Amsterdam Ferry Festival
Effective and inspiring art, performances and photography on the ferries of Amsterdam.
Check under ‘projects’ for an overview of our previous exhibitions and events!
A ferry crossing is the perfect moment to reflect on life. You are standing still, while the ferry is moving forward.
Every day, about 70,000 people take the ferry across the IJ. Due to the activity on the water and the various fellow passengers, with whom you share a few minutes on the water, a crossing can never be exactly the same.
The ferries offer a welcome break from the hustle and bustle of the city and the stresses of everyday life. One of the few moments on a day where you can’t go anywhere else. You stand still while the ferry – and with it the world around you – moves.
We see the ferry as a public canvas that we donate to the artists.
AFF is a festival, not a static exhibition. During the year, the ferries will be colored with effective, accessible art that encourages thinking and inspiration.
In addition to photography and visual arts, performances, installations, spoken word, digital art, video art and sound art will be presented. This way the travelers will come into contact with a variety of art forms.
The artworks are also accessible to people who think they have nothing to do with art. It is about art that can be understood, felt or appreciated without reading a complex (museum) text. That is not possible. You are where you stand on the ferry. The art must therefore be effective within the time of the crossing. Works of art with an immersive quality: the traveler must be able to experience it.
You can use the ferry as you always do. To see the departure times of the ferry, it is best to use the Pontveer app.
Download app Route ferries
Ferry 907: Buiksloterwegveer
Ferry 905: NDSM
Veer 906: NDSM
Ferry 907: Centraal Station
Ferry 903: NDSM
Ferry 905: Centraal Station
Ferry 905: Centraal Station
Ferry 906: Centraal Station