Explore our top picks for the month and enjoy the season’s festive spirit using the Art Fix map to guide your winter art adventures.
FESTIVE PICKS
Amsterdam Light Festival
- Until 18 Jan ’26
- amsterdamlightfestival.com
For fourteen editions, Amsterdam’s canals have been illuminated each year with show-stopping light art. This year, book yourself a canal cruise, or cycle with a guide.
Christmas Village Amsterdam
- Until 28 Dec ’25
- Museumplein
- instagram.com
Time is ticking – get your Christmas gifts sorted while strolling through the merriest of Christmas markets in all of the Netherlands.
Ice skating at Museumplein
- Until 6 Feb ’26
- Museumplein
- schaatsbaanmuseumplein.nl
An age-old tradition in the Netherlands – grab some friends and rent yourselves some skating boots and round off a fun day of museum-wandering on the rink.
MUSEUM HEADLINERS
Erwin Olaf | Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
- Until 1 Mar ‘26
- Museumplein 10
- stedelijk.nl
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.
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Steve McQueen | Rijksmuseum
- Until 25 Jan ’26
- Museumstraat 1
- rijksmuseum.nl
Steve McQueen’s monumental 34-hour film Occupied City maps over 2,000 sites across Amsterdam. Presented in two versions, the Rijksmuseum’s Museumplein façade becomes a vast silent cinema, while inside, the full film with sound and voice-over unveils the city’s everyday life, hidden stories, and lingering tragedies.
Minne Kersten | Oude Kerk
- Until 6 April ’26
- Oudekerksplein 23
- oudekerk.nl
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.
‘Captivated by Vincent’ | Van Gogh Museum
- Until 25 Jan ’25
- Museumplein
- vangoghmuseum.nl
Discover the unique relationship between artist Isaac Israëls and Jo van Gogh-Bonger, Vincent van Gogh’s sister-in-law and guardian of his legacy, in this special exhibition.
Kusukazu Uraguchi | Huis Marseille
- Until 8 Feb ‘26
- Keizersgracht 609
- huismarseille.nl
Uraguchi invites you into a striking world of black-and-white photographs that capture the strength, ritual and disappearing craft of Japan’s free-diving women of the sea.
Blommers & Schumm | Foam
- Until 23 Feb ’26
- Keizersgracht 609
- foam.org
Dutch artist duo Blommers & Schumm are celebrating 25 years’ worth of work together – this exhibition pays homage to their capturing precarious moment of tension that seem digitally manipulated, but are completely authentically constructed behind the lens.
Tilda Swinton | Eye Filmmuseum
- Until 8 Feb ‘26
- IJpromenade 1
- eyefilm.nl
Ongoing awakens a living portrait of Tilda Swinton, revealing the fashion, friendships, films, and artistic encounters that continue to nourish her practice.
GALLERY SHOWS
Tinkebell | TORCH Gallery
- Until 20 Dec ’25
- Lauriergracht 94
- torchgallery.com
Composed using the toxic tar‑waste from Shell’s former dump in Curaçao as paint, Tinkebell captures industrial devastation in a powerful way that re‑imagines the lost landscape, making visible what was long hidden.
Elspeth Diederix | Stigter van Doesburg
- Until 31 Dec ’25
- Elandsstraat 90
- stitgervandoesburg.com
Elspeth Diederix’s photography transforms the ordinary – whether a plastic bag, a flower, or a mountain – into moments of sublime, poetic beauty, inviting us to see the world in new ways.
Jan Wolkers | EENWERK
- Until 17 Jan ’26
- Koninginneweg 176
- eenwerk.nl
An exhibition centered around Jan Wolkers’ enduring legacy, offering an intimate journey through his bold, passionate, and unforgettable artistic and literary world.
Paintings and Polaroids | Annet Gelink Gallery
- Until 20 Dec ’25
- Laurierstraat 187-189
- annetgelink.com
In Paintings and Polaroids – A Chair, A Clock, A Shirt, A Car, Robby Müller’s instant L.A. Polaroids spark a luminous dialogue with paintings by Leo Arnold, Carla Klein, and Rinella Alfonso—bridging photography and paint, memory and light, the fleeting and the enduring.
Ai Ozaki | Annet Gelink Gallery
- Until 20 Dec ’25
- Laurierstraat 187-189
- annetgelink.com
Ai Ozaki’s mosaics on view in the gallery’s project space, The Bakery, explore concealment, intimacy, and the textures of daily life, using motifs like birds and subtle collages to reflect on perception, desire, and self-discovery.
