Young Stedelijk

Join Young Stedelijk! Meet a mix of about three hundred young professionals (ages 18 to 40) and learn more about modern and contemporary art and design, directly linked to the Stedelijk and beyond.

As a Young Stedelijk member, you get behind-the-scenes of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and other important places related to modern and contemporary art and/or design. With a group of like-minded professionals (from the creative sector and other fields), you visit various events and locations, including exhibition openings and tours, (artist) talks, art fairs, galleries, auction houses, ateliers, and studios. In addition, of course, you contribute to the future of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

ANNUAL BENEFITS

Eight or more exclusive Young Stedelijk events a year for you and one guest
A visit to a national art fair with the YS program
Tickets for one national, and one international, art fair (to visit whenever you like)
International Art Pass for free admission to international museums, including all Guggenheim museums, Tate Britain and Tate Modern and Fondation Beyeler
Free admission to the Stedelijk with you and one guest
Exclusive invitations to exhibition openings
Discounts on other cultural events via the Young Stedelijk Instagram @youngstedelijkamsterdam
10% discount on all articles in the museum shop when you show your YS Pass*
*The discount does not count for books from Dutch publishers as set by the Dutch law on fixed book prices.

Become a member

Studiovisit Sabine Marcelis. Photo: Iris Duvekot
Opening 'Anne Imhof — YOUTH'. Photo: Tim Buiting
Diner at gallery Madé van Krimpen. Photo: Sam Morsink
Studiovisit Sabine Marcelis. Photo: Iris Duvekot
Amsterdam Art Week. Photo: Maarten Nauw
Studiovisit DRIFT. Photo: Maarten Nauw

Contribution

Join us as a YS member starting at € 300 a year. You are also welcome to top up your contribution. The range of benefits remains the same.

ARTIST or student

Are you an artist or student and want to join Young Stedelijk? Send an email to youngstedelijk@stedelijk.nl for information about the special rate.

Tax-deductible

Join Young Stedelijk for five years and your membership is partly tax-deductible. Your periodical contribution is 125% deductible from your taxable income. You do still pay your annual contribution.

THE GOAL AND YOUR CONTRIBUTION

The goal of Young Stedelijk is to make the world of modern and contemporary art and design more widely accessible to young people. Through members, ambassadors, and collaborations with other venues, Young Stedelijk aspires to be a sounding board for the young society in Amsterdam.

As a member, you contribute your dues to special projects at the Stedelijk. Every year, we announce a work of art that can be purchased thanks to Young Stedelijk. Thanks in part to the annual contributions of Young Stedelijk members, in 2024 the Stedelijk was able to purchase the work Border Control by Kayode Ojo (2022), an important addition to the museum's collection. Kayode Ojo is a young American artist. Performance plays an important role in his photography practice where he uses snapshots where the person almost always remains anonymous. At the same time, a form of intimacy is present that plays with consent, as seen in this work.

Photo of Sarah Zapatas, 'To Teach or To Assume Authority' — Kayode Ojo, Border Control (OOO, Venice),2022. C-print in polished aluminum frame.

AMBASSADORS 2025 – 2026

Young Stedelijk ambassadors contribute to the strategy, events and collaborations of Young Stedelijk so that we can offer you a challenging program. Each ambassador contributes their own background, expertise and creativity to enhance the versatile and experimental character of Young Stedelijk.

Photos: Clara Franke