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Sep 2, 20191 min read

Hit the Floor! with E1000

After almost 10 months of discussions and preparations, Wij Zijn 40-45, Stadsdeel Nieuw-West and Street Art Museum Amsterdam are happy to...

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Derry Razen

Aug 13, 20193 min read

SAMA goes to Schiphol

Street Art Museum Amsterdam runs quite a few events that if you’re a tourist visiting the collection for the day you may not be aware of....

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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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Jesse Scott

Jul 23, 20193 min read

From Zagreb with Love - Book Launch

Slaven Kosanovic, better known as Lunar, is a Croatian graphic and street artist, philosopher and interdisciplinary person; coming to...

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Street Art Museum, Technology and Education

Nora Souici Alin

Jul 6, 20192 min read

Street Art Museum, Technology and Education

June 19th, 10am at the Osdorp library. The SAMA crew gathered in the hall of the OBA Osdorplein, where the official presentation of...

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Street Art Museum Amsterdam at We Make the City Festival 2019

Jesse Scott

Jul 4, 20193 min read

Street Art Museum Amsterdam at We Make the City Festival 2019

For this year, SAMA's offer during WeMakeThe.City International Festival can be described as being part of the Heroes&Friends project,...

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Anthony Momo

Jul 3, 20193 min read

The Art of Minivila

On Saturday, Street Art Museum Amsterdam's new curatorial team and I had the opportunity to visit the pop-up event in the house of the...

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Street Art Museum Amsterdam's First Rave!

Jesse Scott

Jul 2, 20193 min read

Street Art Museum Amsterdam's First Rave!

June has been a big month for Street Art Museum Amsterdam! Just yesterday we submitted an application to Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds for...

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Derry Razen

Jun 24, 20193 min read

God is A Verb by Johanna de Haan

In May, SAMA collaborated on a project with Johanna de Haan, an artist and poet based here in Amsterdam. SAMA lent a wall of it’s HQ to...

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Anthony Momo

Jun 21, 20194 min read

Hello, Momo!

Hi friends! My name is Momo and I currently live in Los Angeles. I have spent my life in a few places including Princeton, Milan, DC, and...

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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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David Beckett Helps SAMA Come One Step Closer to Full Virtual Reality Documentation of the Entire Co

Jesse Scott

Jun 10, 20192 min read

David Beckett Helps SAMA Come One Step Closer to Full Virtual Reality Documentation of the Entire Co

Over the next five years, 80% of Street Art Museum Amsterdam’s collection will be destroyed through gentrification, or, urban renewal...

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Paige Foley

Jun 5, 20193 min read

Hello, Paige!

My name is Paige Foley and I am new to the Street Art Museum Amsterdam’s curatorial team, where I specialize in cultural heritage....

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A Conversation about City Museums: SAMA at the CAMOC Workshop in Lisbon, Portugal

Derry Razen

Jun 3, 20194 min read

A Conversation about City Museums: SAMA at the CAMOC Workshop in Lisbon, Portugal

On May 3 & 4 in Lisbon, Portugal, Vitoria Ramirez Zanquetta and I, Derry Razen, had the opportunity to represent Street Art Museum...

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Tiia Suorsa

May 24, 20193 min read

Tiia & Street Art Museum Amsterdam!

I am Tiia and I come from Turku, Finland. I have been working for about 10 years in communication and cultural field. Turku is a very...

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Jesse Scott

May 17, 20193 min read

Street Art Collection with a VR Twist

Street Art Museum Amsterdam team has been busy for the last 2 years exploring and experimenting with creating Virtual Reality (VR) video...

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On the Wings of Birds: A brief discussion on the symbolism of birds in art

Derry Jameson

May 9, 20195 min read

On the Wings of Birds: A brief discussion on the symbolism of birds in art

“I don’t know about birds nor do I know the history of fire. But I believe that my solitude should have wings.” - Alejandra Pizarnik,...

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Introducing Cleaver Cunningham's "Bob Marley"

Jesse Scott

May 6, 20193 min read

Introducing Cleaver Cunningham's "Bob Marley"

“Bob Marley” by Cleaver Cunningham – located on Street Art Museum Amsterdam’s east exterior wall – is the only work in existence by the...

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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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