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Pantheon Amsterdam brings together contemporary art, heritage and spirituality in a unique exhibition at Museum Ons’ Lieve Heer op Solder. Eight artists are creating new altarpieces and celebrations centred on stories of faith, identity, exclusion and recognition. Pantheon Amsterdam demonstrates that these subjects are not merely historical phenomena, but contemporary themes that continue to give meaning to the lives of many people. Together, the artists offer a glimpse into the religiously diverse city that Amsterdam is today.

The exhibition opens on 21 October 2026 and will run for a year from 22 October, until 24 October 2027, at Museum Ons’ Lieve Heer op Solder.

The artists and their altarpieces

Buhlebezwe Siwani — an altarpiece inspired by her family’s church in South Africa, in which she explores the relationship between Christianity and African spirituality

Cherella Gessel — Gi Abra, a tribute to Mama Aisa, the supreme goddess of Winti, and to the Surinamese religious traditions that were passed down in secret during the era of slavery

Kenneth Aidoo — Luke 23:34, thirteen panels linking the Passion of Christ with the suffering of enslaved people in the forts of Elmina and Cape Coast

Marilyn Sonneveld — Solstice, two glass works exploring birth, loss and the annual cycle of light and darkness

Chathuri Nissansala — Maathru Yaathikawa, exploring Sri Lankan healing rituals and the queer nachchi community that keeps them alive

Kaili Smith — Miracle of the Zeedijk, an altarpiece for the contemporary residents and business owners of the Zeedijk, the heart of Amsterdam’s Chinatown

Đăng-Vũ Đặng — Mẹ La Vang: A Mother’s Echoing Cry, on the Blessed Virgin Mary, colonialism, war and his family’s flight from Vietnam

Sammie Tjon Sien Foek — an audiovisual work exploring notions of identity within a late-capitalist society. Identity is shaped, amongst other things, by cultural, social and religious rituals.

Alongside the seven new altarpieces, Jacob de Wit’s *The Resurrection* (1736) is also on display, originating from De Franse Kerk, a former Catholic clandestine church in Amsterdam.

Events

Date	Event	Artist
22, 23, 24 October	Amsterdam Dance Event	Sammie Tjon Sien Foek
31 December	Jogi Mathraa	Chathuri Nissansala
15 March	Miracle of Amsterdam	Kaili Smith
26 March	Good Friday	Kenneth Aidoo
28 March	Easter	Buhlebezwe Siwani
21 June	Midsummer Solstice	Marilyn Sonneveld
1 July	Keti Koti	Cherella Gessel
15 August	Assumption of Mary	Đăng-Vũ Đặng

Meet the Artists

Young people from the Voices Community, the museum’s talent programme, will visit the artists in their studios under the guidance of cinematographer James Hully, and talk to them about inspiration, themes, materials and techniques. These videos will be screened in the exhibition spaces.

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