Stedelijk Museum of Modern Art

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The Stedelijk Museum is Amsterdam's go-to institution for modern and contemporary art, with an extraordinary pre-war collection that includes works by Cézanne, Picasso, Matisse and Chagall, plus a collection of paintings and drawings by Malevich. Post-1945 artists represented include De Kooning, Newman, Ryman, Judd, Stella, Lichtenstein, Warhol, Nauman, Middleton, Dibbets, Kiefer, Polke, Merz and Kounellis. While a large-scale renovation of its home on theMuseumpleintakes place (scheduled to be completed in the second half of 2011) there is a popular Temporary Stedelijk presentation of the collection showing the works in an innovative way and making full use of the unfinished building.

Note: The Stedelijk Museum of Modern Art closed its doors to the public on October 9, 2011, in order to undergo the final stages of renovation. It is expected to reopen during 2012. In the meantime, the museum is running Temporary Stedelijk 3: Stedelijk @, a programme set up to include performance art, films, lectures, talks, music, book launches and plenty of other events that promise to do more than enough to fill the gap. Details of the full programme are available via the official website.