Summer in Amsterdam isn’t just about sunny terraces, it’s also a fantastic time to dive into the city’s buzzing art scene. Amazing retrospectives, thought-provoking photography, or something a little more classical, there’s a summer exhibition with your name on it. Here’s our pick of the best summer exhibitions to catch in Amsterdam, because culture doesn’t take a holiday.
Rembrandt & Amsterdam
Step into seventeenth-century Amsterdam as seen by Rembrandt himself in this evocative exhibition at the Rembrandt House Museum. Featuring 60 of his prints and drawings, the show captures everything from iconic buildings and scenic river bends to eccentric characters and city life — including a possibly stinky windmill and a cheeky couple in the bushes. It’s a charming portrait of a city that hasn’t changed all that much in 400 years.
📍Location: Rembrandt House Museum, Jodenbreestraat 4, 1011 NK Amsterdam
📆 Dates: Until September 7, 2025
The Art of Banksy: “Without Limits”
Dive into the world of the elusive street artist Banksy at this immersive exhibition in Amsterdam’s vibrant NDSM Loods. Featuring over 200 original works, sculptures, and groundbreaking digital installations, including a stunning hologram, it’s a limited-time chance to experience Banksy’s provocative art like never before. Whether you’re a die-hard fan or just curious, this acclaimed show promises to leave a lasting impression. Get your tickets here!
📍 Location: NDSM Loods, NDSM-Plein 85
📆 Dates: Until September 7th, 2025
Fiona Tan: Monomania
Internationally acclaimed artist Fiona Tan takes over the Rijksmuseum to explore 19th-century psychiatry and how mental health was perceived and portrayed through art. Combining historical masterpieces by Géricault, Goya, and Munch with her own powerful installations, Tan invites visitors to rethink the timeless relationship between art and the human psyche. This unique exhibition offers a fresh, contemporary lens on mental illness and its representation.
📍Location: Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam
📆 Dates: From July 4th to September 15th, 2025
From Rembrandt to Vermeer, masterpieces from the Leiden Collection
At H’ART Museum, From Rembrandt to Vermeer: Masterpieces from The Leiden Collection offers a rare and intimate look at 17th-century Dutch life through 75 exceptional works. It features celebrated artists like Rembrandt, Vermeer, Frans Hals, and Jan Steen… And the exhibition includes the only privately owned Vermeer painting, specially conserved for the occasion. Presented in honor of Amsterdam’s 750th anniversary, it captures everyday scenes, portraits, and moments both grand and humble. Also, there is a special focus on the women depicted, including a rare work by Maria Schalcken. Among all these great summer exhibitions, this once-in-a-lifetime must-see show stands out as an unforgettable highlight.
📍Location: H’art Museum, Amstel 51, 1018 EJ Amsterdam
📆 Dates: From April 9 to August 24 2025
World Press Photo 2025
The 2025 World Press Photo exhibition at De Nieuwe Kerk highlights the year’s most powerful photojournalism and documentary photography, as chosen by an independent jury. Set within the stunning 15th-century church, the show offers a global lens on the moments, stories, and people that shaped the past year—captured with clarity, courage, and artistry.
📍Location: De Nieuwe Kerk, De Dam, 1012 NP Amsterdam
📆 Dates: 18 April 2025 to 21 September 2025
The Underground Camera
In commemoration of Amsterdam’s 750th anniversary and 80 years since the Netherlands’ liberation, Foam presents The Underground Camera—a moving tribute to a courageous group of wartime photographers. Capturing life in Amsterdam during the harsh ‘Hunger Winter’ of 1944–1945, their rare images reveal the stark realities of occupation and the quiet strength of resistance. This is one of the most emotional summer exhibitions you’ll see in Amsterdam !
📍Location: Foam, Keizersgracht 609, 1017 DS Amsterdam
📆 Dates: From May 1st to September 1st 2025