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Nxt Museum

Children of the Light for Still Processing at Nxt Museum

Still Processing

The new exhibition at Nxt Museum explores the evolution of image processing – both by machines and by humans. How do we perceive and produce images? How do machine algorithms influence our perception? What is lost in the process?

Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam - De Hortus

Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam (Botanical Garden)

Green Survivors

This autumn, the Hortus is going back in time, even very far back, by diving into the world of cycads. Cycads – or palm ferns, as they are also known, although they are neither palm nor fern – are among the most primitive seed plants. And they have been around for more than 270 million years! It is hard to imagine, but these primeval plants have experienced the rise and the extinction of the dinosaurs.

Studio/K

To Screen or Not to Screen

To screen, or not to screen, that is the question. Studio/K says: yes! Immerse yourself in their special film programming in February and March, completely dedicated to the legendary William Shakespeare.

Amsterdam Museum

Amsterdam Museum on the Amstel

Women of Amsterdam - an Ode

The Amsterdam Museum enriches history by collecting odes to women who made the city what it is today. These odes are the basis of this exhibition, which is moving, thought-provoking and calls for the writing of even more odes.

Rijksmuseum

In the Print Rooms of the Rijksmuseum: Ode to 750 Years of Amsterdam

The Rijksmuseum’s collection of more than 500,000 prints and drawings is one of the largest in theworld. With work spanning from 1442 to today, it includes engravings, etchings, woodcuts,lithographs and photographs. Due of the fragility of the material from which they are made wechange the selection of works in the print cabinets every six months, to tell new stories. This time weare giving particular attention to three topics: the 750th anniversary of Amsterdam, the print collagesof Michael Snijders and the drawings of Gerard de Lairesse.

Eye Filmmuseum

Nuri Bilge Ceylan - Inner Landscapes

Eye Filmmuseum presents Nuri Bilge Ceylan's first exhibition in The Netherlands.

Het Scheepvaartmuseum Amsterdam

Schaduwen op de Atlantische Oceaan

The National Maritime Museum

Shadows of the Atlantic Ocean

Shadows on the Atlantic Ocean is about the impact of colonial history on people's lives. At sea and on land, then and now. This exhibition can be seen in the Maritime Museum.

Grachtenmuseum Amsterdam

Tentoonstelling Blik op de Grachten

Museum of the Canals

View on the Canals

Throughout the centuries, Amsterdam’s canals have inspired artists such as Berckheyde and Breitner. In this group exhibition, 25 artists each offer their own view on the canals. The exhibition can be seen from December 5, 2024 to March 30, 2025.

Stedelijk Museum - Museum of Modern Art

Kwabena Sekyi Appiah-nti, Golden boy Randy, 2024. Image transfer op glas. Met dank aan de kunstenaar.

Katja Novitskova, Pattern of Activation (Deers Kissing, Vision Mode), 2023. Met dank aan de kunstenaar en Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlijn,

Hira Nabi, Sunsets for S, 2024, still uit video van 60 minuten. Met dank aan de kunstenaar

Kwabena Sekyi Appiah-nti, Golden Boy, Garçon et Cheval, 2024. Met dank aan de kunstenaar.

Stedelijk Museum - Modern and Contemporary Art and Design

Circulate – Photography Beyond Frames

For Circulate, 21 artists were selected who use photography in diverse, innovative ways and think outside the box. The work that the photographers show also bears witness to the influence of images in life today. Many works in Circulate were made especially for the exhibition and are on display for the first time. During the exhibition, the Stedelijk will announce which works will be purchased for the museum collection.

Museum van de Geest | Outsider Art

Museum of the Mind | Outsider Art

Animal Therapy

Discover how art, care and mental health are connected in the exhibition 'Animal Therapy' at the Museum of the Mind.

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Homeless in the City

For many people, Amsterdam is home. However, not all Amsterdammers have a roof over their heads. At least 17,000 people in the city are homeless or itinerant—more than ever before.

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