Amsterdam Art Week: an international hub for art lovers

Foam Amsterdam

Foam is Amsterdam’s leading photography museum, displaying contemporary photography from both world famous and up-coming photographers. During Amsterdam Art Week Foam has three different exhibitions on display. One is Ernest Cole’s House of Bondage, an overview of the South Africans work, including works from his archive long considered lost.

Sem Langendijks’s first solo exhibition, Haven, is also on show at Foam. In a time when many residents can no longer afford to live where they grew up, Langendijk’s exhibition looks into the process and effects of gentrification and the social inequality it generates. And there is Sara Cwynar’s S/S 23 exhibition, where she examines both the products and buildings with which we shape our living environment.

Amsterdam Museum at the Amstel

Due to a renovation of its main location, the Amsterdam Museum can temporarily be found along the Amstel river. The museum is dedicated to the city, exploring its past, present and future. Their main exhibit is Panorama Amsterdam, where they try to define the biggest characteristics of the city.

During Amsterdam Art Week, the museum will showcase a first look at Denzel Veerkamp’s The Perpetual Reverse Assimilation Project. In this series of designs, the fashion talent previews his new work, which is inspired by the Afro-Surinamese koto costume. On Saturday 3 June, the museum also holds an Artist Talk with Denzel Veerkamp and Luis Martins about Veerkamp’s new designs.

Other locations for contemporary art in Amsterdam

Not all museums in Amsterdam that feature contemporary art are participating in Amsterdam Art Week this year. The Moco Museum, is one such museum, which is a must-visit for lovers of contemporary art. The boutique museum offers a wide range of modern art, contemporary art and street art.

Another not-to-miss location is the STRAAT Museum, the largest street art museum in the world. With new works created on location and ever changing works on display, every visit here will show you something new. The whole area around the museum is a creative epicentre in Amsterdam, that should be on your must-visit list.