New Year’s Reception | Kersgallery
- 9 Jan ’26, 17.00
- Lindengracht 148
- kersgallery.com
Celebrate the new year in style – at a gallery reception, of course. Works on display include Marieke Bolhuis’ bold, emotionally raw sculptures. Cheers!
Nowhere but the Night | Galerie Ron Mandos
- Until 11 Jan ’26
- Prinsengracht 282
- ronmandos.nl
Coinciding with the major retrospective of Erwin Olaf’s work at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Galerie Ron Mandos is bringing together an international group of contemporary artists to explore themes central to Olaf’s practice. Through intimate portraits and immersive installations, the exhibition explores how personal and collective experiences unfold in the quiet, often unseen moments of night.
Zander Blom | STEVENSON
- Until 20 Dec ‘25
- Prinsengracht 371B
- stevenson.info
Zander Blom presents a series of playful, irreverent drawings made with black grease-pencil on pages from books about Mondrian, blending rats, alien-lizards, palm trees, and abstract marks; the works reflect both his admiration for Mondrian’s dedication and his own inventive, humorous approach to art-making.
Gabriella Boyd | GRIMM Gallery
- 12 Dec ’25 – 7 Feb ’26
- Keizersgracht 241
- grimmgallery.com
Scottish painter Gabriella Boyd translates inner worlds – memories, feeling and emotional tension – into dream‑like abstractions.
Harley Weir | Homecoming Gallery
- From 20 Nov ’25
- Frederiksplein 45
- homecoming.gallery
Harley Weir’s photography captures intimate, unguarded moments with a striking naturalism, blending organic textures and colors reminiscent of classical painting while revealing a personal, experimental approach to portraiture.
Sander Coers | Galerie Caroline O’Breen
- Until 20 Dec ’25
- Hazenstraat 54
- carolineobreen.com
Blending photography with materials like wood, steel, textiles and ceramics, Sander Coers reconstructs memories and emotion into tactile, layered works that feel both familiar and dreamlike.
Winter Group & Christmas Show | Galerie Fontana
- Until 24 Jan ’26
- Lauriergracht 142
- galeriefontana.com
Featuring Art Fix favourite Claudy Jongstra, this group exhibition brings together different media and artists exploring humanity, vulnerability, and the environment, offering thought-provoking works that reflect on the complexities of our world
Paul Cupido | Bildhalle
- Until 31 Jan ‘26
- Singel 272
- bildhalle.ch
Exploring the ‘blue hour’ – that fleeting moment between day and night – this exhibition draws you into a world where nature, body and horizon merge on handmade Japanese paper, capturing the beauty and sadness of impermanence.
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
Berend Strik | Hotel Arena
- Until 15 Dec ’25
- ‘s Gravesandestraat 55
- hotelarena.nl
In Threads with an Echo, Berend Strik weaves photography and textiles into layered works that blur the line between seeing and feeling — images you don’t just look at, but sense.
OUTSIDE AMSTERDAM
Marc Manders | Museum Voorlinden
- Until 18 Jan ‘26
- Buurtweg 90, Wassenaar
- voorlinden.nl
Each work by Manders feels like an archaeological find from the future: at once timeless, personal, and mysteriously beyond reach.
Cross Collecting | Galerie Ramakers
- Until 28 Dec ‘25
- Toussaintkade 51-55, Den Haag
- galerieramakers.nl
The exhibition brings together contemporary art, vintage design from the 1950s-70s and tribal objects to show how different collecting worlds can enrich and influence each other. For December, the gallery will be open by appointment: contact info@galerieramakers.nl to enjoy the final moments of this year’s closing show.
Ryan Gander X Edgar Degas | Museum Beelden aan Zee
- Until 4 Jan ‘26
- Harteveltstraat 1, Den Haag
- beeldenaanzee.nl
Ryan Gander brings Degas’ iconic ballerina off her pedestal and into real life, placing her in surprising, poetic moments that make us rethink youth, movement, and what art can be.
Iris van Herpen | Kunsthal
- Until 1 Mar ’26
- Westzeedijk 341
- kunsthal.nl
Sculpting the Senses: Iris van Herpen turns fashion into immersive art, featuring over a hundred iconic haute-couture pieces, contemporary artworks, and a multisensory soundscape that explores the body, space, and the future of couture.
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.
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.
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
