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Drift Museum

Drift Museum will open its doors in early 2025 in the monumental Van Gendt Hallen in Amsterdam. The museum shows works by Studio Drift: performative installations that make you look at the world around you differently. The interplay of the works of art with the industrial building promises to be breathtaking.

Gallery Alex Daniëls – Reflex Amsterdam

Alex Daniëls represents works from young contemporary artists, as well as the more established artist, focusing mostly on painting and photography. The gallery opened in 2003 and annually exhibits four to six solo shows and two to three group shows.

Galerie Wouter van Leeuwen

Located in the gallery-rich heart of Amsterdam's Jordaan, Wouter van Leeuwen has been a champion of a diverse range of both young and established photographers since 2001. Recent exhibitions include the documenter of mega-cities Michael Wolf, the explorer of economic power structures Jacqueline Hassink, and the iconic Burkinabe studio photographer Sanlé Sory.

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Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (national academy of fine arts)

The Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (national academy of fine arts) in Amsterdam is an institute for exceptionally talented artists from all over the world. The Rijksakademie provides 50 artists with the opportunity to research, experiment and produce new works over a two-year period.

Theo Thijssen Museum

Theo Thijssen was a popular Dutch writer, teacher and politician who was best known as the author of the novel “Kees de Jongen”. The Theo Thijssen Museum is located on the Eerste Leliedwarstraat in Amsterdam, on the ground floor of the house where he was born. His cosy former home is typical of the style of houses in Amsterdam’s Jordaan district.

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Van Zoetendaal Photography

Van Zoetendaal Photography is primarily active in international contemporary photography, curating exhibitions in museums, as a gallery, and also in publishing photo books.

Eduard Planting Gallery

An attractive gallery in the Jordaan, specialising in showcasing fine art photographs by internationally renowned artists and upcoming talent.

KochxBos

Owned by Esther Koch and Hans Bos, KochxBos is a small gallery with a big heart, devoting its time to sourcing and showcasing some of the best avant-garde and surreal artworks – or as they proudly state: "lowbrow art".

Annet Gelink Gallery

Annet Gelink Gallery is one of the leading contemporary art galleries in the Netherlands. Since 2000, the gallery has been exhibiting work of groundbreaking artists, ranging from drawing, painting and photography to installation and video art.

The Ravestijn Gallery

The Ravestijn Gallery in Amsterdam has a focus on ‘inquisitive and provocative approaches to contemporary photography.’ The gallery presents the work of a wide array of photographic artists from the Netherlands and abroad resulting in a diverse program with an international perspective.

Museum Werf 't Kromhout

Museum 't Kromhout (‘t Kromhout Shipyard)

Museum 't Kromhout (The Kromhout Shipyard) is located on the Hoogte Kadijk in Amsterdam. It’s one of the few shipyards of cultural and historical importance that is still operating – a unique combination of industrial monument, operating shipyard and museum.

Max Euwe Centrum (chess museum)

The Max Euwe Centrum is Amsterdam's chess museum. Named after the former Dutch chess champion, Max Euwe, the museum features a permanent exhibition on the life of Max Euwe, a chess library, vast archives and chess computers waiting to challenge visitors to a game.

Art Fernando

art'otel amsterdam gallery

This multi-purpose creative space, located in the basement of the art’otel amsterdam, offers a programme of rotating exhibitions, cultural and artistic events and regular social nights.

Wim van Krimpen

Wim van Krimpen has been respected for decades as one of the most headstrong museum directors in the Netherlands and was till 2012 also one of the driving forces behind the KunstRai art fair. Renowned internationally as an art collector, his own Jordaan gallery specialises in contemporary art.

Foam Editions

Foam Editions is a gallery located inside Amsterdam’s Foam photography museum. Foam Editions sells high-quality photos in limited editions. The gallery features a selection of signed prints by talented young photographers at attractive prices. Internationally acclaimed photographers who have exhibited in Foam Amsterdam or have been published in Foam Magazine also make their work available especially for the gallery.

Galerie Mokum

Founded in 1962, Galerie Mokum has focused on promoting Dutch figurative and realistic art for over forty years. The gallery frequently offers new exhibitions featuring a variety of established artists and new talent.

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