Now
(Un)Natural Light
Where: Rotterdam
In the lead-up to the opening of the Nederlands Fotomuseum in Pakhuis Santos on 7 February 2026, five artists present their work on digital screens throughout the city and at Pakhuis Santos. The project explores the changing meaning of photography at a time when images increasingly reach us through unnatural light sources such as screens. '(Un)Natural Light' is realized in collaboration with blowUP media as part of their initiative 'Museum Moments', which makes art visible in the public realm in an accessible way.
Gallery of Honour on Tour
Where: The Netherlands
Until 7 February, the Nederlands Fotomuseum travels across the Netherlands with Gallery of Honour on Tour. We bring photographs from the Gallery of Honour of Dutch Photography to places outside the museum, such as community centres, festivals, libraries and museums.
Soon
Awakening in Blue
Where: Nederlands Fotomuseum
This exhibition is an ode to the cyanotype, an age-old technique that creates deep blue hues. At a time when AI images can be created in an instant, the cyanotype is making a comeback. Sunlight, water, shadow and time contribute to the image. This simplicity results in prints that are both durable and layered. This deep-blue visual language is an inspiration for many contemporary artists. It helps create beautiful images and places reality in a new and surprising perspective.
Rotterdam in Focus
Where: Nederlands Fotomuseum
Rotterdam is shown in diverse ways by photographers throughout history. In post war Rotterdam Cas Oorthuys, Henk Jonker and Aart Klein show an orderly, bright and modern city where empty spaces symbolize progress. Photography from the 1960s and 1970s by Carel Blazer and Onno Meeter, offer a new colourful perspective on the city and reflect the social and economic challenges of the time. In the 1980s and 1990s, Jannes Linders and Gilbert Fastenaekens shattered the myth of orderly Rotterdam. They captured industrial estates, vacant buildings and forgotten places allowing the "urban landscape" to flourish as a photographic genre.