Anyone up for a gallery crawl? Follow the yellow dots to Amsterdam Art Week this November
If you’ve walked past the same gallery window a hundred times without ever going in, now’s your chance. This November, Amsterdam Art Week is swinging open the doors to over 75 galleries, museums, and project spaces.
From Wednesday, November 18 to Sunday, November 22, Amsterdam Art Week returns with a bang for its 14th edition.
Expect over 80 exhibitions by more than 250 artists, spread from the canal ring to Zuidoost and Noord. Participating venues mark their windows with yellow dots, so you can simply follow the yellow trail around the city, like an artsier version of your regular pub crawl.
Open studios, gallery nights, and plenty to see
Here’s how the week shapes up:
🥂 Wednesday, November 18: the official opening event runs from 5 PM to 10 PM, alongside the Rijksakademie Open Studios
🌃 Thursday, November 19: mark your calendars for Festive Gallery Night, with galleries open to the public from 5 PM, an artist talk and screening at Eye Filmmuseum where this year’s Eye Art & Film Prize winner is announced, and an after-party hosted by London’s Minor Attractions
🏛️ Friday, November 20: the spotlight then shifts to project spaces and institutions, before a Berlin collective takes over the night programme somewhere high above the city
🎉 Saturday, November 21: expect a day of public events, rounded off with the official closing party
👨👩👧 Sunday, November 22: round things off with Family Sunday, including workshops at KiMu, the children’s art museum in Amsterdam Noord
Prima! Give me all the details
Ready and raring to go dot-hunting? Here’s everything you need to know:
🗓️ When: Wednesday, November 18 to Sunday, November 22
⏰ Time: Galleries open from 1 PM to 9 PM on Thursday, 12 PM to 6 PM on Friday and Saturday, and 12 PM to 5 PM on Sunday. Other venues vary, so check their individual opening times.
📍 Where: More than 75 locations across Amsterdam, marked with yellow dots
💸 Price: Galleries are free; museums are free with a Museumkaart (the Dutch museum pass); tour and party prices vary per event, with details on the Amsterdam Art Week website
Will you go yellow dot-hunting this November? Book your spot and let us know how it went!