In the Gallery of Dutch Photography, 99 iconic photos narrate the story of the evolution of photography in the Netherlands from 1842 to the present day. The Gallery showcases the highlights, innovations, and significant strides photographers have made from the invention of photography to the latest innovations. These photos hold iconic value due to their societal and artistic significance.
In museums, women are often portrayed as muses in artworks, but the project WOMXN. flips this narrative: women have taken the lead. How do they see themselves? How do they wish to be portrayed? What matters to them? Photographer Sebiha Öztaş has selected 23 women for the WOMXN. project based on the strength they exude and their societal contributions to the city of Rotterdam.
From December 16, 2023, to September 15, 2024, the exhibition "This One Is For You Serra" by Monica Nouwens will be on display at the National Museum of Photography. Monica Nouwens has created a room-filling video installation exclusively for the museum, immersing visitors in the stories of the streets of South East Los Angeles.
Between 1932 and 1962 Paul Julien made around fifteen journeys to various countries across Africa. Since 2012, artist and researcher Andrea Stultiens has been studying the position of Paul Julien’s oeuvre within the image and imagination of Africa in the 20th century. The exhibition consists of five parts, each focusing on a particular country or region: Liberia, Sudan, Sierra Leone, a Batwa community living in the Virunga mountains, and Ethiopia.
Door het organiseren van diverse projecten wil het Nederlands Fotomuseum graag een museumervaring bieden waar iedereen zich welkom voelt. We geloven dat (culturele) diversiteit onze samenleving verrijkt en streven ernaar dit te weerspiegelen in onze collectie, presentaties en educatieve programma’s – zowel in het museum als daarbuiten.
From the late 1960s, the first women from Turkey came to the Netherlands to build a new life here. What were their lives like? We know very little about it. The exhibition 'Je moest eens weten' ('You should know') 'and the publication of the same name by photographer and artist Çiğdem Yüksel tell the stories of these women.
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