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Thursday 22 October 2026 to Sunday 24 October 2027<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n

Pantheon Amsterdam<\/h1>\n\n\n

Eight artists. Eight altarpieces. Eight celebrations.<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Pantheon Amsterdam brings together contemporary art, heritage and spirituality in a unique exhibition at Museum Ons\u2019 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.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition opens on 21 October 2026 and will run for a year from 22 October, until 24 October 2027, at Museum Ons\u2019 Lieve Heer op Solder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The artists and their altarpieces<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buhlebezwe Siwani<\/strong> \u2014 an altarpiece inspired by her family\u2019s church in South Africa, in which she explores the relationship between Christianity and African spirituality<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cherella Gessel<\/strong> \u2014 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<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kenneth Aidoo<\/strong> \u2014 Luke 23:34, thirteen panels linking the Passion of Christ with the suffering of enslaved people in the forts of Elmina and Cape Coast<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marilyn Sonneveld<\/strong> \u2014 Solstice, two glass works exploring birth, loss and the annual cycle of light and darkness<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chathuri Nissansala<\/strong> \u2014 Maathru Yaathikawa, exploring Sri Lankan healing rituals and the queer nachchi community that keeps them alive<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaili Smith<\/strong> \u2014 Miracle of the Zeedijk, an altarpiece for the contemporary residents and business owners of the Zeedijk, the heart of Amsterdam\u2019s Chinatown<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0110\u0103ng-V\u0169 \u0110\u1eb7ng<\/strong> \u2014 M\u1eb9 La Vang: A Mother\u2019s Echoing Cry, on the Blessed Virgin Mary, colonialism, war and his family\u2019s flight from Vietnam<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sammie Tjon Sien Foek <\/strong>\u2014 an audiovisual work exploring notions of identity within a late-capitalist society. Identity is shaped, amongst other things, by cultural, social and religious rituals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alongside the seven new altarpieces, Jacob de Wit\u2019s *The Resurrection* (1736) is also on display, originating from De Franse Kerk, a former Catholic clandestine church in Amsterdam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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