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Event Navigating grief through Mourning Traffic’s roadside signs
Visitors walk around an indoor roundabout made of illustrated traffic signs charting unexpected bereavement and personal loss.

11 September 2026
Event Fresh cabaret try-outs at Bies
Four performers test out fresh cabaret and kleinkunst routines on the intimate Klein Bellevue stage with a live host.

11 September 2026
Event Drop-in art making at Open Kinderatelier in Singer Laren
Hands-on museum craft stations themed around current exhibitions and the sculpture garden, free with entry.

11 September 2026
Event Guided nature walk with IVN Amstelveen
Local volunteer naturalists guide a morning group through green areas, with the monthly meeting location announced online.

11 September 2026
Event Outdoor HIIT workout with Joey Hofstede
Forty-five minutes of guided high-intensity interval training held out in the open air among the trees.

11 September 2026
Event Gaston Bannier shows paintings and reads garden poetry
Colourful abstract canvases hang in the gallery, alongside outdoor poetry readings from the artist when the weather stays dry.

11 September 2026
Event Hand-stitch a leather bag from scratch
Pick your hide, punch the rivet holes, and assemble a customized everyday bag without using sewing machines.

11 September 2026
Event Luc Tuymans: Silent Music opens at Stedelijk Museum
A major retrospective devoted to the Belgian painter fills the museum galleries with figurative works exploring collective memory.

11 September 2026
Event Oasis reunion documentary screening at Melkweg Cinema
Two hours of rehearsal, backstage footage, and joint interviews tracking the Gallagher brothers on their 2025 reunion tour.

11 September 2026
Event Behind the scenes and birdhouse building at the municipal wood yard
Walk through the city timber depot normally closed to visitors, then build a small nesting box using salvaged local wood.

11 September 2026
Event Adults-only evening session on trampolines and airbags
Super-trampolines, a jump tower, and an airbag open to adults practicing flips without children underfoot.

11 September 2026
Event Ecca Vandal headlines the Melkweg OZ room
Fast drums and loud guitars meet hip hop and electronic sounds, touring off her latest record with Freddy Forbidden opening.

11 September 2026
Event Bevan Agyemang’s Materialising Memories at OSCAM
Personal objects, photography, and community stories shape a ten-piece capsule fashion collection shown alongside live performance work.

11 September 2026
Event See the restored 1530 Descent from the Cross
Fresh conservation work reveals original detail on the sixteenth-century altarpiece inside the historic canal-house attic.

11 September 2026
Event Immersive and digital installations at Moco Museum
Rooms fill with illuminated digital art and interactive projections running daily in the museum basement spaces.

11 September 2026
Event Archaeology and heritage on view in De Vindplaats
A permanent display tracing historical discoveries, research methods, and archival objects from the university's collections.

11 September 2026
Event Onderbroken Tijd commemorates the Volendam cafe fire
Seven survivors reflect on surviving the catastrophic New Year blaze twenty-five years on through personal recollections and multimedia displays.

11 September 2026
Event Design a mosaic tray or mirror using tiles and ceramics
Work with tiles, glass, and ceramics to decorate trays or mirrors, with all tools and materials provided.

11 September 2026
Event Grensverlegger Van Houten museum exhibition
A daytime museum exhibition devoted to the legacy of Van Houten opens for visitors.

11 September 2026
Event Franz Kafka interpreted across media in DE KUNST VAN HET ZWEMMEN
Assemblages, drawings, paintings and spatial pieces explore the life and writing of Franz Kafka in an industrial setting.

11 September 2026