Exhibitions
in Amsterdam
Exhibitions
in Amsterdam
A MONTHLY OVERVIEW
Amsterdam Exhibitions
You will find detailed information about the most important exhibitions and events that take place in Amsterdam every month. Just click on the desired month and find information about exhibitions, festivals and other activities. Enjoy browsing!
October
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November
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December
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January
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February
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March
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April
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May
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June
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July
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August
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September
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Who writes and tests the exhibitions for you?
We are Céline & Boris, and we are testing the exhibitions in Amsterdam for you!
Céline is always busy picking out the highlights of the months for you, and we both go to the museums and visit the exhibitions! And of course, we love doing that 🙂
So have fun browsing and visiting!
Top Exhibition
Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama
11 September 2026 to 17 January 2027
After showing at the Fondation Beyeler in Basel and the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, the exhibition is now moving to Amsterdam. The Stedelijk Museum will present the retrospective of one of Japan’s most influential and groundbreaking artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
You can expect to see a wide variety of artistic media – including painting, sculpture, installations, drawing, fashion, collage, happenings, and much more.
We’ve already been there! Here is our Blog-Post!
Yours, Céline
Top 3 Exhibitions
October 2026
Fabrique des Lumières
From Vermeer to Van Gogh
shortened until 1 November 2026 (every morning)
We were there! Here’s our report!
Rijksmuseum
Willem de Kooning at Work
October 9, 2026 – January 17, 2027
What can you expect?
The Rijksmuseum is dedicating a comprehensive retrospective to Willem de Kooning, featuring around 120 paintings, drawings, and sculptures. The exhibition not only showcases his most famous works but also offers fascinating insights into his creative process. Follow the Dutch-born artist on his journey from art student in Rotterdam to one of the most significant figures of Abstract Expressionism in New York.
Eye Filmmuseum
Ulrich Seidl – On Life, Love and Death
until 3 January 2027
What can you expect?
This exhibition offers a comprehensive look at the work of Ulrich Seidl, one of Austria’s most renowned contemporary filmmakers and photographers. Through film excerpts, photographs and installations, it presents people and ways of life that often exist beyond the ordinary. The exhibition explores themes such as longing, human relationships, loneliness and social norms. Visitors are encouraged to look closely and engage with the often challenging and thought-provoking questions raised by Seidl’s work.
other exhibitions
in October
Canal Museum
Kaili Smith – Solo Exhibition
1 October 2026 to 28 February 2027
Eye Filmmuseum
Ulrich Seidl – On Life, Love and Death
until 3 January 2027
What can you expect?
This exhibition offers a comprehensive look at the work of Ulrich Seidl, one of Austria’s most renowned contemporary filmmakers and photographers. Through film excerpts, photographs and installations, it presents people and ways of life that often exist beyond the ordinary. The exhibition explores themes such as longing, human relationships, loneliness and social norms. Visitors are encouraged to look closely and engage with the often challenging and thought-provoking questions raised by Seidl’s work.
Fabrique des Lumières
Da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo: The Renaissance Masters
until 18 December 2026
From Vermeer to Van Gogh
shortened until 1 November 2026 (every morning)
We were there! Here’s our report!
Foam
Nadav Kander: The Edge of Things
shortened until 31 January 2027
What can you expect?
This exhibition provides a broad overview of the photographic work of Nadav Kander. His images are characterised by a calm, often contemplative atmosphere and present both people and landscapes in a distinctive and evocative way. Rather than focusing on the obvious, Kander is interested in the emotions, memories and stories hidden beneath the surface of his subjects. The result is a powerful body of work that invites visitors to pause, reflect and look beyond first impressions.
