Street Art and Protest Art in Amsterdam

Amsterdam is an amazing sanctuary for street artists across the globe. From the NDSM-Werf, a hub of street art and art studios, to any neighborhood corner or alleyway, art can be found covering walls, doors, the ground itself, and anywhere an artist decides where they want their canvas to be. Unlike many cities, especially in the United States, street art is encouraged and often government-sanctioned, but that’s not to say there aren’t illegal forms of street art and protest art intermixed with the “permitted” art. Even in Amsterdam, protest art is widely accepted as a valued expression of opinion and is rarely removed unless it is vulgar or overtly obtrusive to the public. <img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:675/1*zzWBhP9m_U7EdRzJglJJeg.jpeg" style="height:1200px; width:675px" /> A mural of Anne Frank at NDSM-Werf. NDSM-Werf, part of Amsterdam-Noord, is a cultural hotspot full of bars, restaurants, and especially art. Formerly an old shipyard, the municipality has elected to convert it into a haven for artists and creatives alike, granting them a space to work in the old warehouse and almost completely free reign to produce art anywhere.  <a href="https://medium.com/@jamesdganley/street-art-and-protest-art-in-amsterdam-8500da5fd87a">Learn More</a>