What happens when we listen? A dinner with Salon Vin Naturel 

Inspired by Martin Parr’s fascination with everyday rituals and pleasures, Foam and 

invite guests to gather around the table for an evening celebrating the beauty and nostalgia in the ordinary.

Bring a bottle of wine to share and join a communal dinner inspired by familiar comfort food and everyday favourites, prepared by 

. Through food, wine, a tour and conversation, we explore how shared experiences over “the ordinary” can reveal unexpected value in the things we often take for granted.

Salon Vin Naturel, 2025

Foam

Salon Vin Naturel at Foam, 2025

A communal dinner with Salon Vin Naturel and Stacks Diner

the extraordinary ordinary: a communal dinner with Salon Vin Naturel and Stacks Diner

Are you an emerging photographer, visual artist or creative navigating your next step? Do you sometimes wonder how to find your voice, develop your work, or build a sustainable creative practice? Together with Foam, Atay Atelier⁠ is organizing an intimate conversation in MAQAM for emerging makers with artists Sarah Amrani and Khalid Amakran, both of whom have exhibited their work in museums and cultural institutions.

During this conversation, we will explore the realities of the creative journey: how to develop your own voice, build meaningful work, stay true to your vision, and navigate the opportunities and challenges that come with being an artist today. Drawing from their own experiences, Sarah and Khalid will reflect on topics such as artistic development, storytelling, creating a coherent body of work, exhibiting your work, and finding your place within the wider cultural landscape.

MAQAM

From the series “Dreamland” (2017 - 2022)

The Flicker Phase, 1950

Talk with Sarah Amrani and Khalid Amakran

FOAM X ATAY ATELIER: Talk with Sarah Amrani and Khalid Amakran

Come and visit our beautiful canal garden during 

. Foam is happy to join this annual botanical event in Amsterdam, which opens a series of canal gardens, both private and institutional, to the public. Take this opportunity to enjoy our restored garden, which is normally not open to the public. The Foam Café will serve delicious coffee, tea and a variety of sweets.

Open Garden Days play a vital role in keeping historic gardens accessible. Grand old trees, rare plants, beautiful garden houses and both classic and newly landscaped gardens can be admired in the secluded plots, which are rarely, if ever, open to the public.

Tuin

In the garden, a selection of seven works by renowned German photographer Karl Blossfeldt will be on view, inviting reflection in dialogue with nature.

Open Garden Days 2026

Photography Workshop: Mounir Raji - Home 

Kids workshop: Quirky Portraits

Dive into the colourful and humorous world of Martin Parr during the May holidays. This workshop is designed for deaf and hard-of-hearing children.

The workshop begins with a guided tour of the exhibition 

 by Martin Parr. Accompanied by a sign language museum educator, children discover Parr’s photography. After the tour, they gather in the exhibition’s reading corner, where they share their own observations and engage in conversation about the work in sign language.

New Brighton England Great Britain 1985

Benidorm Spain 1997 From Autoportrait series © Collection Martin Parr / Magnum Photos

Benidorm Spain 1997 From Autoportrait series

Kids workshop: Stories of Martin Parr in sign language

Get ready for a kids workshop full of fun, creativity, and colour during the May holidays!

In this workshop, children explore the playful and colourful world of photographer Martin Parr. With a camera in hand, they go on a little adventure in and around the museum, looking for funny, colourful, and unusual moments on the streets of Amsterdam. They learn to look at the world through the lens of Martin Parr.

After taking photos, all the pictures are brought together into one big group collage. With the help of AI, the collage becomes a unique colouring page that children can bring to life with colour and their own imagination. 

Book launch Sander Coers

Book launch Verena Blok

Foam welcomes you to the book launch of Middle East Archive's newest publication: 

a collaborative photography book featuring the work of various photographers from across the Middle East and North Africa and beyond.

The book centres the everyday presence of women in the region, presenting them as individuals rather than symbols. The publication brings together diverse photographic approaches and perspectives. Rather than proposing a single narrative, it foregrounds the plurality and contradictions in women’s lives, allowing each body of work to stand on its own while contributing to a broader collective portrait.

 highlights the role of women in shaping family life, social structures, and cultural memory, while also acknowledging how these roles shift across time and place. It does not attempt to represent all women, but instead creates space for visibility, complexity, and representation.

