American Myth & Memory: David Levinthal Photographs opens on Friday 13 February 2026.

David Levinthal (born 1949) explores the role of myths in American visual culture. Using carefully constructed miniature scenes, the artist reveals how stories of power, heroism, and identity are constructed in the United States. From the Wild West to baseball and Barbie.

Levinthal’s photography has never before been shown in the Netherlands. This exhibition marks the first major collaboration between the Smithsonian American Art Museum and a European museum. A significant milestone for cultural cooperation between the United States and the Netherlands.