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Jesse Scott
Dec 5, 20198 min read
Expectation, Fabrication and Reality: Spectacle, Preservation, Tourism, and Street Art
In 2015, what many Amsterdammers saw as the countercultural heartbeat of the city was destroyed. Following on the heels of new...
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Paige Foley
Nov 22, 20195 min read
Street Art, Ownership and Authenticity
Early in October, SAMA collaborated with famed Spanish street artist Kenor on a project with Train Lodge Amsterdam. This project – a...
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Anna Stolyarova
Oct 29, 20192 min read
World’s first street art museum to launch its full collection in virtual reality
Amsterdam’s first and only street art museum will tells its story using immersive technologies to preserve ephemeral art into eternal...
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Efi Kouneli
Mar 11, 20192 min read
...WELCOME SPRING...
In the past on the first day of spring people used to create and offer bracelets called “March’’ made with red and white twine. According...
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Jesse Scott
Mar 11, 20197 min read
Hello, Jesse!
I was born in Vancouver, Canada, and have lived my whole life there until now. I have degrees in History and Education; I’ve been...
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Efi Kouneli
Feb 21, 20194 min read
New street art piece is in the baking: MEMORIES by Bastardilla (Colombia)
Bastardilla, born in Medellin Colombia, has been painting since she was a child, moving onto the streets around 2005. She is one of the...
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Cheyenne Taveneau
Dec 19, 20183 min read
Hello Cheyenne!
I am from West France in a little medieval city called Parthenay, between the Niort city and Bressuire city. I did a professional BAC...
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Anna Stolyarova
Oct 12, 20185 min read
The Hidden Treasures of Sloterdijk
Sloterijk Central boasts with some 200 businesses around the constantly changing station hall, as well as some ±10 monumental artworks in...
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Tierrah Young Mangani
Feb 28, 20182 min read
Hello, Tristan!
Every morning, I take a photo of Tristan’s bright colorful socks. They peek out of his pants and he laughs when he tells you about his...
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Julia Dessauvage
Dec 20, 20173 min read
A NEVER ENDING STORY ABOUT AMSTERDAM, STREET ART & PARIS - ABOUT THE FUTURE TO COME
As all good things come to an end, SAMA Paris adventure also. After the closing of 13 Art Fair and five intense days in the French...
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Cika Schulz
Jul 14, 20172 min read
Good Neighbours Market in Sloterpark
On the Good Neighbours Market last Sunday in Nieuw-West, the Street Art Museum Amsterdam brought joy and colours by organising a workshop...
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Anna Stolyarova
Jul 13, 20171 min read
Collection of Street Art
Whilst the world is debating on nuances between street, urban and open space art, Amsterdam municipality had registered Street Art Museum...
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Cika Schulz
Jun 28, 20172 min read
When the Mural Dies
Today is a fairly sad day for the museum. Right at this moment a big gripper machine is tearing down two of our artworks at the Dirk...
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