 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

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

AI Walk-in Workshop Carlijn Jacobs

Every Sunday afternoon, Foam offers free walk-in workshops inspired by Viviane Sassen's current exhibition 

In this workshop, you will use your own photos and blend them with captivating images from magazines to create a unique collage. Afterwards, you can bring your artwork to life using various painting techniques. This workshop is suitable to all ages and skill levels.

Eudocimus Ruber from the series Of Mud and Lotus, 2017

Acid Lime from the series Heliotrope, 2016

Luxaflex from the series Of Mud and Lotus, 2017 C Viviane Sassen and Stevenson

The Flicker Phase, 1950

Viviane Sassen Walk-in Workshop

, 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

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

, the first solo museum exhibition by artist Sarah Amrani. With her work, Amrani explores the complex relationship between technology, culture and beauty standards. 

Join us at Foam 3h from 17.30 to 21.00 hrs for this official event with free museum admission. The evening will feature a Q&A session with Foam curator Aya Musa and Sarah Amrani.

Strategy of Beautification, Hijab and Face Cut Out, video still, 2017

Opening Sarah Amrani - Terror of Beauty 

, the first solo museum exhibition by artist Sarah Amrani. With her work, Amrani explores the complex relationship between technology, culture and beauty standards. The multimedial exhibition invites visitors to think critically about how our perception of beauty and identity is shaped in the digital age. 

Strategy of Beautification, Hijab and Face Cut Out, 2017

Strategy of Beautification, 2018

Untitled, 2017

Foam 3h: Sarah Amrani - Terror of Beauty

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... surreal

Spread from Foam Magazine #66 MISSING MIRROR — Photography Through the Lens of AI

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

Foam x The Hmm: Photography is...

Book launch Yeray Sabandar

Please join us on Thursday 12 December for the celebratory pre-launch of the photobook 

 by Dutch photographer Sarah Mei Herman in the Foam Café. The book, published by Gost Books, tells the tale of coming of age, documenting more then 20 years from the artist's surrounding family relationships.

From the series Julian & Jonathan

Book launch Sarah Mei Herman

 invite children aged 8 to 12 to join the 

 this winter. Inspired by the exhibition of Viviane Sassen, participants will dive into vibrant fashion photography and experiment with drawing and painting on photos to craft their own unique collages. To complete the festive experience, there will be plenty of time to enjoy hot chocolate and Christmas bread.

Christmas Holiday: Collage-Making Workshop

Kerstvakantie: Workshop Collage Maken

Foam is proud to present a major retrospective exhibition of the celebrated American artist Saul Leiter (1923–2013).  Leiter is seen as one of the most important photographers of the 1950’s in the United States and a pioneer of colour photography. This exhibition brings together over 200 works, consisting of photography, both black-and-white and colour, as well as his abstract paintings. His eclectic oeuvre reveals a practice using shadow, light, and reflections to craft layered compositions. 

Harlem, 1960 © Saul Leiter / Saul Leiter Foundation.

Footprints, c. 1950

Untitled, undated

“Photographs are often treated as important moments, but really they are fragments and souvenirs of an unfinished world.”

Saul Leiter - An Unfinished World

, an exhibition that offers a special glimpse into the life and work of one of the Netherlands’ most renowned portrait photographers, Koos Breukel. The exhibition showcases an overview of his career, focusing on the people who have significantly influenced his development as both a photographer and a person. 

In a live studio with Koos Breukel himself, visitors can engage in conversation or even have their portrait taken by the artist. By placing the interaction between visitor and artist at its core, the exhibition breaks traditional roles within the museum experience.

Inez van Lamsweerde Amsterdam 1992

Photo studio 2024

Koos Breukel - Meet the Artist

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. 

Nablus, Abu Jneid

Grieving mothers. Jenin refugee camp, Palestine. June, 2023

Yawm al-firak / يَوْم الْفِرَاق

Sakir Khader - Yawm al-firak

 by artist Diana Markosian. This is the first time the exhibition is shown in its entirety. 

 traces Markosian’s journey of reconnecting with her estranged father through documentary photography, family snapshots, and archival materials.  

Father

Diana Markosian - Father 

Augusta Curiel: Surinamese Photographer 1873-1937

. Augusta Curiel (1873-1937) was one of Suriname’s first women photographers, running a highly successful photography studio in Paramaribo together with her sister Anna (1875-1958). The exhibition offers a contemporary perspective on the people and landscapes of Suriname as captured through the lens of the ‘Curiel Sisters’ in the early twentieth century. Featuring both well-known and rarely seen images, this exhibition highlights their versatile practice and unique role in Surinamese society during the Dutch colonial era.

Anna en Augusta Curiel in actie tijdens landing van watervliegtuig Dornier DO-X op de Surinamerivier, 1931

Augusta Curiel - Surinaamse fotografe 1873-1937

Foam is proud to present the solo exhibition of interdisciplinary artist Hiền Hoàng. 

She explores Asian cultural narratives, the relationship between humanity and nature and the role of identity. 

Hoàng's work is unique for its integration of photography, sculpture, video, installations and performances. 

Viviane Sassen
PHOSPHOR: Art & Fashion

Paul Huf
Golden Years

Free Guided Tour

Painting & collage
walk-in workshop

Pim Ras
West Side Stories

Free guided tour in Dutch sign language

Opening Foam 3h: Sarah Amrani Terror of Beauty

Foam 3h: Sarah Amrani
Terror of Beauty

Foam x The Hmm:
Photography is...

Book Launch: Sarah Mei Herman Julian & Jonathan

Christmas Holiday: Collage-Making Workshop

Saul Leiter
An Unfinished World

Koos Breukel
Meet the Artist

Sakir Khader
Yawm al-firak / يَوْم الْفِرَاق

Diana Markosian
Father

Augusta Curiel: Surinamese Photographer 1873-1937

Hiền Hoàng

Viviane SassenPHOSPHOR: Art & Fashion

Paul HufGolden Years

Free Guided Tour

Painting & collagewalk-in workshop

Pim RasWest Side Stories

Free guided tour in Dutch sign language

Opening Foam 3h: Sarah Amrani Terror of Beauty

Foam 3h: Sarah AmraniTerror of Beauty

Foam x The Hmm: Photography is...

Book Launch: Sarah Mei Herman Julian & Jonathan

Christmas Holiday: Collage-Making Workshop

Saul Leiter An Unfinished World

Koos BreukelMeet the Artist

Sakir KhaderYawm al-firak / يَوْم الْفِرَاق

Diana MarkosianFather

Augusta Curiel: Surinamese Photographer 1873-1937

Hiền Hoàng

Viviane Sassen
PHOSPHOR: Art & Fashion

Paul Huf
Golden Years

Painting & collage
walk-in workshop

Pim Ras
West Side Stories

Foam 3h: Sarah Amrani
Terror of Beauty

Foam x The Hmm:
Photography is...

Saul Leiter
An Unfinished World

Koos Breukel
Meet the Artist

Sakir Khader
Yawm al-firak / يَوْم الْفِرَاق

Diana Markosian
Father