What is Nxt

Nxt is an experimental art space in Amsterdam dedicated to immersive exhibitions at the intersection of art, sound, and technology. Nxt commissions and presents ground-breaking museum installations by pioneering living artists. 

Nxt was originally founded by Creative Entrepreneur Merel van Helsdingen in 2019. She was later joined by Co-Founder Natasha Greenhalgh and Curator Bogomir Doringer. Nxt opened it’s first exhibition in 2020 in Amsterdam and has since built a portfolio of large-scale immersive exhibitions. Housed in a former TV studio, Nxt is constantly featuring a new wave of new media artists and develops extensive public programmes focused on music, movement, performance and education. Nxt has emerged as an aspirational global brand in the art world.

Our Mission

With a mission to change our tech-driven world for the better, at Nxt we seek, show, and question how tech impacts humanity through art. In these times of accelerating technological developments, humanity is faced with a duality: the promise of its power and the anxiety of its consequences. That’s why we started Nxt Museum, a fine arts institution fully dedicated to art, technology & sound.

Nxt Exhibitions

The artists and works exhibited at Nxt Museum explore and reflect on cutting-edge technologies and socio-political urgencies, allowing us to glimpse the future. With our first exhibition, ‘Shifting Proximities’, in 2020, we presented a sampling of media art, with works by national and international artists such as Heleen Blanken, Marshmallow Laserfeast, and Roelof Knol. The exhibition ‘UFO—Unidentified Fluid Other’ (2022) explored the thin boundaries between the real and the virtual world with works by artists such as Julius Horsthuis, Lu Yang, Jacolby Satterwhite, and Harriet Davey. ‘Life in a Different Resolution’ (2023) showcased two decades of groundbreaking creations by the post-digital art group Random International. Our fourth exhibition, ‘Still Processing’, opened in 2025. Seven visionary artists redefined sensory experiences, exploring colours beyond human vision and how sound reshapes space. 

Currently on show: Pioneers of Media Art (from June 2026).

Take a look at our past exhibitions. →

Nxt Foundation

The Foundation supports artists and the development of new work, knowledge, and future art forms. It strives for diverse artistic programming that challenges, educates, inspires, and makes a lasting contribution to our complex contemporary society.
Read more about the foundation here. →

Nxt Events

With incredible spaces and a world-class production team, Nxt Museum can take your event to a new level – from conferences, brand activations, product launches and award dinners to company presentations and talks.
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