Hailun Ma
until 20 January 2027
Keerthana Kunnath: Not What You Saw
An exhibition by Keerthana Kunnath exploring perception, interpretation and the ways in which images can shape our understanding of reality.
until 27 November 2026
Myriam Boulos
16 October 2026 to 17 February 2027
H’art Museum
The Land of Chocolate Sprinkles. Building a New World Together
Until 8 November 2026
Chez Matisse
3 October 2026 to 14 February 2027
The exhibition was previously shown at the Grand Palais in Paris.
Ticket details not yet available.
Jewish Museum / Holocaust Museum
Abracadabra: Mysteries from Houdini to Hans Klok
until 29 March 2027
Where: Jewish Museum
Installation: Please continue… Conversations with Holocaust Witnesses
until 8 November 2026
Where: Holocaust Museum
Diana Blok at the art gallery
until 18 October 2026
Where: Jewish Museum
Snogeiros – The People of the Snog
until 8 November 2026
Where: Portuguese Synagogue
Buy Jewish Museum Tickets (only Jewish Museum + Synagogue)
Buy Holocaust Museum Ticket (only Holocaust Museum)
Mauritskade 55A – Vincent Hall
Frida Kahlo: Viva la vida – Immersive Exhibition
extended until 30 January 2027
Hieronymus Bosch – Secret Signs – Immersive Ausstellung
until 30 January 2027
Moco Museum
Banksy: Laugh now.
Permanent
What can you expect?
One of the largest Banksy collections in the world! The permanent exhibition Laugh Now showcases some of the most famous works by the enigmatic street artist, featuring politically and socially charged pieces that reflect his distinctive style and powerful messages.
Studio Irma. Reflect forward:
In search of connectivism
Permanent
What can you expect?
This immersive exhibition blends art, technology, and consciousness. Studio Irma creates an interactive world of colors, lights, and digital installations, allowing visitors to step into a futuristic vision of connection and unity.
Robbie Williams: Pride and Self Prejudice
running in a reduced version since March 2024. End date unclear.
NXT Museum
Still Processing
extended until 30 January 2027
Nieuwe Kerk
Queer Amsterdam, the Pink City
until 4 April 2027
Oude Kerk
Visit the Oudekerkstoren
Until 31 October 2026
Climb Amsterdam’s oldest tower and enjoy panoramic views of the city and its surroundings.
Separate tickets required – official website
Rembrandt house
Experimental Urge
until 3 January 2027
The “Poor Man’s Rembrandt” Project
26 October to 7 November 2026
Rijksmuseum
Willem de Kooning at Work
9 October 2026 to 17 January 17 2027
What can you expect?
The Rijksmuseum is dedicating a comprehensive retrospective to Willem de Kooning, featuring around 120 paintings, drawings, and sculptures. The exhibition not only showcases his most famous works but also offers fascinating insights into his creative process. Follow the Dutch-born artist on his journey from art student in Rotterdam to one of the most significant figures of Abstract Expressionism in New York.
Carel Visser
in the gardens – free admission
until 25 October 2026
New Energy
Documentary series about the Netherlands
9 October to 17 January 2027
Stedelijk Museum
Yayoi Kusama
until 17 January 2027
What can you expect?
The retrospective of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s work became the Museum Ludwig’s largest exhibition in Cologne, drawing a record 450,000 visitors in just four and a half months. And starting in September, that very exhibition is moving on to Amsterdam! We’re looking forward to it!
We have been there! Take a look at our Blog-Post!
Please note that this exhibition requires a special timed-entry ticket
Kho Liang Ie: A Mid-20th-Century Modernist
until 18 October 2026
Adam Pendleton: A wild kind of language
9 October 2026 to 17 January 2027
Buy Tickets for the permanent exhibition
Straat Museum
THE ESSENCE
bis 30 December 2026
Artists at Work: Bianca Nemelc x Clarice Gargard
Until December 31, 2026
Van Gogh Museum
Whistler. Dandy und Disruptor
16 October 2026 to 10 January 2027
Wereldmuseum
Unfinished Pasts: Return, Keep, or…?