Foam and the Middle East Archive will continue their collaboration later this year, presenting work in the public space at Mercatorplein in Amsterdam West, as well as at the creative space MAQAM.

Tunisia. 2017

Foam Cafe

Amizmiz, Marocco. 2025

Mansoura Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. 2022

Lebanon © Chiara Wettman

Dahuk, Kudistan. 1991

Firooz Abaad, Iran. 2009

Beirut, Lebanon. 2020

Cover Women/ الن

Book launch Women by Middle East Archive

Lisetta Carmi

Hailun Ma

Martin Parr

Event Template

Myriam Boulos 

Keerthana Kunnath

Nadav Kander

, the solo exhibition by Ukrainian photographer and documentary filmmaker 

. Kochetova is a part of a new generation of image-makers who experience the war in Ukraine firsthand and document it from within.

A teenager is setting a checkpoint in the village of Zelene in the Kharkiv region 2022

A soldier protects a woman in an underground parking lot near the drone strike in Kyiv on 17 October, 2022

Recruit of the 68th Jaeger Brigade during training in the Donetsk region near the front line 2023

The holy icon next to the Molotov cocktail on the checkpoint near the road turn to Irpin Kyiv region 2022

A young recruit of the 92nd brigade during the training course at the shooting range 2025

Julia Kochetova - War is Personal

Kunst en cultuur worden vaak vooral visueel ervaren. Daardoor wordt minder snel stilgestaan bij bezoekers met een visuele beperking. Wat nemen zij mee van een museumbezoek, en hoe kun je ervoor zorgen dat ook zij een betekenisvolle ervaring hebben?

 maak je kennis met de wereld van mensen met een visuele beperking. Je ontdekt hoe een bezoek aan een museum of culturele instelling ook voor hen waardevol kan zijn. 

De training biedt praktische inzichten en nodigt je uit om zelf te ervaren wat toegankelijkheid betekent. Daarnaast krijg je concrete handvatten om direct aan de slag te gaan met het verbeteren van toegankelijkheid binnen je eigen organisatie.

ongezien

Ongezien

Foam presents the first museum solo exhibition of Verena Blok. The exhibition 

 delves into the complexities of womanhood and reproductive justice through a deeply personal yet politically charged lens.

Nikki & Sallie, December 2023, The Hague

Untitled #10, June 2025, Rotterdam

Lola and Nicolas, November 2025, Paris

Zosia Doing A Bridge #2, May 2024, Warsaw

Verena Blok - Love Shit 

For centuries, women in Amsterdam West have moved mountains: they cook for neighbours-in-need or create safe spaces for younger generations,  dedicating themselves tirelessly to build a strong foundation for their community. Even taking the lead in union strikes, standing up against inequality, or the lack of open communal spaces isn't unusual for the women of West. The contributions of women are vital to the story of the city, yet they often remain unseen. 

Following an earlier presentation at Mercatorplein, the exhibition marking International Women’s Day continues at De Hallen Amsterdam.

This exhibition is a tribute to these courageous and committed women. Together with the 

 and Foam Photography Museum Amsterdam, the district of Amsterdam West is working to change that. For this exhibition, the City Archives issued an open call for materials to be submitted. In turn, these submission will become part of the Archives, ensuring that these stories are preserved and passed on to future generations. 

Alongside the collected material photographer 

 created a series of portraits that capture the strength, determination, and quiet power of these women.

Fabriek Patria, 1978 ca

De Hallen Amsterdam

Vanessa Wattimena, 2025

Bijscholing

Anita Groenink, 2025

Mbarka N’bir, 2025

Strijdbare Vrouwen in Amsterdam West  

and discover their world from up close. In these exclusive workshops you’ll collaborate on a new artwork together with the artists.

Through playful experiments with light, materials, and spatial objects, you’ll create an uncanny composition that challenges what feels familiar. An inspiring experience where experimentation, collaboration, and imagination take the lead.

