Art Events & Exhibitions in Amsterdam

Judy Chicago: Revelations at Jewish Museum Amsterdam

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 · All day

Jewish Museum

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Judy Chicago: Revelations at Jewish Museum Amsterdam marks the artist's first major European retrospective, running February through August 2026, pairing monumental works with an urgent dialogue on gender and art.

Judy Chicago: Peeling Back, 1974

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 · All day

Jewish Museum

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Judy Chicago: Peeling Back, 1974, at the Jewish Museum — a pivotal feminist artwork from the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation Collection, bold colors and daring forms that challenge, charm, and endure.

Judy Chicago: Revelations

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 · All day

Jewish Museum

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Judy Chicago: Revelations at Amsterdam's Jewish Museum threads feminism, memory, and provocative icons through bold installations, staged amid stark galleries and Holocaust-era contexts.

Castingfoto's STENT Casting

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 · All day

Polanentheater.Nl

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A professional photography casting session at Polanentheater hosted by STENT Casting, offering actors a chance to create casting-ready headshots and promo photos in a theatre setting, with expert guidance and studio lighting.

Embassy of the Free Mind

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 · All day

Amsterdam, Amsterdam

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An indoor museum exhibition at the Embassy of the Free Mind, The House with the Heads – A Monument to Free Thinking, tracing Amsterdam's history of free thought. Running Mar 21–Aug 30, 2026, the show invites visitors to explore pivotal ideas and figures in a historic venue.

From Vermeer to Van Gogh at Fabrique des Lumières

Tue, 1 Sept 2026 · All day

Fabrique des Lumières

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Immersive digital art exhibition 'From Vermeer to Van Gogh' at Fabrique des Lumières in Amsterdam, showcasing masterpieces from Vermeer to Van Gogh.

American Identities

Sun, 6 Sept 2026 · All day

American visual culture from Wild West to

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Amsterdam hosts American Identities, a Smithsonian-backed showcase pairing American Myth & Memory: David Levinthal Photographs with Radical Histories: Chicano Prints, exploring myths from Wild West to Barbie and Mexican heritage in a cross-venue conversation.

Radical Histories: Chicano Prints

Sun, 6 Sept 2026 · All day

Studio 1, De Hallen Studios

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Radical Histories: Chicano Prints unfolds at 1 Amsterdam, an art exhibit weaving Mexican heritage with American identity through provocative prints and bold imagery, running Mar 19 to Sep 6, 2026.

H’ART Museum

Sun, 6 Sept 2026 · All day

American visual culture from Wild West to

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A major Amsterdam art exhibition exploring American visual culture through David Levinthal's photographs, created with the Smithsonian American Art Museum. American Myth & Memory surveys myths from the Wild West to Barbie, on view at H’ART Museum Feb 13–Sep 6, 2026.

Eye(s) Open: New Perspectives on Colonial Film Heritage

Sun, 6 Sept 2026 · All day

Studio 1, De Hallen Studios

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Eye(s) Open at 1 Amsterdam rethinks colonial film heritage with eleven artists responding to Eye’s vault of 2,000 colonial-era films from Indonesia, Suriname, and the Antilles, Apr 3–Sep 6, 2026.

American Myth & Memory: David Levinthal Photographs

Sun, 6 Sept 2026 · All day

American visual culture from Wild West to

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Exhibitions in Amsterdam explore American identities through photography and radical history prints, in collaboration with the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Andy Warhol, The Textiles

Sun, 6 Sept 2026 · All day

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Explore Andy Warhol’s lesser-known textile experiments from the 1950s–early 1960s in this focused exhibition. The show surveys his pre-Pop exploration of fabric and pattern, offering a rare look at his early material experiments in Amsterdam, running April 24 to September 6, 2026.

