4 September 2022
Maritiem Museum – Rotterdam
Two unique collections of art come together. Learn about an undiscovered, maritime world behind famous masterpieces. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen sets sail to the Maritime Museum.
Sam Drukker – De man in de spiegel
10 April 2022 - 17 July 2022
Drents Museum – Assen
From April 10 to July 17, 2022, the Drents Museum will give the stage to artist Sam Drukker. In the museum’s abbey church, the retrospective The man in the mirror shows 100 self-portraits by Drukker from the period 1980 to the present. It is the first time that Drukker’s self-portraits have received such attention. An […]
JR: Chronicles
20 November 2021 - 12 June 2022
Groninger Museum – Groningen
The first major museum exhibition of the work of the French artist JR encompasses murals, films and countless photographs.
Healing Power
18 February 2021 - 6 June 2022
Tropenmuseum – Amsterdam
The exhibition Healing Power in the Tropenmuseum Amsterdam will showcase a range of healing rituals around the world, based on objects from Europe, South America to the Arctic regions.
Rattles! Rattles! Rattles!
17 December 2021 - 6 June 2022
Joods Museum – Amsterdam
The earch for one rattle eventually leads to a unique collection of 900 rattles from all times and corners of the world.
Vincent Mentzel
28 January 2022 - 6 June 2022
Rijksmuseum – Amsterdam
For almost forty years, Vincent Mentzel (b. 1945) was the staff photographer of the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad: he literally captured the news. Mentzel matured into one of the Netherlands’ best-known photographers, especially due to his innovative reporting of The Hague’s politics. With his striking portraits of politicians and informal photo reports of the Binnenhof, […]
In the Light of Cuyp
3 October 2021 - 8 May 2022
Dordrechts Museum – Dordrecht
Idyllic landscapes with riders and cows in misty sunlight. Until the 6th of March 2022, the long-awaited exhibition about Dordrecht’s most famous painter Aelbert Cuyp can be seen in the Dordrechts Museum: ‘In the light of Cuyp. Aelbert Cuyp & Gainsborough – Constable – Turner’.
Willem van de Velde & Son
1 October 2021 - 8 May 2022
Het Scheepvaartmuseum – Amsterdam
The National Maritime Museum presents a retrospective exhibition of father and son Willem van de Velde; two leading marine artists from the 17th century with a thriving international family business.
Misschien valt er wat te lachen – Peter van Straaten retrospective
8 December 2021 - 8 May 2022
Allard Pierson – Amsterdam
Peter van Straaten passed away on December 8, 2016 at the age of 81. Five years after his death, Allard Pierson is organizing a commemorative exhibition about the chronicler of the post-war Netherlands from December 8, 2021 to April 17, 2022. Van Straaten held up a mirror to society, with the necessary self-relativity. His talent […]
Shochiku 100 – A century of film classics from Japan
3 February 2022 - 2 March 2022
Eye Filmmuseum – Amsterdam
This centenary programme brings you (rare) screenings on 35mm, live musical accompaniment, stunning digital restorations and introductions by Japan experts.
Him or me
13 February 2020 - 9 January 2022
Nationaal Militair Museum – Soest
Europe’s liberation 75 years ago came after a long and hard struggle. Join the fight through the eyes of a Canadian and a German serviceman.
All About Theatre About Film
3 October 2021 - 9 January 2022
Eye Filmmuseum – Amsterdam
Film and theatre influence each other continuously. To celebrate that relationship between the two worlds, Eye has invited stage director Ivo van Hove and scenographer Jan Versweyveld to compile an exhibition. In Eye 3 October 2021 through 9 January 2022.
Vive le Cinéma! Eye 75
5 June 2021 - 5 September 2021
Eye Filmmuseum – Amsterdam
Ever since the early days of cinema, film has always been much more than a projection on a screen, even though that is how it has entered the history books. But early experiments with panoramas, magic lanterns, live sound and music and theatrical accompaniments show that film, right from the start, was also a spatial […]