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Constant Bloom

Photographer Lucas Foglia (1983) has transformed the world’s longest butterfly migration into a powerful metaphor for connection across international borders. For millions of years, Painted Lady butterflies have migrated between Africa, the Middle East, and Europe in search of blooming wildflowers. As climate change shifts when and where wildflowers bloom, these resilient butterflies increasingly...

I’m So Happy You Are Here - Japanese Women Photographers from the 1950s to Now

18 January 2025 - 5 May 2025 The influence of women within Japanese photography has been highly underestimated. This oversight is corrected in the exhibition I’m So Happy You Are Here – Japanese Women Photographers from the 1950s to Now . While the work of male Japanese photographers has received much attention in the West in recent decades, their women colleagues have remained under the radar...

Chris Killip - Retrospective

With his empathetic, but above all honest documentary eye, Chris Killip (UK, 1946-2020) is regarded as one of the most influential post-war British photographers. He spent long periods in the North of England in the 1970s and 1980s, a turbulent period for this region, with one large factory after another being forced to close, leading to massive unemployment and poverty. Killip captured the impact...

Boris Mikhailov

Ukrainian Diary 30 March - 18 August 2024 Ukrainian Diary is the largest retrospective exhibition in the Netherlands devoted to the Ukrainian photographer and artist Boris Mikhailov (1938). Since the 1960s, Mikhailov has been one of the few artists to create a compelling picture of the tumultuous changes in his country. He deliberately employs ‘bad photography’ – the conscious avoidance of...

Rob Hornstra - Ordinary People

9 December 2023 - 17 March 2024 In the retrospective exhibition Ordinary People , Fotomuseum Den Haag offers a fresh look at the work of Dutch photographer Rob Hornstra (1975). Over the last twenty years, Hornstra has created a human portrait of his own time by photographing people in their everyday situations, with a focus on Russia and Europe. Everywhere he goes, he looks for everyday scenes...

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Randa Mirza - BEIRUTOPIA

17 May - 28 September 2025 In the exhibition BEIRUTOPIA, Lebanese photographer Randa Mirza (1978) examines the dramatic changes that Beirut, the city she was born and grew up in, has undergone. In recent decades, Lebanon has been rocked by a succession of political, financial and social crises and its people have been burdened by a political elite that enriches itself at their expense. BEIRUTOPIA...

Lucas Foglia - Constant Bloom

17 May - 28 Sep 2025 Photographer Lucas Foglia has transformed the world’s longest butterfly migration into a powerful metaphor for connection across international borders. For millions of years, Painted Lady butterflies have migrated between Africa, the Middle East, and Europe in search of blooming wildflowers. As climate change shifts when and where wildflowers bloom, these resilient butterflies...

Women’s Self-Portraits from the Collection

A self-portrait by a woman is often much more than just an image of her face or body. It can be a powerful tool for addressing social issues, experimenting with photographic techniques or exploring her relationship with herself. In the exhibition I’ll Be Your Mirror – Women’s Self-Portraits from the Collection, the museum presents works from the collection by female artists who explore different...

She Makes a Difference

In celebration of the eightieth anniversary of the founding of UNESCO, the Netherlands National Commission for UNESCO and the Fotomuseum Den Haag have joined forces to shine a spotlight on women who are making a difference. From miller’s wives to professors, each has a unique, personal commitment to peace, equality and fostering connections.

Photographer Carla van de Puttelaar, renowned for her...