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Museum Het Schip

Museum Het Schip

Museum Het Schip is housed in an imaginative 1919 public housing complex designed by architect Michel de Klerk for the Eigen Haard corporation. Nicknamed "Het Schip" (The Ship) for its striking shape, the building is a landmark of the Amsterdam School architectural movement.

Museum De Dageraad

Museum De Dageraad

Behind the wave-shaped facade of the famous working-class housing complex De Dageraad, you will find information about the art and architecture of the Amsterdam School.

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Unseen Talent: Women of the Amsterdam School

Unseen Talent: Women of the Amsterdam School

From September 26, 2025 to June 28, 2026 Museum Het Schip will dedicate the exhibition Women of the Amsterdam School to the overlooked work and lives of female artists within this artistic and architectural movement.


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J. Williams | Het Schip: material for dreaming

Art critic J. Williams wrote a beautiful text on workers' palace Het Schip.

 

The Holland Times: Indonesia and the Amsterdam School

The Holland Times recently published an article about Museum Het Schip's newest exhibition 'Indonesia and the Amsterdam School'.

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