Selfie van de Ziel – Deel II presenteert een nieuwe groep kunstenaars die voorbij de gepolijste façade van sociale media kijken en ruimte maken voor kwetsbaarheid, eigenheid en persoonlijke verhalen. De expositie toont uiteenlopende werken waarin thema’s als identiteit, lichaam, intimiteit en herinnering centraal staan, en nodigt uit om de mens achter het masker te ontmoeten. Deel II biedt een intense en persoonlijke kijkervaring die uitnodigt tot vertraging, reflectie en echte ontmoeting.

In this exhibition, the artists of Broedplaats Helling X present themselves together for the first time. Drawing from their personal archives, they rediscover existing works and bring them together in unexpected combinations, creating new contexts and meanings.

From 15 January, three car installations by Bart Eysink Smeets can be discovered at the NDSM, in which the car serves as a playful symbol of space, movement and use. These works invite visitors to rethink about mobility, use of space and the future of the city with humor and wonder. The opening will take place on Wednesday, January 14, from 5.30—7.30 p.m., starting at Smederijplein.

In de tentoonstelling Nederland, word beter! blikken stichting Nederland Wordt Beter en het Amsterdam Museum terug op 15 jaar Zwart activisme in Nederland (2010-2025); de strijd voor gelijkheid en tegen racisme en andere vormen van uitsluiting. Een tijdlijn gecombineerd met verhalen van betrokkenen toont de geschiedenis en het heden van verschillende antiracisme-initiatieven. Te zien van donderdag tot en met zondag, toegang is gratis.

All the Tyres from Iceland is a sculptural artwork rooted in a compelling narrative of global trade, waste, and circular economies. This project reimagines used tyres—typically seen as waste—into striking installations that challenge perceptions of value and sustainability.  

Schattige babyvoetjes (Cute baby feet) will be on display at the NDSM shipyard from September 26, 2025 and will remain visible at the head of the industrial Y slope for two years. The new text work by artist Lily van der Stokker was developed especially for NDSM.

For the annual DGTL festival at NDSM (April 18-20), this year, the NDSM-werf Foundation and DGTL jointly commissioned the iconic container arch to give the iconic container arch a new look. In 2025, the Groningen VAAF artist duo Lotte Masker and Jonna Bo Lammers were commissioned.

NDSM connects past, present and future. From shipyard to a cultural site full of artists and innovators. In honor of 750 years of Amsterdam, six cultural organizations are organizing seven unique walks. With NDSM ART WALKS, you'll discover hidden stories through art, sound and movement. Let yourself be taken on a sensory journey and experience the shipyard in a surprising way!

Does green make public space meaningful? With NDSM Lusthof, Studio Ossidiana wonders what a green garden at NDSM means, when is a 'public' garden accessible and under what conditions? During the day, the garden can be continuously viewed from outside through the special peepholes. You can only enter the inside of the garden at specific times, more information about which moments exactly can be found via the button on the right

ART PROGRAMMING BY STICHTING NDSM-WERF AND STICHTIGN KINETISCH NOORD

IN TUNE is an art installation by first-hour NDSM artist Henk Schut. Located in the dock water of the Y-slope, this artwork invites visitors to tune in with their surroundings. This work can be visited continuously and produces sound during the day.