Ring in the new year with our top picks, and use the Art Fix map to plan your art-filled days.
MUSEUM HEADLINERS
Van Gogh Museum | Yellow Beyond Van Gogh’s Colour
- Until 17 May ’26
- Museumplein 6
- vangoghmuseum.nl
This exhibition turns the colour yellow into an immersive experience of light, reflection and emotion, showing how a single hue can shape atmosphere, perception and mood across different works. It also features two installation works by Olafur Eliasson, which deepen the sensory experience through their use of light, space and viewer perception.
Rijksmuseum | Metamorphoses
- Until 25 May ’26
- Museumstraat 1
- rijksmuseum.nl
This exhibition invites you to see how Dutch art reinvented itself across centuries, showing works that transform familiar images and ideas into surprising, fresh expressions of creativity and change.
Erwin Olaf | Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
- Until 6 April ‘26
- Museumplein 10
- stedelijk.nl
Last chance! This posthumous retrospective, titled “Freedom,” marks the first major exhibition of the Dutch master’s work in the Netherlands since his unexpected passing in 2023. Experience his internationally acclaimed cinematic tableaux alongside rarely seen video installations that reveal the full evolution of his artistry.
Minne Kersten | Oude Kerk
- Until 6 April ’26
- Oudekerksplein 23
- oudekerk.nl
Last chance! Minne Kersten’s There’s Always Another Twist transforms the church’s gothic side spaces into a hypnotic film installation where architecture, a spiral staircase, and the psychological power of darkness challenge perception and memory. Minne Kersten is represented by Annet Gelink Gallery.
Jesse Darling | Oude Kerk
- 24 Apr – 27 Sept ’26
- Oudekerksplein 23
- oudekerk.nl
British artist Jesse Darling transforms the Oude Kerk into a shifting landscape of rubble and reclaimed materials, using sculpture and installation to explore how meaning is constantly rebuilt from what society discards.
Yumna Al-Arashi | Huis Marseille
- Until 21 Jun ‘26
- Keizersgracht 609
- huismarseille.nl
Intimate photographs and moving-image works that reflect on memory, identity and the traces of everyday life with poetic depth and quiet power.
David Levinthal | H’ART Museum
- Until 6 Sept ‘26
- Amstel 51
- hartmuseum.nl
Miniature scenes that feel both playful and eerie, using toys and staged figures to reflect on American culture, history and imagination in unexpectedly powerful ways.
Judy Chicago | Joods Museum
- Until 23 Aug ‘26
- Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1
- jck.nl
Revelations brings together Judy Chicago’s groundbreaking work, rooted in feminist critique and the recovery of forgotten histories. Anchored by a richly illustrated manuscript created during The Dinner Party (1974 – 1979) and published for the first time in 2024, the exhibition presents her vivid exploration of gender, power and social justice in a first solo presentation in the Netherlands.
GALLERY SHOWS
The Garden Remembers | Rademakers Gallery
- 11 Apr – 27 Jun ’26
- Nijverheidslaan 3A9, 1382 LE Weesp
- rademakersgallery.com
A dynamic selection of Dutch and international artists whose works explore the vitality of nature through works that evoke blossoming landscapes, organic forms and growth, inviting viewers into a poetic world of color, renewal and transformation.
Guido Van Der Werve | EENWERK
- Until 11 Apr ’26
- Koninginneweg 176
- eenwerk.nl
An exhibition bringing together Guido van der Werve’s films and installations into a quiet, cinematic journey that blends performance, endurance and poetic reflection on time, solitude and the human condition.
Bart Lunenburg | Galerie Caroline O’Breen
- Until 11 Apr ’25
- Laurierstraat 187-189
- carolineobreen.com
Featuring layered and tactile works that combine photography with woven and assembled materials, this practice transforms everyday imagery into thoughtful, textured compositions that reflect on time and material presence.
