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Sorry, Not Sorry in Gent
Earlier this year, SAMA had received an invitation from "Sorry, Not Sorry" #streetartfestival in Gent, Belgium, to be a guest speaker for...

Anna Stolyarova
Sep 5, 20222 min read


Street Art & Democracy - Closing Article
The project Street Art & Democracy has come to an end, but the dialogue on street art doesn’t end here. Let’s look back at what we did:...
Leonie Wingen
Sep 1, 20223 min read


Street Art & Democracy – Impact
Researching the role of street art in an urban environment for the project ‘Street Art & Democracy’, we asked different stakeholders to...
Leonie Wingen
Aug 10, 20224 min read


"Life is a Dream" by Pez & Chicadania
Local active residents Wahib O. met SAMA in the summer of 2021, when an awarded Privacy Project was being fulfilled by local artist NOL....

Anna Stolyarova
Aug 1, 20224 min read


Street Art & Democracy - The Galleries
Just like many urban cities in Europe, Covid not only brought devastation but also boredom to Amsterdam. So now that everything has been...
Street Art Museum Amsterdam
Jul 15, 20224 min read


Spread the Sofreh: A Dinner for Arts and Connection
Last week, on behalf of SAMA, I went to a dinner held around a sofreh for about twenty people who work in the arts in primarily Amsterdam...
Street Art Museum Amsterdam
Jul 13, 20224 min read


Virtual Reality and the SAMA Collection
The SAMA Collection counts over 300 art pieces, and is still growing. Because street art is in principle temporary in nature, the digital...
Street Art Museum Amsterdam
Jul 12, 20223 min read


The Flying Dutchman by Surfing4Art
I first bumped into Tim Rodermans in a back yard of Amsterdam West Taal school in a spring of this year, whilst collecting signatures for...

Anna Stolyarova
Jul 8, 20222 min read


The Springboard: The Start of Street Art Museum Amsterdam
It all began with an extra bed to crash on. In 2010, Amsterdam Street Art hosted Amsterdam’s first street art festival. Anna, founder of...
Street Art Museum Amsterdam
Jul 8, 20224 min read


A Site Visit to Kröller-Müller Museum: What I Learned About Community Engagement
Drenched in rain, lost in the Netherlands’ largest national park, I was quickly pedaling on a gear-less little white bike. After only...
Street Art Museum Amsterdam
Jun 29, 20225 min read


Street Art & Democracy – The Interviews
For our exhibition and publication ‘Street Art & Democracy’, SAMA researched the position of street art in today’s Amsterdam. We...
Leonie Wingen
Jun 22, 20223 min read


Amsterdam For Free
The covid count is staying low, masks are off, but access to activities still comes with a price. What can you do for free in Amsterdam?...
Street Art Museum Amsterdam
Jun 20, 20223 min read


Spray Paint, Hiphop, and Youth: Welcome to the MooiMakers
Located at a playground in the heart of an apartment complex, little faces begin peaking from their balcony ledges at the scene below....
Street Art Museum Amsterdam
Jun 15, 20224 min read


Howdy, this is Abby Golden!
Where are you from? What are you doing in Amsterdam? I am from Florida, United States and am a rising senior at Smith College in...
Abby Golden
Jun 9, 20224 min read


Street Art & Democracy - Now open!
Street art has an undeniable presence in Amsterdam. In the exhibition and publication Street Art & Democracy we look back at the first...
Leonie Wingen
Jun 1, 20222 min read


Goodbye EU STAR conference !
As an intern at SAMA, I had the opportunity to participate in the EU STAR Conference. For three days I followed the delegations from 14...

Maëva Fontaine
May 30, 20224 min read


Street Art & Democracy - Pipsqueak was here!!!
On the occasion of the exhibition 'Street Art & Democracy' initiated and organised by Street Art Museum Amsterdam (SAMA), Pipsqueak was...

Anna Stolyarova
May 25, 20222 min read


Bevrijdingsdag or Liberation Day
Today is a red letter day. The 5th of May marks Liberation Day in the Netherlands. But what happened on that day ? Let’s put it in...

Maëva Fontaine
May 5, 20222 min read


Street Art & SAMA : many people ask...
➜ Where is the museum located ? Stichting STREET ART MUSEUM AMSTERDAM (SAMA) is located in a part of Amsterdam called Nieuw-West. It is...

Maëva Fontaine
Apr 21, 20223 min read


Bloomberg Philanthropies launched the Asphalt Art Initiative in Europe
Bloomberg Philanthropies are working with cities in order to improve the quality of life of neighborhoods by doing studies or by creating...

Maëva Fontaine
Apr 21, 20222 min read
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