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Event Keerthana Kunnath opens Foam’s autumn exhibition season
A photography solo exhibition kicks off the museum's new cultural season, showing through late November.

19 September 2026
Event Keerthana Kunnath: Not What You Saw opens at Foam
New photography work hangs along the canal museum galleries through late November.

16 September 2026
Event Crate digging at the De Hallen Vinylmarkt
Dealers from the Netherlands, Belgium, and Japan lay out crates of rock, jazz, disco, and hip hop.

12 September 2026
Event Keerthana Kunnath: Not What You Saw
Fresh photographic prints exploring perception and narrative open today, remaining on the museum walls through late November.

11 September 2026
Event Claudy Jongstra opens An Encounter: Materials, Nature and Time
New seasonal contemporary show featuring tactile work by Claudy Jongstra alongside pieces by two guest artists.

10 September 2026
Event CABINET curated curiosa and vintage design market
Stalls arranged like curio cabinets in the Centrale Markthal, alongside coffee bars, local wines, and music.

17 September 2026
Event CABINET market fills the Centrale Markthal with curiosities
Stands set up like curiosity cabinets sell vintage design, art, secondhand fashion and books alongside wine and coffee.

17 September 2026
Event Vintage design, vinyl and curiosa at CABINET market
Centrale Markthal fills with stalls selling vintage furniture, clothing, vinyl, books and curiosities alongside local wines.

13 September 2026
Event Vintage furniture and vinyl at CABINET market
Stalls spread across the market hall with fashion, design pieces, records, and books alongside local wine and coffee.

13 September 2026
Event Nina van Tongeren’s solo theatre monologue Teckel
A seventy-five-minute solo monologue examining memories of childhood sexual abuse alongside the silent reactions of bystanders.

11 September 2026
Event Group exhibition Identity opens at art’otel Gallery
Free gallery rooms filled with photography, mixed media, and fashion pieces exploring personal and cultural origins.

16 September 2026
Event Clapping and singing with ZO! Gospel Choir at BIMHUIS
Clapping, movement, and energetic soul rhythms lead an afternoon concert geared directly towards children and parents.

11 September 2026
Event Supervised Wednesday play and craft workshops at WOPL! Club
Parents drop off four-to-eight-year-olds for an afternoon of experiments, guided creative tasks, movement games and open playtime.

23 September 2026
Event Supervised Wednesday afternoon creative play at WOPL! Club
Children aged four to eight spend the afternoon experimenting, moving, crafting, and playing freely under professional supervision.

16 September 2026
Event Creative workshops and free play at WOPL! Club
Drop-off afternoon care with experiments, crafts, and movement games for children aged four to eight.

11 September 2026
Event Introdans brings a humorous Swan Lake to Orpheus
Choreographer Stijn Celis reinterprets Tchaikovsky's classic with contemporary dance, comedy, and an interactive foyer exhibition for families.

11 September 2026
Event Practice conversational Dutch at Koentact Language School
Learners of every level split into small groups for guided speaking sessions and casual conversation over drinks.

21 September 2026
Event Sven Ratzke’s cinematic cabaret Kopfkino
A solo voyage across cinema history, reframing classic movie songs alongside theatrical tributes to famous cultural icons.

12 September 2026
Event Paulien Cornelisse inside the set of Cabaret
A ninety-minute cabaret monologue exploring life's unmanageable turns, performed right within the musical's existing stage scenery.

11 September 2026
Event Paulien Cornelisse inside the Cabaret musical set
A ninety-minute solo cabaret show exploring perspective and everyday control, staged on an existing musical set.

11 September 2026