Leo Arnold | Annet Gelink Gallery
- Until 16 May ’25
- Laurierstraat 187-189
- annetgelink.com
This exhibition presents a new body of work by Leo Arnold as a visual journal of life in Amsterdam, blending personal reflection and everyday observation into an intuitive, emotionally charged exploration of memory, place and lived experience.
Lizzy Deacon | Annet Gelink Gallery (Bakery)
- Until 16 May ’25
- Laurierstraat 187-189
- annetgelink.com
A new film by Lizzy Deacon that follows her infiltration of an exclusive fantasy gala, using portraiture and performance to explore class, power and the social rituals that shape identity and desire.
States of Becoming | Kersgallery
- Until 1 May ’26
- Lindengracht 148
- kersgallery.com
States of Becoming brings together four painters connected to the Royal College of Art whose distinct practices treat painting as a dynamic space where body, memory, perception, and social forces continuously transform and renegotiate meaning.
Atelier Van Lieshout | Galerie Ron Mandos
- 18 Apr – 24 May ’26
- Prinsengracht 282
- ronmandos.nl
This exhibition transforms the gallery into a surreal, immersive environment by Atelier Van Lieshout, using sculptural installations that confront the extremes of human existence – where themes of the body, medicine and society collide in a raw exploration of life, failure and transformation.
Mounir Eddib | Galerie Ron Mandos
- 18 Apr – 24 May ’26
- Prinsengracht 282
- ronmandos.nl
This exhibition presents new work by Mounir Eddib that explores identity, youth and marginalisation, using a raw, expressive visual language to reflect on personal and collective experiences shaped by social and cultural realities.
Around Midnight | STEVENSON
- Until 31 May ’26
- Prinsengracht 371B
- stevenson.info
Around Midnight presents Simphiwe Ndzube’s recent paintings created during his Amsterdam residency, where nocturnal scenes of music, dance, and 1950s South African cultural icons explore the cosmic and communal power of music as a form of resistance and collective memory.
Anna Ruth | GRIMM Gallery
- 10 Apr – 23 May ’26
- Keizersgracht 241
- grimmgallery.com
Atmospheric paintings and installations move between figuration and abstraction to create dreamlike, emotionally charged scenes.
William Farr | Homecoming Gallery
- Until 3 May ’26
- Frederiksplein 45
- homecoming.gallery
A solo exhibition by British painter William Farr, marking his debut in the Netherlands. The exhibition continues Farr’s exploration of painting as a space for contemplation, where layered colour and diluted surfaces open onto questions of perception, attention, and release.
A Taste of Fontana | Galerie Fontana
- Until 25 April ’26
- Lauriergracht 142
- galeriefontana.com
Gallery Fontana presents a group exhibition featuring new works by Carolein Smit, Claudy Jongstra, Ruud van Empel, and Boris van Berkum.
Joost Vandebrug | Bildhalle
- Until 30 May ’26
- Singel 272
- bildhalle.ch
Drawing on the concept of panta rhei – everything flows – Vandebrug continues to explore the (im)possibilities of truly depicting a landscape; capturing fragments of landscapes and elements that are in constant motion, constantly changing and never repeating themselves.
‘Melting and Molding’ | Working Title
- Until 6 Jun ’26
- Van Ostadestraat 43A
- workingtitle.gallery
This group exhibition brings together Fabiola Burgos Labra, Ulrike Rehm and Marija Rinkevičiūtė, who blur the boundaries between painting and sculpture through tactile, process-driven works – using wax, textiles and organic materials – to explore transformation, decay and the poetic interplay between form, material and time.
Spazio Nuovo
- Keizersgracht 387
- spazionuovo.com
Enjoy a warm welcome from the Spazio Nuovo team while strolling through the city on your art-filled adventures. Book a private visit: info@spazionuovo.net
OUTSIDE AMSTERDAM
Yves Klein | Stedelijk Museum Schiedam
- Until 25 Oct ‘26
- Hoogstraat 112, Schiedam
- stedelijkmuseumschiedam.nl
This exhibition brings together Yves Klein and his artist family for the first time, revealing how shared fascinations with color, space and the cosmos shaped their distinct practices while highlighting the creative exchanges and close ties that connect their work across generations.
