Exhibition ‘Queer Amsterdam, the Pink City’
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An exhibition about the eventful and extraordinary history of Amsterdam’s LGBTQIA+ community. A cultural-historical story of love, exclusion, courage, struggle and freedom.
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Queer Amsterdam, the pink city
This summer, during WorldPride 2026, the exhibition ‘Queer Amsterdam, the pink city’ opens on Thursday 9 July. A major exhibition about the eventful and remarkable history of Amsterdam’s LGBTQIA+ community. A cultural‑historical story of love, exclusion, courage, struggle and freedom, told in a place that was once the scene of religious teaching and exclusion.
De Nieuwe Kerk is creating the exhibition together with the LGBTQIA+ community to mark 25 years since civil marriage was opened to everyone. Amsterdam was a global frontrunner. We also celebrate 30 years of Pride Amsterdam and 80 years since the founding of COC. At the same time, the exhibition shows that hard‑won freedoms remain vulnerable.
The exhibition is on view from 9 July 2026 until 4 April 2027
Queer Amsterdam, the pink city takes place on the occasion of WorldPride Amsterdam 2026. The exhibition was realised in collaboration with many organisations, museums and experts, with IHLIA LGBTI Heritage as main lending partner. We thank Amsterdam’s queer communities for their indispensable contribution via the advisory groups of Stichting Queer Museum.