Andy Warhol: Textiles Exhibition

Sun, 6 Sept 2026 · All day

Cobra Museum

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Exhibition at Cobra Museum in Amstelveen showcasing Andy Warhol's lesser-known experimental textiles from the 1950s–60s. A focused textile survey running April 24–September 6, 2026, highlighting Warhol's early explorations beyond his iconic pop works in a modern gallery setting.

Open Monumentendag

Sat, 12 Sept 2026 · All day

Studio 1, De Hallen Studios

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Open Monumentendag hits Amsterdam with rare access to historic buildings, as the 2026 theme 'Erfgoed in gevaar' puts heritage at risk in the spotlight; check participating monuments on the site, but hurry—some venues fill up.

NDSM Open Call: LOOKUP! Shells

Sat, 12 Sept 2026 · All day

NDSM-werf (NDSM Wharf)

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At Amsterdam's NDSM Loods, NDSM Open Call presents LOOKUP! Shells—an immersive, sea-inspired art installation weaving sculpture, light and texture, buzzing with collaborative energy and edgy urban grit.

Jazz Years: Amsterdam Jazz 1930s (1930–1939)

Sun, 13 Sept 2026 · All day

Studio 1, De Hallen Studios

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Step into Jazz Years: Amsterdam 1930s, a multimedia odyssey at 1 Amsterdam that stitches rare photos, recordings and migratory stories into the early jazz of Amsterdam (1930–1939), running Apr 3–Sep 13, 2026.

Ed van der Elsken at Rijksmuseum

Sun, 13 Sept 2026 · All day

Rijksmuseum

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Ed van der Elsken at Rijksmuseum presents a compelling photography retrospective, spotlighting the iconic street and portrait work of the Dutch master in a show running June 19–Sept 13, 2026.

Jazz Years: Amsterdam 1930s Migration and Music

Sun, 13 Sept 2026 · All day

Studio 1, De Hallen Studios

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Jazz Years: Amsterdam 1930s Migration and Music is a multimedia exhibition at 1 Amsterdam, tracing the city’s early jazz movement with archival film, rare recordings and period visuals (Apr 3–Sep 13, 2026).

All the Tyres from Iceland

Wed, 23 Sept 2026 · All day

Y-helling

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An immersive installation by Michael Pinsky presenting all the tyres collected from Iceland, forming a stark environmental sculpture at Y-helling, Amsterdam. The work invites reflection on waste, transport and climate through tactile, immersive visuals.

CUTE BABY FEET

Sat, 26 Sept 2026 · All day

Y-helling

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CUTE BABY FEET turns Y-helling Amsterdam into a whimsical art playground, with bold colors, quirky textures, and playful installations inviting visitors to linger, touch, and dream.

World Press Photo Exhibition 2026

Sun, 27 Sept 2026 · All day

Studio 1, De Hallen Studios

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World Press Photo 2026 returns to Amsterdam at 1 Amsterdam, the annual current affairs photo contest delivering powerful images and world stories through cinematic curation; runs 24 Apr–27 Sep 2026, tickets via Nieuwe Kerk.

World Press Photo Exhibition 2026

Sun, 27 Sept 2026 · All day

De Nieuwe Kerk

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The World Press Photo Exhibition 2026 comes to De Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam, showcasing powerful photojournalism on current affairs. Running Apr 24–Sep 27, 2026, this indoor exhibition in a historic church invites visitors to explore global storytelling.

Larissa Sansour: Rogue Agents of History

Sun, 27 Sept 2026 · All day

Wereldmuseum Amsterdam

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Explore Larissa Sansour's Rogue Agents of History at Wereldmuseum in Amsterdam, a thought-provoking contemporary art exhibition weaving sci-fi and political history through multimedia installations on display until 27 September 2026.

Jesse Darling: Godsworth

Sun, 27 Sept 2026 · All day

Oude Kerk

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British artist Jesse Darling's Godsworth transforms Amsterdam's Oude Kerk into a landscape of construction debris, old furniture and discarded electronics. An immersive site-specific exhibition running Apr 24–Sep 27, 2026, inviting reflection on material culture and abandonment.

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