May 14, 2026 – October 18, 2026
Kho Liang Ie – Mid-Century Modernist
First major retrospective of interior architect and furniture designer Kho Liang Ie, who shaped Dutch design from the 1950s to the 1970s.
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Amsterdam's museum of modern and contemporary art and design shows works from 1870 to the present on Museumplein.
Opening hoursAdmission from €22.50 Wheelchair accessible Restaurant
Current exhibitions
August 20, 2026 – April 30, 2027
Post/No/Bills #7: Kexin Hao — Anatomy of Obstruction
Graphic designer Kexin Hao transforms the corridor around the historic staircase into a drawn body of the institution.
September 11, 2026 – January 17, 2027
Yayoi Kusama
Major retrospective spanning seven decades of the Japanese artist's work, with painting, sculpture, fashion, happenings and mirror rooms; surcharge and entry time required.
October 10, 2026 – January 17, 2027
Adam Pendleton – Some Wild Kind of Language
The US artist's first museum exhibition in the Netherlands, with abstract paintings and large-format drawings, some of them in the historic staircase.
November 28, 2026 – April 4, 2027
Collaborative Artistic Practices – Proposals for the Museum Collection
Group exhibition on collective artistic practices that also serves as a platform for new acquisitions.
March 6, 2027 – July 11, 2027
Luc Tuymans – Silent Music
Focused survey of almost sixty paintings by the Belgian painter about hidden forces such as war, colonialism and the uncanny.
March 19, 2027 – June 20, 2027
ABN AMRO Kunstprijs 2026 – Hend Samir
Exhibition by the prizewinner, whose swirling, multilayered paintings tell of family, trauma and living together.
March 27, 2027 – August 1, 2027
Ibrahim Mahama – Zilijafa
The Ghanaian artist's first major museum exhibition in the Netherlands, with a specially created installation about labor, raw materials and colonial heritage.
About the museum
The Stedelijk Museum goes back to an initiative of Amsterdam citizens around the banker C. P. van Eeghen, who in 1874 donated money and their own collections to create a museum of contemporary art in the capital. The holdings were initially shown in the Rijksmuseum; in 1895 the museum moved into its own brick building by city architect A. W. Weissman on what is now Museumplein.
At first the collection was a motley mix, including historic interiors alongside Dutch and French painting. From around 1920 the museum focused on modern art and built up collections of design and photography early on. For a time, numerous paintings by Vincent van Gogh were also shown here; they later went to the Van Gogh Museum.
The Stedelijk gained an international profile after 1945 under director Willem Sandberg, who worked closely with artists and established a groundbreaking exhibition program; his successors, such as Edy de Wilde and Rudi Fuchs, continued this course. Since 2006 the museum has been a private foundation.
After several years of closure, the museum reopened in 2012 with a striking white extension by Benthem Crouwel, nicknamed the “Bathtub” because of its shape. The collection presentation shows around 500 works ranging from painting, sculpture and installation to graphic and industrial design, complemented by major temporary exhibitions and a sculpture garden.
Highlights
- Works by Malevich, Mondriaan, Matisse and Chagall in the collection
- Art by the CoBrA group and the Dutch postwar avant-garde
- Extensive design and graphic design collection, including works by Gerrit Rietveld
- The “Bathtub” extension by Benthem Crouwel (2012)
- Freely accessible Don Quixote Sculpture Hall and sculpture garden
Permanent exhibitions
- Collectie – Around 500 works of art and design from 1870 to the present, from classical modernism through CoBrA to today.
