Following the great success of the exhibition The Kremer Collection – A Shared Love, a selection of works from The Kremer Collection is returning to Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar. Until the complete collection can be seen at the museum, Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar is presenting a series of intimate focus exhibitions, each highlighting a different theme from the collection. Opening on 11 September 2026, The Kremer Collection x Alkmaar – Belief explores the theme of faith.

The starting point of this exhibition is the Luther cabinet from the collection of 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 beliefs. Together, the artworks offer a glimpse into the seventeenth century. How did people see the world? 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 Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar intend to give this exceptional collection a permanent home at the museum. Featuring masterpieces by Rembrandt, Frans Hals, and Pieter de Hooch, among others, the collection would become a lasting part of the museum’s presentation of Dutch and Flemish art. The museum’s planned expansion will make this possible.