This autumn 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

 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

 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.

Club Foam diner, 2024

Foam

Curator Tour Viviane Sassen, Club Foam diner, 2024

Club Foam Dinner 2025

Book presentation Marike Schuurman 

Join us on Thursday 25 September in Foam Editions for the book presentation of 

‘Riding in Silence & The Crying Dervish’

, the most recent book of award-winning visual artist and lecturer 

. During this festive evening in Foam’s gallery, Mohadjerin will talk with independent curator 

 about the series featured in the publication and the creative process of making this artist book.

From the book Riding in Silence & The Crying Dervish

Book presentation Mashid Mohadjerin

Opening Hiền Hoàng

 by Dutch artist duo Blommers & Schumm, offering an in-depth look at over 25 years of their playful and provocative image-making. 

Join us at Foam on Friday, 19 September from 18.30 hrs for the celebratory opening of the exhibition in the presence of the artists with free entrance, a dj performance by 

. He is a London‑based creative director, publisher, and curator behind the independent art and lifestyle magazine 

Carcy Magazine Styling Hannes Hetta ,2018

Ciara, 1998. Styling by Suzanne Koller

Opening Blommers & Schumm

Workshop: Pinhole photography adventure for kids 

How do we preserve our stories? Which Black queer films and photographic works have had a profound impact on you, and why? Together with 

, this workshop will explore the power of queer representation on the big screen, and examine how you can contribute to archiving your own images, voices and memories.

Rafik

The Flicker Phase, 1950

A Queer Practice, Film and Photography. Archives of the work of Black Queer creators.

Open Garden Days 2025

On Thursday, 4 September, Foam presents the evening programme 

: AI in the Archive, in collaboration with 

This symposium explores the power, vulnerability, and future of the photographic archive—particularly online archives—through the lens of collections related to the Second World War and heritage institutions. Hosted by Ahmet Polat, guest speakers 

Re-Enactment

Archief foto's

Preservation is Power: AI in the Archive

Join us on Thursday, 28 August, for a special edition of 

 by Augusta Curiel. This evening of deep listening brings together sound, image, and archive, inviting you not only to see Suriname but also to hear it.

The programme begins with a live performance by 

, followed by a lecture around the work led by 

Throughout the evening, we invite you to explore vinyl listening stations featuring curated Surinamese music that offer new ways to engage with Curiel’s photographic legacy through rhythm, memory, and atmosphere.

Afrovism: The Garden of Frequencies

What does the city look like through the eyes of a child? Join us on an exciting journey in Foam, with a pinhole camera in hand! In this special workshop, kids will hit the streets with curious eyes and creative minds. Inspired by the exhibition 

, they’ll experiment with spy photography and explore the art of composition – capturing the city in surprising new ways.

Workshop pinhole fotografie voor kinderen

 by non-fiction artist and photographer Khashayar Javanmardi. His ongoing project captures the deterioration of the south shore of the Caspian Sea and underscores the need to connect political and structural change to everyday life in response to the mismanagement of the region and global climate crisis.

Join us on Thursday, 24 July from 17.30 - 21.00 hrs. The exhibition will be opened at the Foam Café with a Q&A between Foam Curator Claartje van Dijk and the artist.

Caspian, Qezel Ozan River, February 2022

Foam Café

Caspian, Breakwater, May 2019

Opening Foam 3h: Khashayar Javanmardi

by Ajamu X. On this festive evening, we will explore what it means to archive from Black queer perspectives together with the artist and guest speakers 

. No traditional panel, but a rhythmic, instinctive curated programme filled with space for encounter, nuance and vulnerability.

During this event, artist JeanPaul Paula will show a performance that is physical, concentrated and ritualistic in nature, with the body acting as both a sculptural and political medium.

Ajamu X and JG Basdew, November 2024

JeanPaul Paula, 2025

Bete van Meeuwen, 2025

Black Queer Archiving: Questioned at the Intersection, 2025

Opening Ajamu X - Us in the Frame

In light of Pride Amsterdam 2025, Foam is proud to present 

 by darkroom & fine art photographic artist 

The exhibition reflects on the importance of black queer archiving, with a specific focus on photography and lens-based practices, while exploring the position that black queer image-makers currently occupy within the Dutch photographic and cultural landscape.

