US EditionAcclaimed Holocaust Documentary Projected on Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum
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The facade of Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum has become a screen on which a 34-hour version of Oscar-winning Steve McQueen's documentary about occupied Amsterdam and the historical traces preserved beneath the city's surface will be projected for 137 days.
Acclaimed Holocaust documentary projected on Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum
'Occupied City' premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023 as a 4h28 minute cut. It focuses on the stories of more than 2,000 Amsterdam homes during WWII. Now, it will be shown continuously until the end of January 2026 as the full work of art director Steve McQueen originally intended.
Starting tomorrow, anyone looking at the Rijksmuseum from Museumplein will see a 34-hour version of the film Occupied City, which director Steve McQueen made in Amsterdam. "The film footage offers the opportunity to pause, reflect, and consider what freedom truly means."
‘It mirrors who we are today’: 34-hour version of Steve McQueen’s film Occupied City to be screened at Rijksmuseum
The project is the first time the film, which focuses on the stories of more than 2,000 Amsterdam homes during the Second World War and now, is being shown as the full work of art McQueen originally intended
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