Exhibition: Imagine Amsterdam – from Icons to Reflections

Where hidden monuments, reflections, and fleeting details turn the busy city into a moment of stillness and quiet wonder.
 

27/03/2026 - 10/05/2026

Free

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Imagine Amsterdam
at Hotel Arena

Who has noticed that the tamarin monkeys in Artis Zoo swing through a richly decorated building? And that you can swim in a monument? No matter how busy the city may be, this is where time seems to pause. Monuments shift from décor to protagonists, revealing remarkable places where history, architecture and story intertwine.

More recently, the photographer has focused on reflections in the canals, through which the everyday turns magical. Water becomes both window and filter, dissolving details into gentle ripples.

Expo Opening

Friday 27th March 2026
Walk-In 17:00
Opening 17:30

Raise a glass with us as we celebrate the exhibition Will you be there?

Hotel Arena Oosterpark ’s-Gravesandestraat 55 1092 AA Amsterdam

Let us know if you will be there!

Expo Opening

Friday 27th March 2026
Walk-In 17:00, Opening 17:30

Raise a glass with us as we celebrate the exhibition Will you be there?

Hotel Arena, Oosterpark
’s-Gravesandestraat 55
1092 AA Amsterdam

Let us know if you will be there!

About Suzan Baars

About Suzan Baars

Suzan Baars is a photographer who moved to Amsterdam during her studies at the University of Amsterdam in the 1980s.
She took endless walks through the city, partly in search of that dream room along the canal. It was then that her fascination began for the hidden treasures behind the façades. Much later, this led her to photograph heritage sites for Monumentaal magazine visiting remarkable places, where history, architecture and story intertwine.
More recently, her gaze has shifted outwards, from the walls to the water, to what becomes visible in reflection. Her photography is a search for the experience of space, for that fleeting moment, when a place turnes intimate and begins to feel at home.
Suzan Baars is a photographer who moved to Amsterdam during her studies at the University of Amsterdam in the 1980s.
She took endless walks through the city, partly in search of that dream room along the canal. It was then that her fascination began for the hidden treasures behind the façades. Much later, this led her to photograph heritage sites for Monumentaal magazine visiting remarkable places, where history, architecture and story intertwine.
More recently, her gaze has shifted outwards, from the walls to the water, to what becomes visible in reflection. Her photography is a search for the experience of space, for that fleeting moment, when a place turnes intimate and begins to feel at home.