Exhibitions
| Amsterdam is a city of museums with lots of great exhibitions and events. Find out what's on when you will be in Amsterdam. |
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12JUN2010-22AUG2010 Tropenmuseum  Africa Scores! an interactive spectacle about the experience of World Cup football in South Africa with daily up-to-date reports and images from African journalists. |
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27MAR2010-22AUG2010 CoBrA Museum Amstelveen Mogens Balle - The Sensing Artist More than 80 artworks by this major Danish Cobra artist for the first time brought to the Netherlands. |
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05JUN2010-29AUG2010 Huis Marseille Summer Loves With photos and films by: Valérie Belin, Rineke Dijkstra, Leo Divendal, Toshio Enomoto, Lee Friedlander, Carmela García, Ken Hirama, Rinko Kawauchi, Luisa Lambri, and more. |
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08MAR2010-29AUG2010 Tassenmuseum Hendrikje (Museum of Bags and Purses) Crystal loves Leather The exhibition includes handbags, evening bags, clutches and fashion accessories such as hats and shoes from some 60 designers, including: Hugo Boss, Desmo, Lulu Guinness |
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04JUN2010-12SEP2010 Museum Jan van der Togt "Tributes to couturiers" Paintress Ans Markus' tributes to Dior, Chanel, Balenciaga, Vivienne Westwood, Viktor & Rolf, Yamamoto, Paul Gaultier, etc. |
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06MAR2010-17SEP2010 Hermitage Amsterdam Matisse to Malevich Pioneers of modern art from the Hermitage As well as Old Masters, the Hermitage has early modern art from the end of the 19th century and early 20th century. |
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25JUN2010-15SEP2010 Foam Photography Museum Pretty Much Everything - 1985-2010 Work of the world famous photographic duo Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin who worked for fashion houses (YSL, Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Chloé) and magazines (Vogue, The New York Times) |
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21MAY2010-20SEP2010 Museum Geelvinck Hinlopen Huis Splash! Ponds and fountains in the inner city of Amsterdam - past and present. |
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04JUN2010-10OCT2010 Jewish Historical Museum Mayer July Colorful memories of a Polish youth |
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12JUN2010-10OCT2010 CoBrA Museum Amstelveen Masquerade - Cobra Playfulness and the Mask the mask as a theme: paintings, works on paper, sculptures and - uniquely - two experimental masks created in the early1950s by Eugène Brands. |
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30JUL2010-31OCT2010 Amsterdam City Archives (Stadsarchief)The Jordaan Photographs by Dolf Toussaint |
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18SEP2010-18MAR2011 Hermitage Amsterdam The immortal Alexander the Great The myth, the reality, his journey, his legacy |
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permanent exhibition Rijksmuseum The Masterpieces special While the restoration of the main building is underway, the Rijksmuseum is displaying the crème de la crème of its permanent collection. An unique opportunity to view all the highlights of the Golden Age in one place. |
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permanent exhibition Oudezijds Achterburgwal Red Light Fashion Amsterdam Sixteen former prostitution establishments in the city's infamous Red Light Distict have been transformed into exciting spaces for fashion creation and display. Rather than women plying their trade under red lights, 16 top fashion designers from Amsterdam will showcase their latest creations in these windows. |
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