until 3 January 2027
Made in China
End date unknown
‘Things that matter’
Permanent exhibition
THE HAGUE Exhibitions
Escher Museum
Escher and Contemporary Islamic Culture
until 1 November 2026
Kunstmuseum The Hague
Mix & Match – Antonis Pittas
until 7 March 2027
Reflections on Fashion
until 3 January 2027
Mix & Match – Kamalia Talhaoui
Beauty from the World of Islam
until 25 October 2026
Jan van der Vaart: for Jan and all
until 25 October 2026
Base Line – Music Meets Art
until 14 February 2027
Mauritshuis
Thyssen-Bornemisza 
Mauritshuis
15 October 2026 to 17 January 2027
(Simultaneously in Madrid)
Frans Hals and genre painting
until 5 November 2026
My Girl with a Pearl – Small photo project with 2,700 works (Shown on a screen at the entrance)
No end date
Mesdag Collection
Whistler. Loving the Netherlands
16 October 2026 to 10 January 2027
In collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum, which is also presenting an exhibition on Whistler.
Top 3 Exhibitions
November 2026
H’art Museum
Chez Matisse
3 October 2026 to 14 February 2027
The exhibition was previously shown at the Grand Palais in Paris.
Buy Tickets (as soon as the current exhibition is over)
Stedelijk Museum
Yayoi Kusama
until 17 January 2027
What can you expect?
The retrospective of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s work became the Museum Ludwig’s largest exhibition in Cologne, drawing a record 450,000 visitors in just four and a half months. And starting in September, that very exhibition is moving on to Amsterdam! We’re looking forward to it!
We have been there! Take a look at our Blog-Post!
Please note that this exhibition requires a special timed-entry ticket
Mauritskade 55A – Vincent Hall
Hieronymus Bosch – Secret Signs – Immersive Ausstellung
until 30 January 2027
other exhibitions
in November
Canal Museum
Kaili Smith – Solo Exhibition
until 28 February 2027
Eye Filmmuseum
Ulrich Seidl – On Life, Love and Death
until 3 January 2027
What can you expect?
This exhibition offers a comprehensive look at the work of Ulrich Seidl, one of Austria’s most renowned contemporary filmmakers and photographers. Through film excerpts, photographs and installations, it presents people and ways of life that often exist beyond the ordinary. The exhibition explores themes such as longing, human relationships, loneliness and social norms. Visitors are encouraged to look closely and engage with the often challenging and thought-provoking questions raised by Seidl’s work.
Fabrique des Lumières
Da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo: The Renaissance Masters
until 18 December 2026
From Vermeer to Van Gogh
shortened until 1 November 2026 (every morning)
We were there! Here’s our report!
Foam
Nadav Kander: The Edge of Things
shortened until 31 January 2027
What can you expect?
This exhibition provides a broad overview of the photographic work of Nadav Kander. His images are characterised by a calm, often contemplative atmosphere and present both people and landscapes in a distinctive and evocative way. Rather than focusing on the obvious, Kander is interested in the emotions, memories and stories hidden beneath the surface of his subjects. The result is a powerful body of work that invites visitors to pause, reflect and look beyond first impressions.
Keerthana Kunnath: Not What You Saw
An exhibition by Keerthana Kunnath exploring perception, interpretation and the ways in which images can shape our understanding of reality.
until 27 November 2026
Hailun Ma
until 20 January 2027
Myriam Boulos
until 17 February 2027
H’art Museum
Chez Matisse
3 October 2026 to 14 February 2027
The exhibition was previously shown at the Grand Palais in Paris.
