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No Need To Pretend

No Need To Pretend

Every day at 11am from Oct. 11 to Dec. 30

Melkweg Expo · Amsterdam-Centrum

Stress, alienation, hope: the stuff young people actually feel, on the walls. Recent Dutch art grads tackle mental health, and there's no wrong way to read the work.

No Need To Pretend

No Need To Pretend

Every day at 11am from Oct. 11 to Dec. 30

Melkweg · Amsterdam-Noord

Seven young Dutch graduates turn personal struggles into powerful contemporary works. There are no right answers here, just honest art that meets you where you are.

Van Vermeer tot Van Gogh, Hollandse meesters

Van Vermeer tot Van Gogh, Hollandse meesters

Every day at 8:30am from Sep. 18 to Nov. 1

Fabrique des Lumières · Amsterdam-West

Step inside Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Van Gogh's worlds as 360° projections wrap around you. The mirror room and sweeping soundscape turn Dutch masterpieces into a full sensory escape.

De iconische meesterwerken van Da Vinci, Rafaël & Michelangelo

De iconische meesterwerken van Da Vinci, Rafaël & Michelangelo

Every day at 11am from Sep. 18 to Jan. 3

Fabrique des Lumières · Amsterdam-West • 14 €

Walk inside the Sistine Chapel and watch Da Vinci's portraits bloom to life. This immersive show uses 360° projections and modern music to turn Renaissance masterpieces into a full-body experience.

Whistler. Dandy and Disruptor

Whistler. Dandy and Disruptor

Every day at 9am

Van Gogh Museum · Amsterdam-Zuid

The Van Gogh Museum presents the first retrospective in the Netherlands devoted to James McNeill Whistler. This exhibition explores his multifaceted career as a painter, printmaker, aesthete, and provocateur.

Chez Matisse – Masterpieces from Centre Pompidou

Chez Matisse – Masterpieces from Centre Pompidou

Every day at 10am from Oct. 3 to June 28

H’ART Museum · Amsterdam-Centrum • 29,50 €

Painted on the eve of World War II, the rare loan La Blouse roumaine anchors an exhibition of over eighty works by Henri Matisse and his contemporaries at the H’ART Museum.

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Tue, Oct 27 · 11:00 AM

Da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo: The Renaissance Masters

Fabrique des Lumières · Amsterdam-West

$0-$18

Tue, Oct 27 · 10:00 AM

Oude Kerk Amsterdam

Oude Kerk Amsterdam · Amsterdam-Centrum

$0-$14.5

Tue, Oct 27 · 10:00 AM

Disco

Wereldmuseum Amsterdam · Amsterdam-Oost

Tue, Oct 27 · 10:00 AM

Amsterdam Museum of the Canals Admission Ticket with Audiotour

Herengracht 386 · Amsterdam-Centrum

€ 0-€ 18.5

Tue, Oct 27 · 11:00 AM

Jeroen Henneman ’s exhibition ‘Een Overzicht’

Gallery Vriend van Bavink · Amsterdam-Centrum

Tue, Oct 27 · 10:00 AM

Banksy Museum Amsterdam

Amsterdam Museum · Amsterdam-Centrum

Tue, Oct 27 · 11:00 AM

Dagelijkse verf- of etsdemonstraties bij het Rembrandthuis

Rembrandt House Museum · Amsterdam-Centrum

Free

Tue, Oct 27 · 6:00 PM

Under Pressure

NDSM · Amsterdam-Noord

Tue, Oct 27 · 10:00 AM

The Land of Chocolate Sprinkles. Building a new world together

H'ART Museum (Hermitage Amsterdam) · Amsterdam-Centrum

29,50 €

Tue, Oct 27 · 12:00 PM

In tune

NDSM · Amsterdam-Noord

Free

Tue, Oct 27 · 10:00 AM

Matisse tentoonstelling

H'ART Museum (Hermitage Amsterdam) · Amsterdam-Centrum

29,50 €

Tue, Oct 27 · 10:00 AM

Queer Amsterdam, the Pink City

The New Church · Amsterdam-Centrum

25 €

Tue, Oct 27 · 10:00 AM

Unfinished pasts: return, keep, or…?

