The Great Suriname Exhibition

De Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam

NOW CLOSED

On the reproduction and the miraculous transformations of the insects in Suriname (detail; 1719), Maria Sibylla Merian.

Coinciding with the 45th anniversary of Suriname’s independence from the Netherlands, this display of more than 300 objects, from archaeological artefacts to contemporary video art and sculpture, traces the history of the South American nation and its diaspora. Find out more from De Nieuwe Kerk’s website.

Preview the exhibition below | View Apollo’s Art Diary here

Pre-Columbian stone mask (n.d.), Suriname.

Pre-Columbian stone mask (n.d.), Suriname. Photo: Stichting Surinaams Museum

On the reproduction and the miraculous transformations of the insects in Suriname (1719), Maria Sibylla Merian.

On the reproduction and the miraculous transformations of the insects in Suriname (1719), Maria Sibylla Merian

Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands and President Johan Ferrier of Suriname at the Celebration of Independence, 1975

Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands and President Johan Ferrier of Suriname at the Celebration of Independence, 1975