Explore the stories behind the collection of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam from A to Z. More than 130 well-known and lesser-known works are highlighted. Prepare to be surprised by the mix of art forms and the unexpected connections that emerge as a result. The makers are organized alphabetically by their first names, ranging from Agus Djaya and Gerrit Rietveld to Marlene Dumas and Zanele Muholi. A concluding essay describes how transformations of the building since its founding in 1895 refle...

Masterpieces by the Danish symbolist Vilhelm Hammershøi, whose interiors and portraits enjoy international renown today. Painted simply and in muted colours, they have fascinated viewers ever since the painter's rediscovery in the 1990s.

Most of Vilhelm Hammershøi's paintings depict rooms inside the various Copenhagen apartments he inhabited. With sunlight pouring through windows or open doors, Hammershøi composes solemn interiors worked in tones of blue, white, and gray. Silence ...

Explore the stories behind the collection of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam from A to Z. More than 130 well-known and lesser-known works are highlighted. Prepare to be surprised by the mix of art forms and the unexpected connections that emerge as a result. The makers are organized alphabetically by their first names, ranging from Agus Djaya and Gerrit Rietveld to Marlene Dumas and Zanele Muholi. A concluding essay describes how transformations of the building since its founding in 1895 refle...