Coloured [projections on] skin

Black Achievement Month will take place this year for the sixth time: recognising the many qualities, talents and achievements that can be found in the black community. The wealth of talent and expertise justifies this initiative and is also an ode to diversity and new citizenship. It also contributes to a balanced image of people with African roots. This image is too often determined by what was said and written about people of African descent during slavery and colonial times.

The exhibition 'Coloured [projections on] skin' averts the colonial white view on the body of colour and dismantles it based on contemporary visual art. The exhibition deconstructs the perception of black skin in the visual arts and shows the shared humanity of the body of colour. First and foremost is the artistic freedom to shape that body according to one's own insight, according to resemblance.

Contemporary art // until 20 November 2021 // CBK Zuidoost

GROW: The Future of Fashion

How can our clothes be sustainable, look awesome and be good our planet? That's a lot of asks, but a group of six young emerging designers have responded to the challenge, creating unique garments made from orange peel silk, circular vegan leather (from cork powder and coconuts) and banana fibres. Find out all about the project and these fascinating new sustainable materials many of which have never been shown in a museum before. Its the future of fashion!

Design // until April 2022 // Fashion for Good Museum

All About Theatre About Film

Antonioni, Bergman, Pasolini, Cassavetes: yep, those are all the names you'd expect to read at a film museum. But what about names like Ivo van Hove and Jan Versweyveld? Theatre makers are deeply influenced by cinema and have created countless productions based on films. Eye brings these performances back to life through this fascinating exhibition of costumes, props, set pieces, fluorescent wall drawings and of course film fragments. According to Eye, the exhibition promises a new mode of sensory perception.

Film // until 9 January 2022 // Eye Filmmuseum

Fré Cohen

Fré Cohen was a pioneering woman in the pre-war era of graphic design that was, back then, a man's world. In her short life (1903 to 1943) Fré drew and designed an awful lot, producing graphic prints for the municipality, the socialist movement and trade unions along with bindings, drawings, watercolors and linocuts. She worked using the beautiful design aesthetics of the Amsterdam School movement, so there is no better place than the Museum Het Schip for a retrospective of this fascinating Jewish designer with feminist views and social ideals.

Design // until 3 September 2022 // Museum Het Schip

Clandestine – The Human Body in Focus

Bodies: they're beautiful, gross, fascinating and we've all got one. Cobra's new exhibition takes the body as the central theme, exploring the human form in all its manifestations. Through an extensive collection of rare vintage photographs, the exhibition highlights the power of images and challenges preconceptions of what is feminine, masculine, non-binary or trans. Includes works by Diane Arbus, Robert Mapplethorpe, Helmut Newton and Man Ray from the collection of photographer and collector Pedro Slim.

Modern art // until 27 March 2022 // Cobra Museum

The Potato Eaters: Mistake or Masterpiece?

Masterpiece or massive blunder? Van Gogh's most famous work was completed in 1885 while he was living in Brabant. Vincent himself thought it was the best painting he ever did; he saw it as a honest depiction of a tough rural life that painters had previously romanticised. This new exhibition explores the painting's significance, encouraging viewers to make up their own mind about it. There will be a wide-ranging programme of activities at the Potato Eaters Studio aimed especially at families with children (aged 4 - 17).

Family-friendly // until 13 February 2022 // Van Gogh Museum

Crying Boys

Muiderslot Castle is the perfect setting for this new portrait series of Crying Boys by photographer Noah Valentyn. In the Middle Ages, before fragile masculinity was a thing, it was quite normal for men to shed tears in public, so what better place than a medieval castle to view some portraits of bawling blokes.

Photography // until 14 November // Muiderslot Castle

Lydia Ourahmane: Survival in the Afterlife

The first solo exhibition of the Algerian-born artist in the Netherlands comprises photographs, moving images and oral documentation from Ourahmane's community and family in relation to the Algerian civil war (1991-2002). The artist brings these moving archival materials into the public light for the first time, investigating belief systems of religion, geography and politics from fascinating new angles.

Contemporary art // until 23 November // De Appel

Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes

This large-scale art piece at Framer Framed adopts the form of a tribunal to prosecute major corporations for their crimes against the planet. In addition to judges, prosecutors, witnesses and the public, the installation gives voice to an intricate array of extinct animals, plants and fossils - a collaboration between academic-activist Radha D'Souza and artist Jonas Staal.

Contemporary art // until 16 January // FramerFramed

Vincent Delbrouck: Champú

Capturing that feeling of what first love is like, Vincent Delbrouck's deeply personal images depict stolen moments in the lives of Cuban teenagers hanging out in Los Chivos Park, Havana. Magical emotions are captured with a diary-like earnestness as if blending autobiography and fiction.

Photography // until 5 December 2021 // Huis Marseille

Shigeru Onishi: The Possibility of Existence

Japanese photographer Shigeru Onishi tore up the darkroom rule book (1928-1994) for this extraordinary body of work, now on display at Foam. The artist integrated mathematical principles into his image-making, breaking away from the idea of a photograph as a flat image taken from a single perspective.

Photography // until January 2022 // Foam

Be Brave!

Opposing injustice takes courage and can have dire consequences. Willem, Coba, and Joop stood up against the persecution of the Jews during the February strike of 1941. These three Amsterdammers played an active role in the only massive protest action against the persecution. This exhibition asks what the cost of this bravery was for them and their loved ones.

History // Until 22 May 2022 // The Resistance Museum

The Amsterdam Treasure Room

The Amsterdam City Archives is a treasure trove of objects and artefacts, all housed in the monumental De Bazel building - an art deco gem. Discover over 45km of shelves with old books and papers, photographs, maps, prints and drawings. Wander through the Treasure Room to find out about Rembrandt, Johan Cruyff and Anne Frank as you track the transformation of this small medieval port into the city we know and love today.

History // until 31 December 2021 // Stadsarchief Amsterdam

Hello Rembrandt!

Hello Rembrandt! give young explorers the chance to engage with Rembrandt's masterpieces through various interactive displays, digital screens and a photo booth where you can play with lighting, paint pigments or fragments of The Night Watch. What better place to learn about this famous Dutch painter's life and work than in his very own home?

Family friendly // until 2 January 2022 // Rembrandt House Museum

The Amsterdam Toy Museum