A photograph is chemistry that keeps changing

Sources

Sources consulted on 16 September 2026. The museum sources support the object details, history or the museum’s own programme. Viewing tips and interpretation of the images are editorial interpretation.

The final Dutch text was reviewed for content and language by a separate editorial assistant. A source check is not a truth percentage.

Santos opening 7 February 2026 – Nederlands Fotomuseum
Opening 7 Feb 2026, 6.5 million photographs, exhibitions and open storage

Images and captions

**Archive photo of Pakhuis Santos in Rotterdam, before its current fit-out as a museum.**
Gerard Dukker · CC BY-SA 4.0. Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed
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Reduced in size and converted to WebP for the web; no editing of the image content.

**Pakhuis Santos and the harbour railway in Rotterdam, 2020. Historical image from before the museum opened.**
Joris · CC BY-SA 4.0. Own work
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Reduced in size and converted to WebP for the web; no editing of the image content.

Current situation

A work being in the collection does not mean it is permanently on display. Check the museum’s current programme before you visit.