- Founded
- 1874
- Operated by
- Stichting Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
- Director
- Rein Wolfs
- Visitors per year
- approx. 675,000 (2025)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €22.50 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €12.50Students (IDs from any country) and CJP holders |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 18 · Free under 19. |
| Seniors | –No senior discount listed. |
| Visitors with disabilities | –companion free · Companion of visitors with disabilities free. |
| Students & apprentices | €12.50Student IDs from all countries are accepted. |
| Groups (10+ people) | –Self-guided group visits of 10 or more people must be registered in advance (up to 60 people per booking, in groups of max. 15 inside the museum); guided tours can be booked. |
| Families | –No family ticket, since visitors under 19 are free. |
| Surcharge for the Yayoi Kusama exhibition | €10Until January 17, 2027; also applies with the Museumkaart and I amsterdam City Card; students/CJP/EYCA €5, free up to age 18 and with ICOM, Stadspas, Rembrandtkaart and others |
Free with the Museumkaart (the surcharge applies for the Kusama exhibition); also free with the VriendenLoterij VIP-KAART, I amsterdam City Card, Stadspas, ICOM, Rembrandtkaart, CIMAM, AICA and for Stedelijk Members. Tickets online only; card holders can book a free online ticket or go straight to the ticket check, provided no entry time is required (mandatory for Kusama). Purchased tickets are valid for one year, no refunds. Cashless payment only in the museum (the shop also accepts cash).
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: not available
Elevators and wheelchair lifts can be used independently; wheelchair-accessible restrooms. Free to borrow: wheelchairs, rollators, lightweight folding chairs and Alinkers (can be reserved in advance via reserveringen@stedelijk.nl or +31 20 573 2911). Accessible parking space at the group entrance, Paulus Potterstraat 13, more in the Q-Park Museumplein. Induction loop, about once a month a tour in Dutch Sign Language (NGT) with a deaf guide, plus a video tour in NGT; large print available. No audio description, no Braille.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 18 |
|---|
- Family tours & workshops
- Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
Free under 19. Free family programs; in fall 2026 the Stedelijk Kids Festival on Yayoi Kusama (October 10–18) and a children's audio tour through the Kusama exhibition; family newsletter. Quiet room for breastfeeding available.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Museumplein
From Amsterdam Centraal, tram 2 (toward Nieuw Sloten) or tram 12 (toward Amstelstation) to Museumplein; metro 52 to De Pijp, then tram 12. From Amsterdam Amstel tram 12, from Amsterdam Zuid WTC tram 5 to Museumplein (also called “Paulus Potterstraat”). From Sloterdijk, tram 19 to Leidseplein, then tram 2 or 5.
By car
Q-Park beneath Museumplein (with several accessible parking spaces); accessible parking space at the group entrance, Paulus Potterstraat 13.
- Accessible parking
Main entrance at Museumplein 10, next to the Van Gogh Museum and about a five-minute walk from the Rijksmuseum.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
- Restaurant
- Museum shop
- Coat check
- Lockers
Fonda Coffee Bar (entrance hall, accessible without a ticket) and Fonda Café on the second floor (ticket required), each 10:00–17:00; Café Restaurant Sandberg on the first floor (Mon and Sun 10:00–18:00, Tue–Sat 10:00–22:00, no ticket needed). Museum shop accessible without a ticket. Cloakroom and lockers before the ticket check; only handbags up to A4 size in the galleries, large luggage at the Lockerpoint on Museumplein.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
- Corporate events
Up to 1,400 guests.
Spaces for 15 to 500 guests, up to 1,400 guests when renting the entire museum exclusively; meetings, exhibition tours, presentations and events with catering. Contact: events@stedelijk.nl.
Inquiries & detailsPlan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
|---|---|
| Audio guide | yes (NL, EN) |
| School programs | yes |
| Photography | Photography for private purposes allowed, without flash or selfie stick; some exhibitions have their own rules. |
| Good to know | Free audio tours (Dutch/English) for the collection and temporary exhibitions, on devices in the museum or via QR code on your own phone. Guided tours of the collection and sculpture garden as well as of special exhibitions; book by the 15th of the preceding month. Timed-entry tickets for the Kusama exhibition. No time limit on visits; food and drinks are not allowed in the galleries. |
