Foam Photography Museum Amsterdam
Foam Photography Museum Amsterdam
Foam Photography Museum Amsterdam
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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
About
Foam is the top visited photography museum in Amsterdam. Foam is located in a stunning manor house on the canals of Amsterdam, where the city’s very first modern art museum was opened in 1863. Hidden behind the historic facade is a contemporary museum. Foam celebrates photography in all its forms. At Foam, visitors can discover the diversity of the photographic medium, from iconic pioneers to emerging talents, and from vintage prints to video installations. End your visit at the Foam Café with a drink and a delicious piece of apple pie, or explore the bookshop and gallery for unique artworks and books from your favorite photographers.
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Amsterdam’s buzzing hub, with its sprawling network of tram rails and a seemingly constant flow of tourists and commuters, yields convenient access to some of the best sightseeing, shopping, and street life in Europe. Closest at hand are the Royal Palace, the quaint shops of Haalremmerdijk, the pedestrianized zones Kalverstraat and Dam Square with popular neighborhoods such as the Red Light District, and the Canal Ring hardly more than a moment’s stroll away. With the well-connected Centraal Station as Centrum’s base, it's easy to travel farther afield via one of the city’s iconic trams.
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- Waterlooplein • 9 min walk
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nic0llin0
Cork, Ireland11 contributions
Mar 2024 • Couples
Really not impressed with this gallery. It was the low point of an entire stay at Amsterdam. Cold and Expensive the exhibition was made of poor photography collections. I believe this exhibition is organised by student photographers for student photographers. As a hobbyst I was really unimpressed by the quality of the work.
Written March 13, 2024
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Graeme W
Edinburgh, UK117 contributions
Oct 2022 • Couples
This is a photography gallery on 3 floors with changing exhibits so your experience will depend on what is showing when you visit. The collection of Mous Lambarat in October 22 was a challenging body of work. Combining traditional images with commercial icons and logos to create stark and incongruous images. Both funny and shocking.
Written October 14, 2022
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HCB_11
Columbus, OH122 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
Nice museum, nice space. Really enjoyed the primary exhibition, a poignant retrospective of a single photographer's chronicle of the repressive and grossly inequitable travesty of apartheid in the 1960s. Appreciate that a Dutch museum would wrestle with its history in this way.
Written May 6, 2023
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furtive_vole
Southampton7 contributions
May 2023
Traditional canalside house completely repurposed inside. Really nice atmosphere, cafe in basement (note: no lift access to basement) Main exhibition this visit was work of black photographer Ernest Cole who chronicled Apartheid South Africa at great personal risk. Always something to take away.
Written May 12, 2023
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Maggie101962
London, UK45 contributions
Sep 2023 • Family
Visited FOAM , easy to reach location. Museum was on the small size and directions were confusing . Ara Guler . A Play of Light and Shadow exhibition was thought provoking and beautiful.
The coffee bar was relaxing and cool on a very hot day!
The coffee bar was relaxing and cool on a very hot day!
Written September 14, 2023
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John F
Derby, UK21 contributions
Jan 2017 • Couples
Expected a photography museum (that's what it is called) paid an exorbitant admission fee to see some apparently arty pictures. Only good thing to say is the toilets were clean.
Written January 29, 2017
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Hello John,
We are sorry to hear that your visit to Foam did not meet your expectations. We are always open to feedback from our visitors. On average we show 22 exhibitions per year to highlight a broad spectrum of the medium, varying from emerging talent to world renowned photographers. To give more insight into the work of the exhibited photographers, we offer free guided tours every Thursday evening. These help visitors contextualize the exhibitions currently being shown through further background information and stories related to the artists and their process.
We hope this encourages you to come back, with hopefully a more positive experience.
Best, Foam
Written February 24, 2017
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Rene K
Oranjestad, St. Eustatius161 contributions
Nov 2015
This museum is trying to be hip, which I appreciate but unfortunately the collection is not innovative. The building is done in a nice way but nothing much to look at that is interesting. The top floor is done as an instillation and is the most interesting part of the museum. Just hoped to see some nice photography but it fell short
Written November 28, 2015
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Berwick
Colchester, UK28 contributions
Oct 2019
If you're into photography then make sure you visit FOAM. There were some brilliant exhibitions on when i visited. A lot of stairs tho!
Written July 21, 2020
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JvH48
Amersfoort, The Netherlands68 contributions
Nov 2019
Three of us visited FOAM on a Saturday afternoon in November 2019. In the “Black Friday” weekend we assumed most people busy shopping. It was relatively quiet, and we had every opportunity to wander around in the building without being disturbed by other visitors. What struck us in particular was the internal layout of the museum. Rather than boring square exposition rooms with long walls, we saw a playful design with many floors, stairs and corners. It was a pleasure to browse though the varous expositions.
On the other hand, we did not stay long with everything displayed. The three of us were very impressed with the ground floor, where Lorenzo Vitturi showed a collection of very colorful photos. Also, my company found a handful of architectoral vista’s that catched their attention. But that was all. Not enough interesting material to stay there for many hours.
On the other hand, we did not stay long with everything displayed. The three of us were very impressed with the ground floor, where Lorenzo Vitturi showed a collection of very colorful photos. Also, my company found a handful of architectoral vista’s that catched their attention. But that was all. Not enough interesting material to stay there for many hours.
Written December 1, 2019
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Emmy W
Amsterdam, The Netherlands52 contributions
Nov 2019
2 totaly different expositions in Foam now november 2019. Great to visit and to find your way thrue the un-expected connected rooms.
Written November 5, 2019
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I've read this is a small museum/gallery, could you please tell me how long you spent there?
Written April 27, 2016
I'd recommend 1-2 hours, depending on how big an art enthusiast you are.
Written April 28, 2016
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