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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...

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Vitaly Komar & Alexander Melamid

Emergency Telephone Booth With Bust Of Stalin, 1986 An old, grey, Dutch alarm cell accommodates a bronze bust of former Russian dictator Joseph Stalin (1878-1953). The bust stands on a pedestal swathed in red fabric. Beside it is a lamp and a herring hangs immediately under Stalin’s nose. The sculpture is the work of Vitaly Komar (b. 1943) & Alexander Melamid (b. 1945), Russian artists who now...

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Eva Besnyö

Autumn 2026 The Fotomuseum Den Haag recently acquired an impressive collection of 341 photographs by Eva Besnyö (1910-2003), giving the museum the world’s largest collection of works by this iconic photographer. To celebrate this major acquisition, in the autumn of 2026 the museum will present the largest retrospective exhibition to date of Besnyö’s work. Born in Hungary, Besnyö moved in 1931 to...

The Stories We Carry

 How do you deal with a family history that is tightly interwoven with our colonial past? In the exhibition Generasi 3.0 - The Stories We Carry, nine photographers, artists and makers delve into their family histories, which are rooted in the former Dutch East Indies. The search for a better understanding of their origins transcends their individual journeys. Their stories contribute to a broader...

Enter the Cube

The Hague-based artist Marleen Sleeuwits plays tricks with our vision. How do we perceive a space? What do we actually see? And what information do our brains fill in? In the new exhibition Enter the Cube, Sleeuwits establishes a dialogue with the work of the famous American Minimalist artist Sol LeWitt (1928-2007). The work of both artists investigates the boundaries of perspective and how we...

I’ll Be Your Mirror – Women’s Self-Portraits from the Collection

11 October 2025 – 22 March 2026 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...

Generasi 3.0 – The Stories We Carry

11 October 2025 - 22 March 2026 How do you deal with a family history that is tightly interwoven with our colonial past? In the exhibition Generasi 3.0 – The Stories We Carry, nine photographers, artists and makers delve into their family histories, which are rooted in the former Dutch East Indies. The search for a better understanding of their origins transcends their individual journeys. Their...