Exhibitions in Amsterdam
April 2027
April at a glance: 0 exhibitions opening, 4 closing, and 2 more on view across the city.
Closing in April
Atlantic Window IV: Sedrig Verwoert4 AprHet Scheepvaartmuseum
Choreographer Sedrig Verwoert traces dance in the diaspora, pairing a travelogue of his research into Winti, Kawina and Tambu in Suriname and Curacao with the dance film Strange Fruit 2.0.
- Plantation along the Canal4 Apr
Amsterdam Museum
Stories of people and power: how Amsterdam's grand canal houses were financed through colonial trade and plantation slavery, told through residents and descendants of the enslaved.
Plantation along the Canal: Stories of People and Power4 AprMuseum Willet-Holthuysen
Explores how two of the house's 18th-century residents built their wealth on plantation trade, with an audio tour guided by a descendant of an enslaved woman from Suriname's Jagtlust plantation.
Stephan Vanfleteren - Transcripts of a Sea4 AprHet Scheepvaartmuseum
Five years of photographing the coastline from northern France to the southern Netherlands: Vanfleteren's sea shifts room by room from glassy calm through misty drift to storm.
Also on through April
Eva Gonzalès. A New Perspectiveto 20 JunVan Gogh Museum
The first ever retrospective of French artist Eva Gonzalès (1847–1883), gathering her delicate paintings and pastels from international museums and private collections.
Discoto 22 AugWereldmuseum Amsterdam
A tribute to disco's roots in Black, Latino and queer underground clubs, with tracks, videos, art, fashion and design celebrating freedom.
Stay in the loop on Amsterdam
A short note now and then when something new opens worth your time.