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📍 Keizersgracht 609, Amsterdam, 1017DS🏗 2001-01-01

Foam, Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam, sits along Keizersgracht in Amsterdam’s historic canal belt and opened in 2001. The building group at Keizersgracht 609—part of a former warehouse complex—was transformed by BenthemCrouwel into a contemporary photography museum, with Foam’s first post-renovation show, Regie: Paul Huf, signaling its focus on cutting-edge image-making. The museum runs four simultaneous exhibitions, spanning documentary, art, and fashion, and frequently features both established photographers and rising talents. Its long-running program has included major retrospectives, such as Henri Cartier-Bresson and Richard Avedon, and a notable Helmut Newton retrospective in 2016. Foam also houses a café, a library, a bookshop, and Foam Editions, its commercial gallery, while publishing Foam Magazine to complement the exhibitions. …

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