The Kremer Collection x Alkmaar – Belief

The Kremer Collection returns with an intimate exhibition about faith and conviction.

On display from September 11, 2026

Following the great success of the exhibition The Kremer Collection – a shared love part of the Kremer Collection is back at the Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar. Until the full Kremer Collection can be seen at the museum, the Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar will be showing a series of intimate focus exhibitions, each highlighting a different theme from the collection. From September 11th, The Kremer Collection x Alkmaar – Belief to see.

The starting point of this exhibition is the Luther cabinet from the collection of the Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar. This remarkable piece of furniture is decorated with painted scenes on the theme of faith. Surrounding it are works from the Kremer Collection, each telling its own story. They reveal something about the artist's beliefs, or indeed about the collector's. Together, the artworks transport you to the seventeenth century. How did people think? What did they find important? And above all: what did they believe in?

At the same time, the exhibition invites you to reflect on your own beliefs. What drives you? What does belief mean to you? Does it have to do with religion, or rather with trust and conviction? Perhaps you believe above all in yourself, or in the people closest to you.

The Kremer family and the museum have expressed their intention to house this rich collection, featuring masterpieces by Rembrandt, Frans Hals, and Pieter de Hooch, among others, at the museum for the long term. Thanks to the museum's expansion plans, it will be possible to give this special private collection a permanent home.

The Kremer Collection x Alkmaar – Belief is a van September 11 through February 28 On display at the Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar.