An exhibition about the feeling of home in contemporary art
What does ‘home’ mean? For some, it is an interior that suits you, for others a memory of the past. Or it is simply a safe place that is all yours. In the exhibition THUIS. The feeling of home in contemporary art, thirteen contemporary artists reflect on the sense of home – from symbols of home to the loss of a house. On view from 26 September 2025 to 4 January 2026 at Rembrandt’s home.
With artworks by Sadik Kwaish Alfraji, Arash Fakhim, Foundland Collective, Arjan van Helmond, Gvantsa Jgushia, Polina Medvedeva, Neda Mirhosseini, Olphaert den Otter, Satijn Panyigay, Pris Roos, Maria Roosen, Tian Teng, Pink de Thierry and Rembrandt.

Maria Roosen, Droomhuis, 2002. Ceramic and gold foil, 48 x 32 cm. Collection AkzoNobel Art Foundation
At home with Rembrandt
For Rembrandt, everything came together in his house. It was the place where he lived, educated his students, received his clients, and created his masterpieces. Where he experienced joy and sorrow. A visit to the Rembrandt House Museum means stepping into Rembrandt’s shoes and into his home. The feeling of home is also a recurrent topic in his work, as are the people Rembrandt shared his house with. The exhibition THUIS. The sense of home in contemporary art shows several prints by Rembrandt: from a quick sketch of his sick wife Saskia in bed to narrative etchings in which ‘home’ means that you are always welcomed with open arms, or perhaps not.
Neda Mirhosseini, Lunch at Fatemeh’s, 2024. Coulored pencil on paper. Museum Rembrandthuis, Amsterdam
Our current sense of home
What role does the house, and the sense of home, play in contemporary art? The feeling of home is a universal experience, relatable for everyone – whether you come from Amsterdam, Baghdad or Shanghai. It refers to a place where you can rest, love, play, be together and, above all, be yourself. In current times everyone also comes into contact, directly or indirectly, with the search for a new home. Never in history has there been so much global migration, whether voluntary or forced. And having (or keeping) a home is not a given for everyone.

Olphaert den Otter, Uit de Postcodeserie 3084 AA #4, 2019. Egg-tempera on paper, 18 x 26 cm. Courtesy of the artist
Thirteen contemporary artists
In the exhibition THUIS. The feeling of home in contemporary art, thirteen contemporary artists reflect on the feeling of home – from symbols of home, the search for a new homeland and the house as an extension of your identity, to displacement and the loss of a home. The participating artists all work in the Netherlands, but many also have roots in other parts of the world: Sadik Kwaish Alfraji, Arash Fakhim, Foundland Collective, Arjan van Helmond, Gvantsa Jgushia, Polina Medvedeva, Neda Mirhosseini, Olphaert den Otter, Satijn Panyigay, Pris Roos, Maria Roosen, Tian Teng and Pink de Thierry.
Pris Roos builds a new ‘home’ in the exhibition
Artist Pris Roos will be working live in the exhibition space for the duration of the exhibition. Commissioned by the Rembrandt House Museum, she will spend two days a week building a new home using recycled cardboard and pastel chalk. In doing so, she continues her award-winning oeuvre of cardboard interiors, in which the personal story of one individual is brought to life each time. This installation is based on conversations that Roos regularly has with people – friends, acquaintances, customers of her parents‘ shop – about the question: ‘What does ‘home’ mean to you?’.
Pris Roos, photo Arno Stevens
With this Open Studio in the first exhibition space, the Rembrandt House Museum returns to its core: an artist’s house where (both 400 years ago and now) new and innovative art is made. During the duration of the exhibition, visitors will have the opportunity to see a contemporary artist at work, and to talk about the topic of ‘feeling at home’.
The exhibition THUIS. The feeling of home in contemporary art is on view in the Rembrandt House Museum from 26 September 2025 to 4 January 2026. Keep an eye on this page for the latest updates and activities.