Buy Tickets (as soon as the current exhibition is over)
The Land of Chocolate Sprinkles. Building a New World Together
Until 8 November 2026
Jewish Museum / Holocaust Museum
Installation: Please continue… Conversations with Holocaust Witnesses
until 8 November 2026
Where: Holocaust Museum
Abracadabra: Mysteries from Houdini to Hans Klok
until 29 March 2027
Where: Jewish Museum
Snogeiros – The People of the Snog
until 8 November 2026
Where: Portuguese Synagogue
Buy Jewish Museum Tickets (only Jewish Museum + Synagogue)
Buy Holocaust Museum Ticket (only Holocaust Museum)
Mauritskade 55A – Vincent Hall
Frida Kahlo: Viva la vida – Immersive Exhibition
extended until 30 January 2027
Hieronymus Bosch – Secret Signs – Immersive Ausstellung
until 30 January 2027
Moco Museum
Banksy: Laugh now.
Permanent
What can you expect?
One of the largest Banksy collections in the world! The permanent exhibition Laugh Now showcases some of the most famous works by the enigmatic street artist, featuring politically and socially charged pieces that reflect his distinctive style and powerful messages.
Studio Irma. Reflect forward:
In search of connectivism
Permanent
What can you expect?
This immersive exhibition blends art, technology, and consciousness. Studio Irma creates an interactive world of colors, lights, and digital installations, allowing visitors to step into a futuristic vision of connection and unity.
Robbie Williams: Pride and Self Prejudice
running in a reduced version since March 2024. End date unclear.
NXT Museum
Still Processing
extended until 30 January 2027
Nieuwe Kerk
Queer Amsterdam, the Pink City
until 4 April 2027
Oude Kerk
Mire Lee
13 November 2026 to 14 March 2027
Rembrandt house
Experimental Urge
until 3 January 2027
The “Poor Man’s Rembrandt” Project
until 7 November 2026
Rijksmuseum
Willem de Kooning at Work
until 17 January 17 2027
What can you expect?
The Rijksmuseum is dedicating a comprehensive retrospective to Willem de Kooning, featuring around 120 paintings, drawings, and sculptures. The exhibition not only showcases his most famous works but also offers fascinating insights into his creative process. Follow the Dutch-born artist on his journey from art student in Rotterdam to one of the most significant figures of Abstract Expressionism in New York.
New Energy
Documentary series about the Netherlands
Until 17 January 2027
Stedelijk Museum
Yayoi Kusama
until 17 January 2027
What can you expect?
The retrospective of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s work became the Museum Ludwig’s largest exhibition in Cologne, drawing a record 450,000 visitors in just four and a half months. And starting in September, that very exhibition is moving on to Amsterdam! We’re looking forward to it!
We have been there! Take a look at our Blog-Post!
Please note that this exhibition requires a special timed-entry ticket
Adam Pendleton: A wild kind of language
until 17 January 2027
Collaborative Artistic Practices – Proposals for the Museum Collection
28 November 2026 to 4 April 2027
Buy Tickets for the permanent exhibition
Straat Museum
THE ESSENCE
bis 30 December 2026
Artists at Work: Bianca Nemelc x Clarice Gargard
Until December 31, 2026
Van Gogh Museum
Whistler. Dandy und Disruptor
until 10 January 2027
Wereldmuseum
Unfinished Pasts: Return, Keep, or…?
until 3 January 2027
Made in China
End date unknown
‘Things that matter’
Permanent exhibition
Events in November
Arrival of St Nicholas (Sinterklaas)
In Amsterdam, the pre-Christmas season begins in mid-November. When you see families making a pilgrimage to the banks of the Amstel, you know that the arrival of St Nicholas and his helpers is imminent. The sprightly gentleman arrives by boat in the harbour of the Maritime Museum. There he mounts his white horse and rides through the city to the royal palace.
When: Sunday, 15 November 2026
Amsterdam Lightfestival – Festival of lights on the canals
The canals are decorated with modern light installations. You can explore this festival of lights on foot or as part of a boat tour. More information on this in our report.
The theme of Edition 14 is still open.
When: 26 November 2026 to 17 January 2027
Tickets are now available!
Find out more about winter and Christmas in Amsterdam here!
