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Welcome to the press page of Cobra Museum of Modern Art Amstelveen. Press material (press releases, press image overview) from the exhibitions can be found here. The press image overview shows which images are available and can be used royalty-free (unless otherwise indicated) during the exhibition, provided that the correct captions and copyrights are included. These photographs can only be used for editorial (and non-commercial) purposes, such as a review or promotion of the exhibition. In the folders you will find high-resolution images and the caption document. Some images are temporarily exempt from copyright. This is stated in the caption document. You do, however, always have to use the correct and complete captions. We remind you of your own responsibility when publishing images. You must provide the correct captions and have the correct rights to publish images. The Cobra Museum is never the owner of the image rights of the works of art themselves, and rarely of the portraits of the artists. These lie with the artist or with the heirs of the artist, or with the photographer in question. More information about this can be obtained from Pictoright. Information about the conditions and rates: www.pictoright.nl and 020 -589 18 40 To request further press information and for interview requests, please contact us at pers@cobra-museum.nl
Museum Cobra
Museum Cobra focuses on the art and ideas of the Cobra movement. Cobra is part of the canon of art history, but the ‘spirit’ of Cobra is still very much alive. An alternative culture, based on international solidarity and creativity, is perhaps more relevant than ever in the world we live in today. Museum Cobra therefore actively links the collection and history of Cobra to contemporary artists, modern art movements and current affairs.
Wi Sranan. Surinamese Art in Flux
On November 25, 2025, Suriname will celebrate fifty years of independence. Museum Cobra is marking this historic moment with the exhibition Wi Sranan. Surinamese Art in Flux, in which 24 artists and one artist collective present their vision of freedom, identity, and heritage. From paintings and photography to fashion, performance, and installations, the works show how Surinamese art is constantly evolving and how stories from the past live on in the imagination of today.
Andy Warhol, The Textiles
Andy Warhol, The Textiles presents a surprising and lesser-known chapter in the work of Andy Warhol, shown in the Netherlands for the first time. In the 1950s, before his breakthrough as a Pop Art icon, Warhol designed playful and experimental textiles for fashion and interiors. Through repetition, bold lines and recognizable motifs, he explored how images change when they are multiplied, worn, and become part of everyday life. The exhibition offers new insight into Warhol’s early development and reveals how these textile designs laid the foundation for the visual language that would later make him world famous. Andy Warhol, The Textiles is organized in collaboration with the Fashion and Textile Museum in London. From 24 April 2026!
Wilde rokken
Wilde rokken presents textile designs by artists of the Cobra movement, created in collaboration with Dutch textile printing companies. In the years following the Second World War, manufacturers translated the artists’ radical visual language into repeatable patterns for fashion and interiors. Initially met with fierce criticism and misunderstanding, these designs evolved into an innovative dialogue between art, industry, and technique. Set against a backdrop of social change, Wilde rokken shows how these once-controversial textiles became icons of modern life. Wilde rokken is curated by guest curator Eloise Sweetman, in dialogue with the curatorial team of Museum Cobra. From 24 April 2026!