During Amsterdam Art Week 2025, we will guide you through the most inspiring art locations in the city – at your own pace. Especially for visitors, we’ve curated DIY tours by neighbourhood, so you can choose the route that best suits your day, style, or mood. From gallery-hopping in the city centre to hidden studios in Amsterdam Noord: each route offers a unique perspective on the city’s art scene.
Click here for access to our AAW2025 Secret Cheat Sheet – because a good Excel sheet has never stood in anyone’s way when planning the week.
DIY Tour: Jordaan – Art along the Canals
Wander through one of Amsterdam’s most characteristic neighbourhoods. This route takes you past intimate galleries and innovative exhibitions.
Galerie Onrust – Planciusstraat 7
Group Exhibition featuring Henri Jacobs, Marijn van Krey, Emma Talbot, Derk Thijs, and Toon Verhoef
15 min walk | 4 min bike
KERSGALLERY – Lindengracht 148
Beyond Boundaries: Four Voices in Contemporary Art
Lotte Wieringa, Marc Mulders, Taqwa Ali, and Ayo
12 min walk | 4 min bike
tegenboschvanvreden – Bloemgracht 57
Prey for Me by Michal Helfman
5 min walk | 1 min bike
andriesse ~ eyck gallery – Leliegracht 47
Théâtre de Tréteaux by Mik Bakker
7 min walk | 3 min bike
ROZENSTRAAT – a rose is a rose is a rose – Rozenstraat 59
She Keeps Them Warm With Her Skirt by AnnaMaria Pinaka
DIY Tour: Centrum – Contemporary Art in the Heart of the City
From monumental buildings to modern galleries: the city centre is the cultural beating heart of Amsterdam.
Newhouse Gallery – Jodenbreestraat 17
Liminal Nature – Where Boundaries Dissolve
Sandra Keja-Planken, Floor Merjenburg, Mickey Philips, Santiago Pani, Sanne Terweij, Rive Roshan, Teun Zwets, Tess van Zalinge, and Willem Zwiers
7 min walk | 3 min bike
Upstream Gallery – Kloveniersburgwal 95
Everybody Wants To Be a Rolling Stone
Joseph Palframan
5 min walk | 2 min bike
Rutger Brandt Gallery – Bethaniënstraat 39
Solo Exhibition by Radenko Milak
17 min walk | 5 min bike
Gallery Vriend van Bavink – Oosterdokskade 243
KISS, RIDE, REPEAT
Aldo van den Broek
Go out, discover new perspectives, and let art surprise you in places you might not expect.