THE HAGUE Exhibitions
Escher Museum
Escher and Contemporary Islamic Culture
until 1 November 2026
Kunstmuseum The Hague
Mix & Match – Antonis Pittas
until 7 March 2027
Reflections on Fashion
until 3 January 2027
Base Line – Music Meets Art
until 14 February 2027
Mauritshuis
Frans Hals and genre painting
until 5 November 2026
Thyssen-Bornemisza Mauritshuis
15 October 2026 to 17 January 2027
(Simultaneously in Madrid)
My Girl with a Pearl – Small photo project with 2,700 works (Shown on a screen at the entrance)
No end date
Mesdag Collection
Whistler. Loving the Netherlands
until 10 January 2027
In collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum, which is also presenting an exhibition on Whistler.
Top 3 exhibitions
December 2026
AMSTERDAM
H’art Museum
Chez Matisse
until 14 February 2027
The exhibition was previously shown at the Grand Palais in Paris.
Buy Tickets (as soon as the current exhibition is over)
Stedelijk Museum
Yayoi Kusama
until 17 January 2027
What can you expect?
The retrospective of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s work became the Museum Ludwig’s largest exhibition in Cologne, drawing a record 450,000 visitors in just four and a half months. And starting in September, that very exhibition is moving on to Amsterdam! We’re looking forward to it!
We have been there! Take a look at our Blog-Post!
Please note that this exhibition requires a special timed-entry ticket
THE HAAG
Mauritshuis
Thyssen-Bornemisza Mauritshuis
untilo17 January 2027
(Simultaneously in Madrid)
other exhibitions
in December
Canal Museum
Kaili Smith – Solo Exhibition
until 28 February 2027
Eye Filmmuseum
Ulrich Seidl – On Life, Love and Death
until 3 January 2027
What can you expect?
This exhibition offers a comprehensive look at the work of Ulrich Seidl, one of Austria’s most renowned contemporary filmmakers and photographers. Through film excerpts, photographs and installations, it presents people and ways of life that often exist beyond the ordinary. The exhibition explores themes such as longing, human relationships, loneliness and social norms. Visitors are encouraged to look closely and engage with the often challenging and thought-provoking questions raised by Seidl’s work.
Fabrique des Lumières
Da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo: The Renaissance Masters
until 18 December 2026
Foam
Nadav Kander: The Edge of Things
shortened until 31 January 2027
What can you expect?
This exhibition provides a broad overview of the photographic work of Nadav Kander. His images are characterised by a calm, often contemplative atmosphere and present both people and landscapes in a distinctive and evocative way. Rather than focusing on the obvious, Kander is interested in the emotions, memories and stories hidden beneath the surface of his subjects. The result is a powerful body of work that invites visitors to pause, reflect and look beyond first impressions.
Hailun Ma
until 20 January 2027
Myriam Boulos
until 17 February 2027
H’art Museum
Chez Matisse
until 14 February 2027
The exhibition was previously shown at the Grand Palais in Paris.
Buy Tickets (as soon as the current exhibition is over)
Jewish Museum / Holocaust Museum
Abracadabra: Mysteries from Houdini to Hans Klok
until 29 March 2027
Where: Jewish Museum
Buy Jewish Museum Tickets (only Jewish Museum + Synagogue)
Buy Holocaust Museum Ticket (only Holocaust Museum)
Mauritskade 55A – Vincent Hall
Frida Kahlo: Viva la vida – Immersive Exhibition
extended until 30 January 2027
Hieronymus Bosch – Secret Signs – Immersive Ausstellung
until 30 January 2027
Moco Museum
Banksy: Laugh now.
Permanent
What can you expect?
One of the largest Banksy collections in the world! The permanent exhibition Laugh Now showcases some of the most famous works by the enigmatic street artist, featuring politically and socially charged pieces that reflect his distinctive style and powerful messages.
