A presentation of approx. 800 musical instruments from the collection of the Gemeentemuseum (the only such publicly owned collection in the Netherlands). The display includes both Western and non

In the 1970s, the windows of Oey Tjeng Sit’s pharmacy on the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam were a well-known phenomenon. Artist-dispenser Oey Tjeng Sit (1917-1987) used them to create light-hearted

World-famous Colombian artist Fernando Botero will this summer exhibit his most important paintings and drawings in the Gemeentemuseum. Botero is one of the best-known artists in Latin America and

The first ever presentation of modern glass from the Czech Republic and Slovakia in any Dutch museum. Thanks to the loan of a major private collection, the Gemeentemuseum is now in a position to

In 2017 it will be exactly 100 years since the launch of the Dutch art and design movement known as ‘De Stijl’. The Netherlands is set to mark the centenary with a year-long programme of events under

Over the coming months, visitors to the Print Room exhibition areas of the Gemeentemuseum will have the chance to relive the days of yesteryear. In works on paper by Julie de Graag (1877-1924), Dick

From 22 February the Gemeentemuseum is exhibiting a selection of unusual works by Friesian artist Sjoerd de Vries.

Using a knife, De Vries (Oudehaske, 1941) slices, carves and tears old-fashioned

This first ever exhibition in the Photographic Gallery of the Gemeentemuseum is of work by Gerard Fieret, Arno Nollen and Paul Kooiker: three photographers who all demonstrate an almost surreal