Ajamu X - Us in the Frame

 to explore the secrets of the most beautiful garden in Amsterdam. Children participating in the workshop will collect flowers and leaves to make blueprint artworks. Afterwards, we will travel to Foam to finish our creations while enjoying delicious snacks and lemonade drinks.

Foam x de Hortus: Summer Workshop for Children, 2024

Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam

Chylocladia ovalis

Foam x De Hortus: Summer Workshop for children

On Thursday 26 June, Foam Editions welcomes you to the presentation of the monograph 

. The book comprises a selection of photographic and film works from the last 25 years, created by the Berlin-based Dutch artist 

Join us for a festive evening as Mirjam Kooiman, Foam’s Head of Artistic Programming, sits down with the artist—whose work is part of the Foam Collection—to discuss her creative process and the making of her book.

Spread from Today is not possible

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

Experience art both within the museum and beyond its walls. In the garden, a selection of seven works by renowned German photographer Karl Blossfeldt will be on view, inviting reflection in dialogue with nature. Adjacent to the garden, visitors can explore our newest exhibition Garden of Entanglement by Hiền Hoàng.

 to reflect on the relationships between humans and nature. In an evening of communal dining and collaborative wine tasting, we'll enjoy food by 

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

Foam proudly presents the solo exhibition 

by Hiền Hoàng, which encourages a multi-sensory reflection on the connection between humans and nature. Her practice is deeply shaped by interdisciplinary collaborations with scientists and technologists which reveal the ambivalent role of technology as both a means to understand nature and a force that distances us from it. 

Scent from Heaven, Still from the Film No. 3, 2023

A new best life, 2021

A scan from the Photo album of the artist's late aunt.

Made in Rice, backstage from the left video, 2021.

Lidar-Mesh from the experiment, 2024

Hiền Hoàng - Garden of Entanglement

Hiền Hoàng, which encourages a multi-sensory reflection on the connection between humans and nature. She is the 18th winner of the 

, an internationally acclaimed photography prize aiming to support generational talents.

Join us at Foam on Thursday, 5 June from 17.30 hrs for the celebratory opening of the exhibition in the presence of the artist and with a special performance by 

, who invite two dancers to bring the exhibition and Hiền's work to life through movement.

Scent from Heaven, Still from the Film No. 3, 2023.

) by Augusta Curiel. 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.

Join us at Foam on Thursday, 22 May from 17.30 hrs for the celebratory opening of the exhibition with special words by guest curator Lucia Nankoe and writer 

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

Aankomst van het stoomschip HM Hertog Hendrik op de Surinamerivier bij Paramaribo, 6 februari 1928

Opening Augusta Curiel - Yere Mi Sten

Foam has been actively engaging with secondary vocational education (in Dutch: MBO) since 2015. In this presentation, Foam presents how projects, different workshop series, programmes and events can provide students with a stage and appeal to their talents. Together with alumni, partners and teachers, we reflect on a decade of creative collaboration, inspired by the voices of the students who help shape the museum’s future.

Connect Amsterdam is Your Foam, 2021

Still from teaser Where is my nature, 2020

Museumnacht 2021

Equality, part of publication Your Foam Represents Gen21, 2021

Your Foam Team, 2021

MBO in Foam

On Thursday, 15 May, Foam Editions is hosting the celebratory launch of 

, Jackie Mulder's first artist book. The book reflects on the possibilities of healing pathways and our essential relation with landscape and the natural world. Imagined as a possible trail unfolding through the pages, the sequence and treatment of the images invite the viewer to step into another world, be amazed, and make their own story.

During the evening, curator, editor, and writer 

will open the programme with a few words, followed by a Q&A between Foam Editions gallery manager Lotte Klösters and the artist, 

 they will discuss the making of the book and the content of her work.

Spread Thought Trails

Book Launch Jackie Mulder

Join us for a special evening of eating papeda together in the exhibition 

by Finn Maätita and Jerrold Saija. Together with the artists and curator Zippora Elders Tahalele, we will sit at the table to share stories while we eat papeda. The papeda will be made by Vanessa Wattimena. During the evening, we will also present a performance by Nel Lekatompessy from the theatre show 

Tones of the Ecotone, 2025

Finn Maätita

Jerrold Saija

Zippora Elders

Vanessa Wattimena

Nel Lekatompessy

Programme contributors

Sagopalm as a symbol: Dinner with papeda

Join us in Foam's garden on Saturday, 10 May for a community dinner by 

. We'll begin the evening with an exclusive screening with Sakir Khader. The dinner will be accompanied by captivating performances from Palestinian-Dutch spoken word artist and rapper 