Studio Irma. Reflect forward:
In search of connectivism
Permanent
What can you expect?
This immersive exhibition blends art, technology, and consciousness. Studio Irma creates an interactive world of colors, lights, and digital installations, allowing visitors to step into a futuristic vision of connection and unity.
Robbie Williams: Pride and Self Prejudice
running in a reduced version since March 2024. End date unclear.
NXT Museum
Still Processing
extended until 31 March 2027
Nieuwe Kerk
Queer Amsterdam, the Pink City
until 4 April 2027
Oude Kerk
Mire Lee
until 14 March 2027
Rembrandt house
Experimental Urge
until 3 January 2027
Rijksmuseum
Willem de Kooning at Work
until 17 January 17 2027
What can you expect?
The Rijksmuseum is dedicating a comprehensive retrospective to Willem de Kooning, featuring around 120 paintings, drawings, and sculptures. The exhibition not only showcases his most famous works but also offers fascinating insights into his creative process. Follow the Dutch-born artist on his journey from art student in Rotterdam to one of the most significant figures of Abstract Expressionism in New York.
New Energy
Documentary series about the Netherlands
Until 17 January 2027
Stedelijk Museum
Yayoi Kusama
until 17 January 2027
What can you expect?
The retrospective of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s work became the Museum Ludwig’s largest exhibition in Cologne, drawing a record 450,000 visitors in just four and a half months. And starting in September, that very exhibition is moving on to Amsterdam! We’re looking forward to it!
We have been there! Take a look at our Blog-Post!
Please note that this exhibition requires a special timed-entry ticket
Adam Pendleton: A wild kind of language
until 17 January 2027
Collaborative Artistic Practices – Proposals for the Museum Collection
until 4 April 2027
Buy Tickets for the permanent exhibition
Straat Museum
THE ESSENCE
bis 30 December 2026
Artists at Work: Bianca Nemelc x Clarice Gargard
Until December 31, 2026
Van Gogh Museum
Whistler. Dandy und Disruptor
until 10 January 2027
Wereldmuseum
Unfinished Pasts: Return, Keep, or…?
until 3 January 2027
Made in China
End date unknown
‘Things that matter’
Permanent exhibition
Events in December
Amsterdam Lightfestival – Festival of lights on the canals
The canals are decorated with modern light installations. You can explore this festival of lights on foot or as part of a boat tour. More information on this in our report.
The theme of Edition 14 is still open.
When: 27 November 2025 to 18 January 2026
Tickets are now available!
ICE* Amsterdam
Ice skating on the Museumsplein! Ticket includes two-hour skate rental! Fun for the whole family!
Where: Museumplein
Tickets available!
Winter paradise on the Europaplein (RAI Amsterdam):
Ice skating, sledding and more Christmas family fun in Amsterdam!
When: date still open
Where: Europaplein
Tickets are available here
New Year’s Eve (Oudejaarsavond)
During the day you feast on Olliebollen in Amsterdam, before from 1.1. once again, the good intentions demonize the candy. The official fireworks display, set off by the city, takes place in the center between the Prinsengracht and the Bloemgracht.
When: December 31 of each year
THE HAGUE Exhibitions
Kunstmuseum The Hague
Mix & Match – Antonis Pittas
until 7 March 2027
Reflections on Fashion
until 3 January 2027
Base Line – Music Meets Art
until 14 February 2027
Mauritshuis
Thyssen-Bornemisza Mauritshuis
untilo17 January 2027
(Simultaneously in Madrid)
Frans Hals and genre painting
until 5 November 2026
My Girl with a Pearl – Small photo project with 2,700 works (Shown on a screen at the entrance)
No end date
Mesdag Collection
Whistler. Loving the Netherlands
until 10 January 2027
In collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum, which is also presenting an exhibition on Whistler.
Text and image rights: © Céline Mülich, 2021 – 2026
Exhibition pictures are taken from the respective official website.