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  1. Event Abracadabra magic and illusion history at Joods Museum

    Golden Age Jewish illusionists, levitation secrets, and hands-on trick stations developed alongside magician Hans Klok for all ages.

    17 September 2026

  2. Event Abracadabra traces Jewish illusionists from Houdini onward

    Historic props, illusion secrets, and interactive stations trace the craft of turn-of-the-century stage magicians and escape artists.

    17 September 2026

  3. Event Abracadabra explores modern stage magic and Jewish illusionists

    Historic props reveal how classic stage illusions worked, tracing twentieth-century showmen from Harry Houdini to the Bamberg dynasty.

    17 September 2026

  4. Event Fresh kleinkunst material tested live at KIEM

    Up-and-coming writers and established performers bring unpolished theater songs and brand-new stage sketches before a live test audience.

    17 September 2026

  5. Event Fresh kleinkunst and songs tested live at KIEM

    Emerging writers and seasoned performers road-test newly written Dutch theater material before an intimate audience.

    17 September 2026

  6. Event Herman Kruyder and Jo Kruyder-Bouman in focus

    Early Dutch expressionist paintings hang alongside rarely seen contributions by his wife, artist and author Jo Kruyder-Bouman.

    17 September 2026

  7. Event Herman Kruyder’s Dutch expressionism at Singer Laren

    Paintings by Herman Kruyder sit alongside work by his wife, artist and author Jo Kruyder-Bouman.

    17 September 2026

  8. Event Lita Cabellut x Goya – De dwaasheden

    Twenty-two monumental contemporary canvases hang opposite Francisco de Goya etchings, exploring vulnerability, power, and human fear.

    17 September 2026

  9. Event Lita Cabellut and Goya etchings paired together

    Twenty-two monumental contemporary canvases hang face to face with the original nineteenth-century Los Disparates etchings that inspired them.

    17 September 2026

  10. Event Drop-in art making at Open Kinderatelier

    Young museum visitors take on rotating craft projects tied directly to the current garden sculptures and gallery exhibitions.

    17 September 2026

  11. Event Drop-in crafts for children at Open Kinderatelier

    Young visitors try hands-on art projects linked to the current gallery exhibits, with materials provided on the day.

    17 September 2026

  12. Event Outdoor HIIT training led by Joey Hofstede

    Joey Hofstede leads an open-air interval session in the woods, free for anyone aged fourteen to twenty-four.

    17 September 2026

  13. Event High-intensity interval training outdoors at De Boshalte

    Forty-five minutes of bodyweight conditioning in the woods, led on grass by a dedicated sports instructor.

    17 September 2026

  14. Event Paintings, garden poetry, and conversation at De KunstKwekerij

    Abstract canvases hang indoors while the artist recites poetry in the theater garden if weather allows.

    17 September 2026

  15. Event Abstract paintings and garden poetry at De KunstKwekerij

    Gaston Bannier recites his verse in the gallery garden surrounded by his own abstract paintings.

    17 September 2026

  16. Event Monumental outdoor projections on the Westerpark water tower with Buurt Kunst Licht

    Twenty artists project large-scale artworks tailored directly onto the rounded brick facade of the neighborhood water tower.

    17 September 2026

  17. Event Monumental outdoor projections launch Buurt Kunst Licht

    Twenty artists project custom light art onto the brick water tower opposite Café Restaurant Amsterdam.

    17 September 2026

  18. Event Amstelveense vrijdagmarkt with over two hundred outdoor stalls

    More than two hundred stalls sell Japanese fish, Portuguese delicacies, second-hand books, fresh produce, and flowers.

    17 September 2026

  19. Event Over two hundred food and craft stalls at Stadshart Amstelveen

    Portuguese treats, Japanese fish, second-hand books, and produce fill more than two hundred market stalls.

    17 September 2026

  20. Event Experimenteerdrift exhibition at Museum Rembrandthuis

    The historic house displays a museum exhibition dedicated to experimental artistic techniques and working methods.

    17 September 2026

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