Amsterdam What's on
18 March-20 Nov. The Tropenmuseum presents an exhibition of black and white photographs of natural disasters such as tsunamis, earthquakes and mudslides.
The images, by contemporary Indonesian pho...
Amsterdam What's on
16 July-2 Oct. Against a background of the ever-growing opportunities for ordinary people to take to the stage, either through "talent shows" or the internet, the De Appel arts centre hosts a group ex...
Amsterdam What's on
1 July-23 October. The Rijksmuseum backs up the well-known fact that French impressionist painter Edgar Degas (1834-1917) was inspired by Dutch master Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669), with...
Amsterdam What's on
Jack Nicholson summer festival
30 June-31 August. The EYE summer festival this year celebrates the A-listed Hollywood actor Jack Nicholson by screening 30 of his classic films such as Chinatown, The Shining, Easy Rider and the rest...
Amsterdam What's on
From Dada to Surrealism: Jewish Avant-Garde Artists from Romania
1 June-2 October. The Jewish Historical Museum presents an exhibition of over 70 paintings by Jewish avant-garde artists from Romania.
The works date from 1910-1938 and many have never been on dis...
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6 April-5 September. Including nine uplifting floral paintings from the Rijksmuseum collection, this exhibition focuses on the fact that in 17th-century Holland cut flowers were a luxury associated wi...
Amsterdam What's on
Kiefer & Rembrandt at Rijksmuseum
7 May-4 July. Leading German artist Anselm Kiefer was invited by the Rijksmuseum to create a work of art inspired by The Night Watch, painted by Rembrandt in 1642 and arguably the museum's most famous...
Amsterdam What's on
1 April-31 October. One of Holland's most famous mediaeval castles is Muiderslot located in the northern region of Muiden.
Built around 1280, this fortress on the estuary of the river Vecht was de...
Amsterdam What's on
1 April - 8 June 2011. Organisers of this group exhibition at the Amsterdam Photography Museum (FOAM) highlight the fact that photojournalism is undergoing something of a renaissance. Continuing advan...
Amsterdam What's on
15 March - 20 June. The Rijksmuseum presents a collection of over 20 of its 17th century-drawings and prints of sand dune landscapes. Described by Huigen Leeflang, curator of prints at the Rijksmuseum...
Amsterdam What's on
18 February - 29 May. The Van Gogh Museum traces Picasso's early career by documenting his arrival in Paris in 1900 at the age of 19. His interaction with the leading lights of the Paris art world at...
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Tommaso Polezza della Porta at the Rijksmuseum
22 February - 4 April 2011. The latest addition to the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is a terracotta sculpture by the Italian master Tommaso Porlezza della Porta (c.1546-1606) which was b...
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Alexander's Legacy: Greeks in Egypt
17 September - 20 March 2011. To coincide with the Hermitage museum's exhibition on Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) the Allard Pierson Museum presents Alexander's Legacy: Greeks in Egypt. The exhibit...
Amsterdam What's on
The Immortal Alexander the Great: the myth, the reality, his journey, his legacy
18 September - 18 March 2011. The Hermitage museum in Amsterdam presents an exhibition dedicated to the myth, reality and legacy of Alexander the Great (356-323).
Spanning a period of almost 2,500...
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15 January - 23 March 2011. Amsterdam's Photography Museum presents Kosmos, an ingenious exhibit by Joris Jansen, recipient of the prestigious photographic award, the Steenbergen Stipendium in 2009....
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Dutch winters from the Rijksmuseum collection
24 November - 21 March 2011. The Rijksmuseum Schiphol displays a selection of 17th- and 19th-century works from its collection depicting the theme of winter. Due to its brutal winters the period betwe...
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16-19 December 2010. The historic centre of the city of Deventer, some 90km outside Amsterdam, provides the backdrop for the Dickens Festival.
Up to 1000 people dress as characters from the much-l...
Amsterdam What's on
Breaking with Tradition: CoBrA and Aboriginal Art
11 November 2010 - 8 May 2011. The exhibition in the Museum of Contemporary Aboriginal Art explores the influence that the CoBrA art movement has had on the development of modern Aboriginal art.
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