Huis Marseille

Amsterdam’s 1st photography museum, est 1999. Two 17th-century canal houses with 14 exhibition spaces, library, bookshop and garden(house). Huis Marseille has been offering a varied exhibition program in which photography's rich history and diverse uses are given consideration. The museum provides a view of the 'landscape' taking shape in photography; it presents photographers, artists and forms of photography which do justice to visual quality and which can be counted among the medium's major, but also lesser known, highlights. This stands in contrast to the profusion of photography as a mass medium. The unique structure of this house plays a significant role. Each of the fourteen exhibition spaces has its own specific character. The building still has the atmosphere of a 'gentleman's residence', but its rooms have now become galleries. A sense of warmth and intimacy has remained. Huis Marseille strives to make the visitor feel welcome in these home-like surroundings.