Nella for buffalo magazine, styling Harry Lambert, 2019

Blommers/Schumm

Merkelbach Studio, Stadsarchief, 2013

Shifted Perspectives Studio Blommers & Schumm

 returns to Foam on Thursday 12 February for a special evening in celebration of her book

. The photobook is the first monograph on the work of Van Rij. It immerses the reader in her entire oeuvre, bringing together her black-and-white and colour photography, as well as the collages created since 2018, and in doing so charts the journey from her beginnings as a photographer to her most recent work.

The event in Foam's in-house gallery will start with a talk between the artist and

, creative strategist, curator and co-founder of 

about Van Rij's career and book. Van Marle is a close friend of Van Rij, and alongside their personal bond they maintain an ongoing dialogue on artistic processes and the cross-over between photography and other art forms, which they will continue during the event at Foam.

After the talk, there will be the opportunity to have the book signed by the artist.

Atlas of Echoes

Foam Editions

Booktalk + signing Sarah van Rij

Dive into the daily life of Amsterdam-West during a photography workshop at MAQAM, inspired by the exhibition

 is an ode to Amsterdam-West, and above all to the people who bring these neighbourhoods to life. During the workshop you will not only learn the techniques of street photography, but also gain insight into how to capture the essence of a place and its residents, from squares and back gardens to encounters that often go unnoticed yet form the beating heart of the city. 

We are offering the same workshop on two dates: Sunday 30 November and Sunday 1 February, both from 13.00 to 17.00 hrs at MAQAM. Please book only one date, as the sessions are identical.

All images are from Mounir Raji's Home series. 

All images are courtesy of Mounir Raji's Home series.

All images from the series Home © Mounir Raji⁠.

. During this special occasion, the photographers will share the stories behind the photographs, giving us a unique insight into the creative process behind these surrealistic images.

The Desk for Mac Guffin 2020

Everyday objects for Baron Magazine, 2012

Artist Tours: Blommers & Schumm on Mid-Air

Foam welcomes you to the presentation of 

For two-and-a-half years, Blok photographed pregnant people in various European countries at different stages of pregnancy. The images in the publication are combined with stories, anecdotes, and observations she wrote while working at a Dutch abortion clinic, alongside her own reflections around the complexities of motherhood and intimacy.

Host of the evening is curator Jilke Golbach, who is working together with Verena Blok on her solo exhibition at Foam in March 2026. Writer, artist and curator Mirthe Berentsen will moderate the talk with Verena Blok.

Doors wil open at 18.00 hrs and the talk starts around 18.30 hrs.

Love Shit

On Thursday, 15 January, Foam presents a special evening with 

 who have been invited to develop a dance performance in dialogue with the exhibition by 

In their practice, Lunatics and Poets explore how gestures, movements and objects acquire meaning. Their approach resonates with recurring themes within the oeuvre of Blommers & Schumm, including desire, transformation and the shifting boundaries of fashion.

Performance by Lunatics and Poets

Breath and Sway: Ode to Blommers en Schumm

This Christmas break, children can let their imaginations run wild during a special workshop at Foam! 

 have developed a singular visual language. Their work invites viewers to reconsider what they see and how they see it. 

Inspired by the exhibition and the working methods of artist duo Blommers & Schumm, children will discover how everyday objects can be used to create surprising works of art.

By looking closely, shifting and combining, they learn how simple things can come together to form a completely new image, a face, a flower, or perhaps something completely unexpected. Using illusion and imagination, the children create their own artwork that shows how differently you can look at the world around you.

This workshop is for children between 6 and 12 years old. Parents and caretakers can join the workshop for free.

Rose wearing Bottega Veneta, Middle Plane, 2021

Foam Studio's

David wearing bodega Veneta for Middle plane magazine David Hockney special 2022

Discover the World of Blommers & Schumm: Become a Surrealist Artist

Hajar Benjida – Atlanta Made Us Famous 

, the first solo exhibition by artist Jasmijn Vermeeren. From a deeply personal perspective, Vermeeren sheds light on living with an invisible disability. In conversations about diversity and inclusion within society, the position of people with hidden mental and/or physical disabilities often remains underexposed. 

 offers an intimate experience, inviting visitors to step into the everyday reality of those for whom this life is the norm.

