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Event Parkwijk, wederopbouw van de wederopbouw
A dedicated architecture exhibition examines the urban redevelopment and layered history of post-war residential planning across the district.

13 September 2026
Event Parkwijk architecture exhibition tracks post-war renewal
An architecture exhibition examines post-war housing design and the recurring cycles of neighborhood reconstruction across the city.

13 September 2026
Event Casual Dutch conversation at Kletsen & Koffie
Learners of any level gather at Westerperk Coffee for an hour of informal Dutch conversation without structured lessons.

13 September 2026
Event Practice conversational Dutch over coffee with Kletsen & Koffie
Learners of all levels gather for an informal Dutch conversation hour over hot drinks at Westerperk Coffee.

13 September 2026
Event Local history through schoolchildren’s eyes at Huis De Pinto
Primary pupils mapped the streets of their neighbourhood, filling thirty window cases along Sint Antoniesbreestraat with their visual findings.

13 September 2026
Event Neighbourhood vitrine exhibition by DONS primary pupils
Local primary schoolchildren map the neighbourhood's character and history across thirty street display cases outside Huis De Pinto.

13 September 2026
Event Ontdekkingstocht in de oudheid for young museum researchers
Children aged six to twelve explore Egyptian, Greek and Roman antiquities as mini researchers inside the permanent galleries.

13 September 2026
Event Investigate ancient artefacts at Allard Pierson
Children search through Greek, Roman and Egyptian antiquities with guided tasks that turn them into visiting archaeological researchers.

13 September 2026
Event Technium floor opens at NEMO Science Museum
NEMO Science Museum keeps its dedicated technology wing open through the day for engineering and design exhibits.

13 September 2026
Event Hands-on technology wing Technium at NEMO
The science museum opens its dedicated technology floor, covering engineering, mechanics and modern design across daily hands-on displays.

13 September 2026
Event Familiewoensdag at Het Scheepvaartmuseum
Children settle into beanbags across the museum courtyard to read stories or colour in sea monsters and historical ships.

13 September 2026
Event Familiewoensdag at Het Scheepvaartmuseum with books and colouring
Families gather around beanbags in the central courtyard to read, colour sea monsters and join occasional craft workshops.

13 September 2026
Event DE KUNST VAN HET ZWEMMEN
Paintings, drawings, and assemblages explore the writing and interior world of Franz Kafka inside the shipyard.

13 September 2026
Event Kafka-inspired assemblages and drawings in De Kunst van het Zwemmen
Local artists show paintings, spatial installations, and graphic work interpreting the life of Franz Kafka.

13 September 2026
Event Tentoonstelling: the ESSENCE
Graffiti codes and origins unfold through underground archives tracing New York subway culture to Dutch walls.

13 September 2026
Event The Essence traces underground graffiti history at STRAAT Museum
Archival materials and works explore early New York subways through to the Dutch street art movement.

13 September 2026
Event Filmspecial: Nineties at De Filmhallen
A curated retro programme revisiting independent cinema, breakthrough visual effects, and iconic nineties releases.

13 September 2026
Event Filmspecial: Nineties cinema retrospective at De Filmhallen
Screenings survey the decade's independent cinema alongside early groundbreaking digital visual effects.

13 September 2026
Event THE ART OF SWIMMING (PhArt, WUNDERKAMMER)
Twelve artists interpret Franz Kafka through assemblages, paintings, drawings, and spatial works at NDSM.

13 September 2026
Event The Art of Swimming Kafka exhibition at NDSM FUSE
Twelve artists display drawings, spatial works, assemblages, and paintings responding directly to Franz Kafka's writing.

13 September 2026