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  1. Event Sea-monster colouring and beanbag reading on Familiewoensdag

    An open courtyard corner stocked with picture books, cushions, and colouring sheets of historic vessels for young visitors.

    23 September 2026

  2. Event Lita Cabellut x Goya – The Follies at Museum JAN

    Twenty-two etchings from Goya's Los Disparates face off against monumental contemporary paintings and sculptures addressing fear and vulnerability.

    23 September 2026

  3. Event Nadav Kander: The Edge of Things opens at Foam

    A major solo survey brings together four decades of atmospheric landscape studies and formal photographic portraits.

    23 September 2026

  4. Event Yayoi Kusama retrospective spanning seven decades

    Paintings, sculptures, fashion, performances and mirrored dot installations track more than seventy years of work across the galleries.

    23 September 2026

  5. Event Stalls and local design at Museum Market

    Independent makers, food vendors, and craft designers gather on the museum square for an open-air market.

    23 September 2026

  6. Event Modern and contemporary highlights in Hedendaagse Meesters

    Rotating gallery rooms display pop art, activist street pieces, and modern works from the museum's permanent collection.

    22 September 2026

  7. Event Reflecting Forward: Studio Irma digital installations at Moco Museum

    Walk-through installations fill multiple rooms with interactive light, connecting dots and reflective diamond matrices upstairs.

    22 September 2026

  8. Event Laugh Now: verified Banksy originals at Moco Museum

    Original street pieces and canvas works authenticated by Pest Control rotate through borrowed collections in a Museumplein townhouse.

    22 September 2026

  9. Event Projections, archive photography and virtual reality in Frida Kahlo

    Light installations, sound design and archival portraits spread across two floors alongside an included virtual reality experience.

    22 September 2026

  10. Event Expositie Meesterverbinding brings fifteen makers together at De Hoop

    Selected mid-career makers and craftspeople show recent work spanning design, fine art and traditional trades for a full week.

    22 September 2026

  11. Event Surround projections for Coldplay, a Film for the Future

    Immersive visual art from international contributors accompanies the album tracks with projected lyrics for singing along.

    22 September 2026

  12. Event Mikołaj Sobczak opens R Project #2 The Universal Empire

    New contemporary artworks and historical commentary occupy the gallery rooms during regular afternoon opening hours.

    22 September 2026

  13. Event Folklore, collage, and surreal portraiture in Frau Holle

    Surrealist portraits hang alongside costumes and handmade physical props exploring European folklore, womanhood, and aging.

    22 September 2026

  14. Event Larissa Sansour solo survey at Wereldmuseum

    Three films, movie props, and personal heirlooms explore Palestinian history alongside historic museum artefacts.

    22 September 2026

  15. Event Guided Queer Gaze Tour through the Stedelijk collection

    A guided gallery walk offering an LGBTQ+ perspective across the museum's modern and contemporary art displays.

    22 September 2026

  16. Event Mijn verdwijnende vader: Rob Looman reflects on Alzheimer’s disease

    Sculptures, oil paintings, and pen drawings charting how an Eindhoven artist watched his father gradually lose his identity.

    22 September 2026

  17. Event Pioneers of Media Art across ten gallery spaces

    Ten gallery rooms bring vintage Dutch video tapes into conversation with spatial sound rigs and modern light arrays.

    22 September 2026

  18. Event Pioneers of Media Art: Montevideo’s early video works

    Archival tapes and historic installations chart how a pioneering Amsterdam video collective developed media art from 1978 onwards.

    22 September 2026

  19. Event Colonial restitution debated at Wereldmuseum’s Onvoltooid Verleden

    Colonial collections stand alongside research displays and modern pieces questioning whether contested museum artefacts should stay or return.

    22 September 2026

  20. Event Abracadabra: Secrets from Houdini to Hans Klok

    Historical props, six generations of illusions, and interactive stations where visitors can attempt classic escapes and stage tricks.

    21 September 2026

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