Through photography, video, and sculptural work, Vermeeren reflects on her own encounters with chronic pain and societal assumptions surrounding health and identity. Idenitifying as 

: a term encompassing various forms of disability, including physical, mental, sensory and learning differences, Vermeeren challenges conventional ideas of functionality and normality. 

 invites viewers into her world,  creating a space where emotions are welcomed and reflection is invited. In doing so, she prompts a rediscovery of what it truly means to be

You Don't Look Sick, Self-Portrait No. 5, 2025

Jasmijn Vermeeren - You Don't Look Sick

Join us on Friday 28 November in Foam’s café for the book presentation of 

, the new book by artist and visual researcher 

. Foam’s curator Claartje van Dijk will talk with Yurenev about the series featured in the publication and the creative process of making this artist book.

Seeing Against Seeing

Book launch Alexey Yurenev

 alumna Hajar Benjida. The exhibition focusses on Magic City, an influential strip club in Atlanta that serves as a cultural epicenter where hip-hop culture and entertainment converge. This exhibition, Benjida pays tribute to the women behind Atlanta’s influential hip-hop scene—a city she considers pivotal in shaping the global sound of the genre. They act as the unofficial gatekeepers of the community.

Goddess, 2025

Barbi Billionz, 2023

Charlene Mama Love, 2019

Museumnacht Amsterdam 2024

Join us during Museumnacht 2025 and experience an evening full of art, creativity, and music. Together with 

, Foam invites you to explore a new way of looking at art and to ask: what does it mean to represent yourself in a world where image formation has become all-important?

In a series of workshops, installations, and performances, young creators explore the relationship between identity, representation, and image. From collage workshops with 

. This Museumnacht has everything to spark curiosity, creativity, and connection.

Museumnacht 2025

95Gems

Vinyl-Listening by 1.06 Library

Illusion Faces by Sisters Janssen

Painting with Sabina Silver

Jewelry making by Goldiie

Museumnacht Amsterdam, 2019

Meervaart Studios Flash Acts Foam Museumnacht 2023

Museumnacht Amsterdam 2025

Member Hours: Viviane Sassen & Paul Huf

On Tuesday, 28 October, we are opening our doors after hours exclusively for Foam Members. Enjoy a relaxed evening stroll through the museum and experience our current exhibitions without the usual crowds.

 today and gain access to special events like this one, plus enjoy exclusive benefits all year round! 

Opening Hiên Hoàng, 2025

Michael Jordan, 1984

Josefine wearing Bless, Styling Georgia Pendlebury for Exhibition magazine 2018

The Caspian, 2014

Anna en Augusta Curiel in actie tijdens landing van het watervliegtuig de Dornier DOX op de Surinamerivier 18 augustus 1931

Want to be inspired further? Join one of the guided tours of the exhibitions during this evening. 

After Hours

 organise a live performance by DJ Chinnamasta on the GVB-ferry in Amsterdam, against the backdrop of the exhibition 

 by Fidelio Faustino. On a special morning, music, photography, cyclists and other travellers come together on the ferry. 

Faustino’s work explores feelings of nostalgia and belonging, deeply rooted in the Afro-Caribbean experience. 

By merging his visual art with Chinnamasta’s Caribbean-inspired live audio set, the collaboration fosters a dynamic dialogue between sound and image, while celebrating a shared connection to and love for Suriname.

Skin Firi, 2023 Domburg, Suriname

GVB-Ferry 50 (Amsterdam)

Kaaja Paati, from the series Tapsei, 2025

Vanety, from the series Tapsei, 2025

Faya, Paramarino, Suriname, 2023

Amazonia, from the serie Tapsei, 2025

Foam x Echobox Radio & Chinnamasta - A live performance by Chinnamasta on the Amsterdam Ferry

Middle East Archive

 by Mounir Raji is a heartfelt ode to Amsterdam-West, specifically the Kolenkitbuurt and the Admiralenbuurt, and above all to the people who bring them to life. The exhibition takes place across two locations: Mercatorplein and MAQAM, both in Amsterdam.

Raji spent much time around Mercatorplein and MAQAM, from sidewalks to living rooms and backyards. There, he met people who are often overlooked, yet form the beating heart of the city. Some came from far away, carrying a suitcase full of courage and memories. Here, they rebuilt their lives, each in their own way, in their own language while together shaping a neighbourhood.

