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Sep 23, 20193 min read

E1000, Street Art and Citizen Codes

Those who’ve taken a stroll through Nieuw-West this past week might have noticed that Plein ’40 – ’45 is much more vibrant than before,...

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Street Art Museum Amsterdam and Lunar'S Book Launch

Jesse Scott

Aug 9, 20193 min read

Street Art Museum Amsterdam and Lunar'S Book Launch

From the first project Street Art Museum Amsterdam (SAMA) undertook in Amsterdam Nieuw-West (then called “Tales of the Nine”), SAMA’s...

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A Disruption of Uniformity: Street Art and Gdansk’s Socialist Legacy

Paige Foley

Aug 1, 20195 min read

A Disruption of Uniformity: Street Art and Gdansk’s Socialist Legacy

The port city of Gdansk in northern Poland has endured an eventful and rather tumultuous century; From becoming the semi-autonomous Free...

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From Ephemeral to Eternal: Street Art in the Digital Age

Anthony Momo

Jun 19, 20192 min read

From Ephemeral to Eternal: Street Art in the Digital Age

As gentrification and the demolition of historic buildings threaten monumental works within SAMA's collection, our team has turned to...

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The founder of Street Art Community from Thessaloniki Greece visits SAMA collection

Efi Kouneli

Apr 26, 20195 min read

The founder of Street Art Community from Thessaloniki Greece visits SAMA collection

Could you tell us a few things about yourself? My name is Dina, I am a passionate Digital Marketer and Event Manager from Greece, and the...

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Wij zijn Woortmanplein - New Street Art Project for 5 May 2019

Jesse Scott

Apr 15, 20192 min read

Wij zijn Woortmanplein - New Street Art Project for 5 May 2019

Having concluded production of a monumental wall by Colombian artist, Bastardilla, on April 2nd, Street Art Museum Amsterdam (SAMA) is...

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Street Art Museum Amsterdam and iAmsterdam & Partners: the 24h events!

Jesse Scott

Apr 8, 20195 min read

Street Art Museum Amsterdam and iAmsterdam & Partners: the 24h events!

The Street Art Museum Amsterdam (SAMA) was happy to participate in 24H Amsterdam West 2018, an event designed to encourage residents and...

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Bastardilla’s MEMORIES Becomes The Largest Mural in Street Art Museum Amsterdam Collection

Derry Razen

Apr 2, 20195 min read

Bastardilla’s MEMORIES Becomes The Largest Mural in Street Art Museum Amsterdam Collection

Street Art Museum Amsterdam, in collaboration with Amsterdam Fonds voor de Kunst (AFK), is at the end of a months-long creative process...

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Derry Jameson & Jesse Scott

Mar 14, 20196 min read

Street Art, Advertising and Ethics

The relationship between art and advertising is long and convoluted. Artists develop new mediums, styles and techniques. These are then...

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Nora Souici Alin

Feb 19, 20195 min read

Hello Nora!

I was born and raised in Paris, and I’ve been living there until I moved to Amsterdam in September 2018 to do my Erasmus at the...

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Street Art events in Asylum seekers center (AZC) in Amsterdam

Errieti Ilaridi

Feb 12, 20193 min read

Street Art events in Asylum seekers center (AZC) in Amsterdam

One of the Street Art Museum Amsterdam’s (SAMA) missions is to improve the development and quality of life of the local community, using...

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Female Street and Graffiti Artists in our collection - Activism Matters

Anna Stolyarova

Feb 1, 20193 min read

Female Street and Graffiti Artists in our collection - Activism Matters

Street Art Museum Amsterdam has created and registered more than 200 artworks over the last 7 years. Many are still present, but many...

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Street Art Museum Amsterdam - Eco-Museum

Anna Stolyarova

May 29, 20181 min read

Street Art Museum Amsterdam - Eco-Museum

#streetartmuseum #streetart #streetartguidedtours #streetarttours #urbanart #graffitiart

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Anna Stolyarova

Apr 28, 20182 min read

Street art in Florence, Blub and Me

The first time I arrived in Florence, the capital of Renaissance and the city stigmatised with Stendhal syndrome, I was shocked for its...

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Anna Stolyarova

Mar 31, 20182 min read

Street Art Museums of Amsterdam

Following today's article in Creators.Vice, I have been receiving calls and research questions on whether street art be taken of the...

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Victoria Gonzales

Mar 5, 20181 min read

Capital Crisis - Mokum meets Paris

From Paris’ famed District 13 to Amsterdam Nieuw-West, Street Art Museum Amsterdam (SAMA) is bringing the power of global urban art to...

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A NEVER ENDING STORY ABOUT AMSTERDAM, STREET ART & PARIS - ABOUT THE FUTURE TO COME

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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A NEVER ENDING STORY ABOUT AMSTERDAM, STREET ART & PARIS - PARIS ON

Julia Dessauvage

Nov 19, 20174 min read

A NEVER ENDING STORY ABOUT AMSTERDAM, STREET ART & PARIS - PARIS ON

CHAPTER 3: PARIS ON (A FANCY FAIR) When the Fair’s opening commenced, SAMA’s stand was finalized: each wall and corner was shining with...

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A NEVER ENDING STORY ABOUT AMSTERDAM, STREET ART & PARIS - FACES & SPACES - ANNA

Julia Dessauvage

Nov 15, 20174 min read

A NEVER ENDING STORY ABOUT AMSTERDAM, STREET ART & PARIS - FACES & SPACES - ANNA

ANNA ON THE BUS Amsterdam-Paris Flixbus, around noon, somewhere between Antwerp and Brussels. Sun is starting to rise, air-co is on, half...

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A NEVER ENDING STORY ABOUT AMSTERDAM, STREET ART & PARIS

Julia Dessauvage

Nov 2, 20173 min read

A NEVER ENDING STORY ABOUT AMSTERDAM, STREET ART & PARIS

CHAPTER I: THE PREQUEL In September 2017, SAMA got an incredible surprise : being invited to the 13 Art Fair first edition, an event...

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