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Stedelijk Studies

Welcome to this budding platform for surfable research at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

Sprouting from our academic journal, we have extended into continuously publishing research content from within and around the museum.

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Stedelijk Studies Journal

Our online peer-reviewed research journal analyzes the intersections between art, history, material cultures, and movement in a museum context.

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Research Logs

Take a behind-the-scenes look into research from our staff.

Exploring Our Backyard

By Veronica León
May 20, 2022/by Nikolai

Race, Colonialism, and the Climate Crisis

What Artists and Designers Can Do. Ekow Eshun interviewed by Amanda Pinatih
May 18, 2022/by Nikolai

Looking at Art through Cultural Analysis: Mieke Bal

by Britte Sloothaak
March 9, 2022/by Nikolai

Essays

Dive into texts from commissioned thinkers reflecting on our curatorial practices.

Wake up and smell the coffee: El Dorado is right here in the Netherlands!

by Bart Krieger
June 29, 2022/by Nikolai

Art as Colonial Contact Zone

Essay by Paul Basu
March 29, 2022/by Nikolai

Looking Twice: The Presence of Absence in Die Brücke Art Histories

A Critical Reflection on the exhibition "Kirchner and Nolde: Expressionism. Colonialism." by Lisa Hilli
February 9, 2022/by Nikolai

Research Projects

Ranging from brisk exhibitions to long-term research initiatives conducted by the museum’s curators.

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IT’S OUR F***ING BACKYARD Designing Material Futures

Designing Material Futures

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