Wereldmuseum Amsterdam · Amsterdam-Oost

Tue, Oct 27 · 10:00 AM

Yayoi Kusama: The Landmark Retrospective

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam · Amsterdam-Zuid

Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM

Fieb-lab

Rijksmuseum · Amsterdam-Zuid

Sat, Oct 31 · 12:00 PM

Drag in Amsterdam

Stadsarchief Amsterdam · Amsterdam-Centrum

Free

Mon, Nov 2 · 4:00 PM

Wim Elzinga Solo Exhibition

De Nieuwe Anita · Amsterdam-West

$$

Fri, Nov 13 · 6:00 PM

Boekpresentatie Othi's ark, een leven met beelden

Van Rossum bookstore · Amsterdam-Zuid

Free

Wed, Nov 18 · 5:30 AM

Amsterdam Art Week 2026

Bradwolff & Partners · Amsterdam-Centrum

Wed, Nov 18 · 9:00 AM

Artist Talk: Adam Pendleton

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam · Amsterdam-Zuid

Fri, Nov 20 · 4:30 PM

De diepe duisternis

Galerie Akinci · Amsterdam-Centrum

Wed, Nov 25 · 5:00 PM

Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam

the Kromhouthal · Amsterdam-Noord

Mon, Nov 30 · 5:00 PM

Finissage Expo: Wim Elzinga

De Nieuwe Anita · Amsterdam-West

Free

Wed, Dec 2 · 6:00 PM

Expo opening — Rende Arends

De Nieuwe Anita · Amsterdam-West

$$

Sat, Dec 5 · 7:15 AM

Von Mainz nach Amsterdam - Light Festival

Amsterdam Centraal · Amsterdam-Centrum

75 €

Creative Grounds | Ella de Haas, Zoë Love Smith, Tijmen IJsendijk, Jero Leeflang

Amsterdam Museum · Amsterdam-Centrum

Conditional Air Variations

Gallery van Fanny Freytag · Amsterdam-Noord

Creative Grounds | Ella de Haas, Zoë Love Smith, Tijmen IJsendijk, Jero Leeflang

Amsterdam Tulip Museum · Amsterdam-Centrum

Wellness, Wigs & Weapons | Special Unzipping: Presentation WWW

Arti et Amicitiae · Amsterdam-Centrum

Willem de Kooning at work

Rijksmuseum · Amsterdam-Zuid

25 €

Mirrors of Humanity

Fabrique des Lumières · Amsterdam-West

Heaving Room Group Exhibition

W139 · Amsterdam-Centrum

Weak Signal Research | Cornelius Quabeck

Martin van Zomeren · Amsterdam-Centrum

Atmos | Sophie Steengracht Working title

Christie's Amsterdam · Amsterdam-West

Plantation along the Canal: Stories of people and power

Amsterdam Museum · Amsterdam-Centrum

Adolphe de Meyer. The Substance of a Venetian Dream

Huis Marseille, Museum for Photography · Amsterdam-Centrum

SummerShow

galerie dudokdegroot · Amsterdam-Centrum

Forest of the City | Anouk Griffioen

raam art space Amsterdam · Amsterdam-Centrum

EXPRESS | Maria Roosen

Galerie Akinci · Amsterdam-Centrum

Rijksakademie Open Studios

Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten · Amsterdam-Centrum

Yoshitoshi: Master of the Moon

Van Gogh Museum · Amsterdam-Zuid

Blue Hour | Marjolein Rothman

galerie dudokdegroot · Amsterdam-Centrum

The Argonauts

NDSM · Amsterdam-Noord

Museum Night Amsterdam

National Maritime Museum · Amsterdam-Centrum

Too much is not enough! | Jan Henderikse

BorzoGallery · Amsterdam-Centrum

Amsterdam in Motion

Amsterdam Museum · Amsterdam-Centrum

Free

Stumbling across the colour | Machteld Rullens

Martin van Zomeren · Amsterdam-Centrum

Days like razors, nights full of rats | Frida Orupabo

STEVENSON · Amsterdam-Centrum

Het Grachtenhuis at Museum Night Amsterdam

Museum of the Canals · Amsterdam-Centrum

NDSM Open Call | #LOOKUP! | SHELLS

NDSM LOODS · Amsterdam-Noord

Free

I think. I don't. I do

Woonhuis · Amsterdam-Zuid

Abracadabra

Jewish Museum · Amsterdam-Centrum

The Trial | Rossella Biscotti, book launch & performative reading

Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten · Amsterdam-Centrum

Pega Saya, Pi'e Tera – Perspectives of a Daredevil | Eugénie Boon

Loods6 · Amsterdam-Oost

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