Claire Tabouret | Museum Voorlinden
- From Until 25 May ‘26
- Buurtweg 90, Wassenaar
- voorlinden.nl
Weaving Waters, Weaving Gestures showcases Claire Tabouret’s boundary-breaking work in painting and mixed media, exploring identity and human connection through vibrant, haunting portraits.
Shape Shift | Galerie Ramakers
- Until 12 April ‘26
- Toussaintkade 51-55, Den Haag
- galerieramakers.nl
Shape Shift brings together Guido Geelen, Babs Haenen, and André Kruysen, whose ceramic and acrylic works explore the transformation of functional forms into sculptural objects through material experimentation, scale, and spatial investigation.
Inez & Vinoodh | Kunstmuseum Den Haag
- Until 6 Sept ‘26
- Stadhouderslaan 41, Den Haag
- kunstmuseum.nl
This major retrospective celebrates Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, bringing together four decades of boundary-pushing photography to explore love, identity and image-making through their distinctive blend of visual seduction, digital experimentation and emotional intimacy.
Art Fix tip: Brand new in the collection of Kunstmuseum Den Haag is this fresh new mural by Hadassah Emmerich in one of the museum’s monumental stairwells.
Photo by Studio Gerrit Schreurs
Magali Reus | Museum Beelden aan Zee
- Until 3 May ‘26
- Harteveltstraat 1, Den Haag
- beeldenaanzee.nl
Born in Scheveningen, Magali Reus creates sculptures that transform seemingly everyday objects by disconnecting them from their original function, revealing layered and complex assemblages of images and materials.
NN Art Award 2026 | Kunsthal
- Until 25 May ’26
- Westzeedijk 341
- kunsthal.nl
The NN Art Award 2026 exhibition at the Kunsthal presents work by finalists Tina Farifteh, Mandy Franca, Fiona Lutjenhuis and Kyra Nijskens, highlighting emerging artists trained in the Netherlands whose practices stand out for their authenticity and innovation.
Fenix | Rotterdam
- Paul Nijghkade 5, Rotterdam
- fenix.nl
Check out the new Fenix Rotterdam—you’ll fall for the striking architecture and even more for the powerful migration stories that come alive inside.
Nederlands Fotomuseum
- Pakhuis Santos, Rotterdam
- museummore.nl
Located in Rotterdam’s iconic Santos warehouse, the new Netherlands Fotomuseum brings together photography from 1839 to now, spotlighting both established Dutch photographers and emerging talent.
Bryan Ley | Museum More
- Until 3 May ’26
- Hoofdstraat 28, Gorssel
- museummore.nl
Peruvian-French artist monochrome drawings and paintings, originating from found photographs and magazines, that blur the boundary between photo-realism and abstraction.
Sophie Steengracht & Lydia Radda | Centraal Museum
- Until 3 May ’26
- Hoofdstraat 28, Gorssel
- museummore.nl
Young Utrecht artist (and Art Fix fave) Sophie Steengracht creates her paintings with pigments harvested from her own garden. She depicts mythical worlds in which all life coexists in harmony. In Lydia Radda, about whom little is known until recently, she recognizes a kindred spirit – Lydia painted her first free-form depictions of flowers and underwater worlds a hundred years ago, attracting the attention of art lovers like the Van Baaren siblings.
EAT AND DRINK IN AMSTERDAM
COFFEE & BREAKFAST
Bakkerij Louf
Margo’s Coffee
LUNCH & DRINKS
Pulitzer Garden
Cafe Binnen Buiten
Hannekes Boom
Café R. de Rosa
Brasserie George | Houthavens
DINNER
Zoldering
Leonardo’s Ravioli Bar
Ceppi’s
Rosario Cocina Mexicana
Euro Pizza
BAK
Looking to impress? BAK is the place to go. Claudy Jongstra’s art adorns the walls, setting the stage for a dining experience as captivating as the entrance itself.
Libertine Petit Café
