Opening Facebook Museum

On April 10, 2026, we celebrated the opening of the Facebook Museum. In collaboration with SETUP, we explored our love-hate relationship with Facebook: from personal memories and online communities to the influence of Big Tech on our social lives.

Lectures, Panel Discussions & Music

The evening was opened by Marissa Memelink and Jelle van der Ster. Brewster Kahle, Siri Beerends, and Koert van Mensvoort gave lectures on digital heritage, social media, and the question of how we can reclaim online platforms for the community.

Finally, there was a panel discussion and the official opening of the museum. There were workshops, and the Next Nature Museum was open to the public. Music was provided by Disk Jochie & Rararadio.


We have shared joys and sorrows there for years, that data is valuable.


Why Facebook deserves a museum

In the year 2025, we see the number of active users in the Netherlands only declining, or dying out. Only the hate, the polarization, the marketplace, and the advertising remain. Is this how we want to remember Facebook? Facebook has also brought us so much beauty.

For a fleeting moment in history - in 2012 - a global community seemed possible with Facebook. A world without countries, without borders, without possessions. A world where we did not look at our differences, but where we united around what we liked.

More than hate, commerce, and advertisements

Fifteen years ago, Facebook was the place to be online. But times change. That is why the Facebook Museum is already collecting and preserving the most important memories. The museum is a place to reflect together on the legacy of this social medium, to say goodbye in a dignified manner.