 comprises more than 200 works of the Dutch fashion photographer and artist Viviane Sassen. It is the first large-scale retrospective of the Dutch fashion photographer in the Netherlands, revealing over thirty years of her multifaceted career and bringing together photography, collage, painting and video. 

Botter, 2022

Foam

Self Portrait, 1990

Blue Alchemy, from the series Modern Alchemy, 2022

Adidas x Pharell, 2017

Dior, 2019

“With her imagery full of surreal poses, Sassen is able to evoke a mood, feeling or story with a single image. Even if you think you are familiar with the work, this retrospective reveals a fresh page, exposing a new outlook of 'exquisite corpse.' ”

Eudocimus Ruber, from the series Of Mud and Lotus, 2017

Viviane Sassen - PHOSPHOR: Art & Fashion

 honours the centenary of the Dutch photographer Paul Huf. With his unprecedented network and innovative use of colour, Huf was known as one of the Netherlands' most important advertisement, fashion and portrait photographers from the 1950s onwards.

Ajax, 1967

Mode voor Avenue, 1966

Paul Huf - Golden Years

 is a playful exhibition by Rotterdam based conceptual artist Benjamin Li. The exhibition setup takes inspiration from the 'Chinese-Indisch' restaurant, a culinary genre partially shaped by the colonial history of the Netherlands. Through his work, Li explores themes like identity, belonging, labour and cultural heritage, using food as a lens through which to delve into these complex subjects.

Untitled work from the family archive

Nr.88 Babi Pangang met Patat, Taria De Neushoorn, Dordrecht, 2024

Spread from Chinees-Indisch Restaurant Stickeralbum by Benjamin Li with untitled work from family archive

Nr.25 Tjap Tjoy met Cha Sieuw, Azië, Boxmeer, 2022

Foam 3h: Benjamin Li - In Search of Perfect Orange

Our experienced museum teachers challenge you to look closely and form your own opinion on the photography in the museum.

During the Free Guided Tour, you will visit the exhibitions in a group of at most 15 people. The museum teacher strikes a balance between posing questions and providing information, helping you discover the story of the photographer, the subject and the context of the exhibitions together.

Free Guided Tour, 2022

Free Guided Tour

, a solo exhibition by photographer Pim Ras, located at 

 in the heart of Amsterdam West. The exhibition celebrates the football players who capture the essence of the Kolenkit neighborhood, highlighting stories that start on local playgrounds and rise to international acclaim.

Nigel de Jong, 2014

MAQAM

Abdelhak Nouri, 2016

Soraya Verhoeve

Zakaria Bensellam

Pim Ras - West Side Stories

Are you between 17 and 27 years old and interested in photography and sports? Join the workshop series 

 by sports photographer Pim Ras and photographer Fidelio Faustino. In this workshop, you will work towards a personal photography series in 8 sessions, which will be exhibited in MAQAM afterwards.

Ajax - Willem II, 2016

 photography workshop with Pim Ras and Fidelio Faustino

Workshop Voetbalcultuur in West

Foam joins forces with digital culture platform The Hmm for a series of online talks. In 

, we investigate how internet culture permeates and alters different layers of photography—extending the photographic field exponentially. How does our relationship with the photographic image shift and change to the internet's cultural and technological developments?

designed for everyone curious about the photographic medium's evolution in the digital age. Are you intrigued by the future of visual culture online? Join us as we examine photography's changing face in our image-saturated world.

Photography is..., 2024

Cover of Foam Magazine #29: Curating the Future, 2011

Foam x The Hmm: Photography is...

 during ADE. Celebrate with us and immerse yourself in this large-scale installation with drinks and music by 

There, Copenhagen 2023

Stenen Hoofd

Hugo Boserup, Copenhagen 2016

Opening Marcel Veldman - La Fluff

In collaboration with ADE, Foam presents 

blurred lines between skateboard culture, art, and urban space 

Kevin Bradley, Okinawa 2013

Kevin Vu, Amsterdam 2023

Leo Baker, Frankfurt 2023

Marcel Veldman - La Fluff

Photography is best discovered in your own language. During these interactive tours in Dutch sign language, you will talk about the exhibitions in the museum with our tour guide and the other participants. Our deaf museum teacher asks different questions that challenge you to take a better look while teaching you more about photography.

Free guided tour in Dutch sign language, 2016

Dutch sign language tours

Sakir Khader is a Palestinian-Dutch visual artist. The exhibition 

Yawm al-firak / يَوْم الْفِرَاق 

(Farewell Day) honours the fallen under Israeli occupation since the Nakba (1948), highlighting the universal theme of bidding farewell. Khader’s unique and intimate access to Palestinian society allows him to capture the raw reality of conflict and loss in all of its facets. 

Viviane Sassen
PHOSPHOR: Art & Fashion

Paul Huf
Golden Years

Foam 3h: Benjamin Li
In Search of Perfect Orange

Free Guided Tour

Pim Ras
West Side Stories

Voetbalcultuur in West photography workshop with Pim Ras and Fidelio Faustino

Foam x The Hmm:
Photography is...

Opening Marcel Veldman
La Fluff

Marcel Veldman
La Fluff

Free guided tour in Dutch sign language

Sakir Khader
Yawm al-firak / يَوْم الْفِرَاق

Viviane SassenPHOSPHOR: Art & Fashion

Paul HufGolden Years

Foam 3h: Benjamin LiIn Search of Perfect Orange

Free Guided Tour

Pim RasWest Side Stories

Voetbalcultuur in West photography workshop with Pim Ras and Fidelio Faustino

Foam x The Hmm: Photography is...

Opening Marcel VeldmanLa Fluff

Marcel VeldmanLa Fluff

Free guided tour in Dutch sign language

Sakir KhaderYawm al-firak / يَوْم الْفِرَاق

Viviane Sassen
PHOSPHOR: Art & Fashion

Paul Huf
Golden Years

Foam 3h: Benjamin Li
In Search of Perfect Orange

Pim Ras
West Side Stories

Foam x The Hmm:
Photography is...

Opening Marcel Veldman
La Fluff

Marcel Veldman
La Fluff

Sakir Khader
Yawm al-firak / يَوْم الْفِرَاق