Image from the series Home

Mercatorplein and MAQAM

Kolenkit, Nadir & Nassim, 2025

Kolenkit, Untitled 6, 2025

Kolenkit, Untitled 3, 2025

Home Mounir Raji

 on Wednesday 15 October for an unforgettable evening of inspiration, encounters and culture. During the annual Club Foam Dinner, you connect with fellow members and Foam’s team in an intimate setting. 

Discover the latest exhibitions and celebrate the work of 

, all while enjoying a surprising programme that brings you closer to the museum.

archived events

The extraordinary ordinary
A communal dinner with Salon Vin Naturel and Stacks Diner

Foam x Atay Atelier:
Talk with Sarah Amrani and Khalid Amakran

Open Garden Days 2026

Kids workshop:
Stories of Martin Parr in sign language

Kids workshop:
Quirky Portraits

Book Launch
Middle East Archive Women

Julia Kochetova
War is Personal

Workshop Ongezien

Verena Blok
Love Shit

Strijdbare Vrouwen in Amsterdam West
The City in Her Hands

Shifted Perspectives
In-Studio workshop by Blommers & Schumm

Booktalk & Signing
Sarah van Rij - Atlas of Echoes

Street Photography Workshop
Mounir Raji - Home

Artist Tour:
Blommers & Schumm on Mid-Air

Book launch Verena Blok - Love Shit

Dance Performance Breath and Sway: A Tribute to Blommers and Schumm

Kids workshop:
Becoming a Surrealist Artist

Jasmijn Vermeeren
You Don't Look Sick

Booklaunch Alexey Yurenev - Seeing Against Seeing

Hajar Benjida
Atlanta Made Us Famous

Museumnacht Amsterdam 2025

After Hours

Foam x Echobox Radio & Chinnamasta

Mounir Raji
Home

Club Foam Dinner 2025

archived events

The extraordinary ordinaryA communal dinner with Salon Vin Naturel and Stacks Diner

Foam x Atay Atelier: Talk with Sarah Amrani and Khalid Amakran

Open Garden Days 2026

Kids workshop:Stories of Martin Parr in sign language

Kids workshop:Quirky Portraits

Book Launch Middle East Archive Women

Julia Kochetova War is Personal

Workshop Ongezien

Verena Blok Love Shit

Strijdbare Vrouwen in Amsterdam West The City in Her Hands

Shifted PerspectivesIn-Studio workshop by Blommers & Schumm

Booktalk & Signing Sarah van Rij - Atlas of Echoes

Street Photography Workshop Mounir Raji - Home

Artist Tour:Blommers & Schumm on Mid-Air

Book launch Verena Blok - Love Shit

Dance Performance Breath and Sway: A Tribute to Blommers and Schumm

Kids workshop:Becoming a Surrealist Artist

Jasmijn Vermeeren You Don't Look Sick

Booklaunch Alexey Yurenev - Seeing Against Seeing

Hajar BenjidaAtlanta Made Us Famous

Museumnacht Amsterdam 2025

After Hours

Foam x Echobox Radio & Chinnamasta

Mounir Raji Home

Club Foam Dinner 2025

The extraordinary ordinary
A communal dinner with Salon Vin Naturel and Stacks Diner

Foam x Atay Atelier:
Talk with Sarah Amrani and Khalid Amakran

Kids workshop:
Stories of Martin Parr in sign language

Kids workshop:
Quirky Portraits

Book Launch
Middle East Archive Women

Julia Kochetova
War is Personal

Verena Blok
Love Shit

Strijdbare Vrouwen in Amsterdam West
The City in Her Hands

Shifted Perspectives
In-Studio workshop by Blommers & Schumm

Booktalk & Signing
Sarah van Rij - Atlas of Echoes

Street Photography Workshop
Mounir Raji - Home

Artist Tour:
Blommers & Schumm on Mid-Air

Kids workshop:
Becoming a Surrealist Artist

Jasmijn Vermeeren
You Don't Look Sick

Hajar Benjida
Atlanta Made Us Famous

Mounir Raji
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