The museum is open from Tuesday - Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 pm.
Statendam 1 (Wilhelminapier), Rotterdam
Autumn at the National Museum of Photography
26 October, 11.00 - 3 November, 17.00
Ontdek deze herfstvakantie de wereld van fotografie! Van 26 oktober tot en met 3 november zit ons herfstprogramma boordevol leuke activiteiten. Doe mee met een workshop Cyanotypie, volg een actieve familierondleiding of verken de Eregalerij via een van onze drie themaroutes.
Workshop Cyanotype on Canvas
Can you take a photo without a camera? Absolutely! Discover how this works and create a blueprint on a canvas bag using your own drawings, a candy wrapper, flowers, or anything you happen to have in your pocket.
Datum: woensdag 30 oktober
Tijd: 11:30 uur
Duration: 1 hour
Age: 7 and up
Cost: €8 (includes canvas bag)
Workshop Op Eigen Wijze!
In deze workshop draaien we de rollen om: jij wordt de gids van het museum! Het Nederlands Fotomuseum bewaart foto’s met verhalen van inspirerende mensen die een verschil hebben gemaakt. Ontdek het verhaal achter deze foto’s, verken de dromen van de geportretteerden, en maak je eigen ‘Droomtoer’ door het museum. Waar droom jij van?
Datum: donderdag 31 oktober
Time: 2:00 PM
Duur: 90 minuten
Leeftijd: 7 t/m 12 jaar
Kosten: € 7,50
Familie rondleiding Eregalerij - Van Chemie tot Pixel
Nu pak je snel je telefoon voor een foto, maar hoe deden ze dat vroeger eigenlijk? In deze actieve familierondleiding nemen we je mee op ontdekkingsreis langs verschillende foto’s uit de Eregalerij.
Datum: vrijdag 1 november
Tijd: 11:30 uur
Duration: 1 hour
Age: 7 and up
Cost: €7
Ongoing Activities
Do – BookGallery of Honour
Interactive activity
Duur: 30 min.
Age: 6 and up
Cost: €1
Available for pickup at the reception desk
Zinnige Zintuigen spel
Interacttive game Gallery of Honour
Duur: 30 min.
Age: 7 and up
Cost: free
Available for pickup at the reception desk
Speurtocht Gallery of Honor
Interactive activity
Duration: 20 min.
Age: 6 and up
Cost: free
Available for pickup at the reception desk
The Gallery of Honour is you!
Add your photo to the 99 images in gallery of honour of Dutch photography. You can upload your +1 via the Dutch Photo Museum app. The app is available for download from the Apple App Store and Google Play. .
Themed Routes through the Gallery of Honour
Themed routes take you through ten images featured in the Gallery of Honour of Dutch photography. There are three themed routes to explore.
- Who are de women in the Gallery of Honour?
Follow the route and get to know the women in the Gallery of Honour. Discover who they are and what motivated them! Explore the relationship between the photographer and the image.
- Traces of the Slave Trade Past
This themed route takes you through images related to the history of slavery. In what ways do you see the legacy of slavery influencing the present?
- A stone in the Maas
This themed route takes you through the history of Rotterdam, with the Maas River as a central thread. You will learn more about the background of the photos, the photographers, and the subjects.
The themed routes are available for free at the reception desk.
Gallery of Honour of Dutch Photography
In the Gallery of Honour of Dutch Photography, 99 iconic photos narrate the story of the development of photography in the Netherlands from 1842 to the present.
Exhibition: Je moest eens weten
Van 28 september t/m 25 mei is de nieuwe tentoonstelling Exhibition: Je moest eens weten van Çiğdem Yüksel te zien. Deze tentoonstelling vertelt de verhalen van de eerste Turkse vrouwen die vanaf eind jaren zestig naar Nederland kwamen om hier een nieuw leven op te bouwen.
Steenbergen Stipendium 2024
From October 15 to December 8, the Nederlands Fotomuseum, in collaboration with the Steenbergen Foundation, will present the 27th edition of the Steenbergen Stipendium. This is the award for the best photographic graduation work created by a student from one of the Dutch art academies.
WOMXN. More than a muze
While women in museums are often depicted as muses in artworks, the WOMXN project flips this narrative. It focuses on women taking control. How do they see themselves? How do they want to be portrayed? What do they consider relevant?
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