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Anti-colonial protest in Suriname, photographed for the former Dutch colonies exhibition

Verzetsmuseum Amsterdam (Dutch Resistance Museum)Plantage

The Former Dutch Colonies: From WWII to Independence

Now showingPermanent collection€17.50

Over 30 personal stories from Indonesia, Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean, covering Japanese occupation, wartime exploitation and post-war decolonization.

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On nowAll of October 2026

Also at Verzetsmuseum Amsterdam (Dutch Resistance Museum)

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Crimson Gilt installation by Vincent Ruijters

Vincent Ruijters - Crimson Gilt

Het Scheepvaartmuseum

Atlantic Window IV: Sedrig Verwoert, Strange Fruit 2.0

Atlantic Window IV: Sedrig Verwoert

Het Scheepvaartmuseum

Stephan Vanfleteren - Transcripts of a Sea photography exhibition

Stephan Vanfleteren - Transcripts of a Sea

Het Scheepvaartmuseum

All exhibitions in Amsterdam this month Coming up in November

Nearby

The 1656 naval storehouse housing Het Scheepvaartmuseum on Kattenburgerplein, Amsterdam

Het Scheepvaartmuseum

Transport5 min walk
Exterior of the Jewish Museum (Joods Historisch Museum), housed in the former Great Synagogue on Jonas Daniël Meijerplein, Amsterdam

Joods Museum (Jewish Museum, Jewish Cultural Quarter)

Children7 min walk
The green copper-clad, ship-shaped NEMO Science Museum building by Renzo Piano rising over the Oosterdok in Amsterdam

NEMO Science Museum

Architecture8 min walk
Entrance facade of the Amstelhof, home of H'ART Museum, on the Amstel in Amsterdam

H'ART Museum

Architecture9 min walk

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