Dinner Experience by Code Noir, 2024

Women in grief, Jenin refugee camp in Palestine, 2023

: A dinner experience with Culture Grub and Sakir Khader

Echoes of Jenin: A dinner experience with Culture Grub and Sakir Khader

What does the city look like through the eyes of a child? Join us on an exciting journey from Museumplein to Foam, pinhole camera in hand! In this special workshop, kids will hit the streets with curious eyes and creative minds. Inspired by the exhibition 

Workshop straatfotografie

Museumplein

Illegale opname vanuit fietstas van commandopost Kriegsmarine, genomen vanaf het Emmaplein de Emmalaan in, Amsterdam, 1944

Workshop: Pinhole photography adventure for kids

, an exhibition that features work from Dutch photographers who captured the consequences of the German occupation during the 1944-45 ‘famine winter’ in Amsterdam. 

De verborgen camera van fotograaf Cas Oorthuys, mei 1945

Twee vrouwen op de terugweg van een hongertocht begin 1945

Afsluiting Jodenbuurt bij de Waag, Nieuwmarkt, Amsterdam, 1941

“The exhibition The Underground Camera captures the hunger and hardship in Amsterdam during the final year of World War II, but also sheds light on the untold stories behind the images, offering fresh perspectives.”

archived events

Kids workshop:
Becoming a Surrealist Artist

Foam x Echobox Radio & Chinnamasta

Club Foam Dinner 2025

Book presentation:
Riding in Silence & The Crying Dervish by Mashid Mohadjerin

Opening Blommers & Schumm Mid-Air

A Queer Practice:
film and photography

Preservation is Power: AI in the Archive

Afrovism: The Garden of Frequencies

Through the little lens: Pinhole photography for kids

Opening Foam 3h:
Khashayar Javanmardi The Caspian ‘Lake’

Opening Ajamu X Us in the Frame

Ajamu X Us in the Frame

Foam x de Hortus:
Summer Workshop for Children

Book Presentation:
Today is not possible by Marike Schuurman

Open Garden Days 2025

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

Hiền Hoàng
Garden of Entanglement

Opening Hiền Hoàng
Garden of Entanglement

Opening Augusta Curiel Yere Mi Sten

MBO in Foam

Book Launch: Thought Trails by Jackie Mulder

Sagopalm as a symbol: Dinner with papeda

Echoes of Jenin: A dinner experience with Culture Grub and Sakir Khader

Through the little lens: Pinhole photography for kids

The Underground Camera

archived events

Kids workshop:Becoming a Surrealist Artist

Foam x Echobox Radio & Chinnamasta

Club Foam Dinner 2025

Book presentation: Riding in Silence & The Crying Dervish by Mashid Mohadjerin

Opening Blommers & Schumm Mid-Air

A Queer Practice: film and photography

Preservation is Power: AI in the Archive

Afrovism: The Garden of Frequencies

Through the little lens: Pinhole photography for kids

Opening Foam 3h:Khashayar Javanmardi The Caspian ‘Lake’

Opening Ajamu X Us in the Frame

Ajamu X Us in the Frame

Foam x de Hortus: Summer Workshop for Children

Book Presentation: Today is not possible by Marike Schuurman

Open Garden Days 2025

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

Hiền Hoàng Garden of Entanglement

Opening Hiền Hoàng Garden of Entanglement

Opening Augusta Curiel Yere Mi Sten

MBO in Foam

Book Launch: Thought Trails by Jackie Mulder

Sagopalm as a symbol: Dinner with papeda

Echoes of Jenin: A dinner experience with Culture Grub and Sakir Khader

Through the little lens: Pinhole photography for kids

The Underground Camera

Kids workshop:
Becoming a Surrealist Artist

Book presentation:
Riding in Silence & The Crying Dervish by Mashid Mohadjerin

A Queer Practice:
film and photography

Opening Foam 3h:
Khashayar Javanmardi The Caspian ‘Lake’

Foam x de Hortus:
Summer Workshop for Children

Book Presentation:
Today is not possible by Marike Schuurman

Hiền Hoàng
Garden of Entanglement

Opening Hiền Hoàng
Garden of Entanglement