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NXT Museum
The Netherlands' first museum of new media art, in Amsterdam-Noord — large-scale, immersive digital installations of light, sound and interactive technology.
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In a large black industrial building in Amsterdam-Noord, NXT Museum is the Netherlands' first museum dedicated entirely to new media art — large-scale, immersive installations where art meets technology and science. It's a deliberately futuristic, multi-sensory experience that's a world away from the city's classical museums.
Opened in 2021, it commissions and presents ground-breaking works by living artists, using light, sound, projection and interactive systems that respond to your presence and movement.
What you'll see
Rather than a fixed collection, NXT runs changing exhibitions exploring how technology shapes the way we see and live — from immersive light-and-sound rooms to interactive installations, avatars, AI and digital worlds. The works are large in scale and designed to be walked through and engaged with, often reacting to the people in the room.
Good to know
Plan around an hour to ninety minutes. It's in Amsterdam-Noord, reached by a free ferry across the IJ plus a short walk or bus, in an area full of waterfront cafés. Check the current exhibition before you go, as the programme changes.
Tips from locals
Check which exhibition is on before you go — the programme changes, so each visit is different.
Many works respond to your movement — take your time and interact rather than just looking.
It's in Amsterdam-Noord; take a free ferry across the IJ, then a short walk or bus.
Allow about an hour to ninety minutes for the immersive installations.
There are great waterfront cafés nearby, like Pllek, to round off the visit.
Did you know?
NXT was the first museum in the Netherlands dedicated entirely to new media art.
It opened in 2021 in a roughly 1,400m² black industrial building in Amsterdam-Noord.
Many installations are interactive, responding to visitors' presence and movement.
It commissions ground-breaking works directly from living contemporary artists.
Its exhibitions explore how technology shapes the way we see and understand the world.
FAQ
- What is NXT Museum?
- The Netherlands' first museum of new media art, with large-scale immersive digital installations, in Amsterdam-Noord.
- Where is it?
- In Amsterdam-Noord, reached by a free ferry across the IJ plus a short walk or bus.
- Is there a permanent collection?
- No — it runs changing exhibitions of commissioned new media art.
- How long does a visit take?
- Around an hour to ninety minutes.
- Is it interactive?
- Yes — many installations respond to your presence and movement.
NXT Museum, Amsterdam
Asterweg 22, 1031 HN, Amsterdam