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Reporting by the Essentially Amsterdam newsroom. We cover the city every day for the people who live in it: transport, housing, policy, money and the things that change how a week in Amsterdam actually goes.

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  1. Event Harley Weir: The Garden: Chapter 2 opens

    Fashion photography fills the walls in this solo display from the acclaimed British visual artist.

    11 September 2026

  2. Event Explore redesigned woodland on the Huydecopersbos nature walk

    An IVN guide leads a rough-ground, dog-free trek across three and a half kilometres of converted landscape.

    11 September 2026

  3. Event Stories behind discarded everyday belongings at Buurtschatten

    Five students tracked down the histories behind donated coats, shoes, and household objects given away by local residents.

    16 September 2026

  4. Event Belgian modernist works visit during Mu.ZEE waait uit

    Curator Lieneke Hulshof presents art loaned from Ostend's Mu.ZEE while its home museum undergoes extensive renovation.

    11 September 2026

  5. Event Yoshitoshi’s complete Moon woodblock series on show

    All one hundred intricate prints hang together, depicting warriors, lovers, and mythical figures under changing night skies.

    11 September 2026

  6. Event Hands-on technology and engineering across NEMO Science Museum

    Interactive installations and experimental gear let visitors test engineering principles and modern technology across multiple floors.

    27 September 2026

  7. Event Gentle cello, piano and voice at Babyconcert

    A ticket covers one adult and an infant under eighteen months for quiet melodies interspersed with restful pauses.

    27 September 2026

  8. Event Lunchtime organ concerts at Mozes en Aäronkerk

    Guest musicians offer a quiet half-hour recital on the venue's historic century-and-a-half-old Adema pipe organ.

    25 September 2026

  9. Event Step onto a dog sled at Raad van de Raaf

    Children steer replica kayaks and explore Greenlandic life through interactive storytelling stations designed for ages six and up.

    24 September 2026

  10. Event Portraits and street interviews about death at Tot Zover

    Passersby answer what the most beautiful thing about dying is, shown through video recordings and large-format photographic portraits.

    24 September 2026

  11. Event Ulrich Seidl retrospective and exhibition opens at Eye Filmmuseum

    Unseen archival materials paired with complete cinema screenings, including rarely shown 35mm prints from the vault.

    24 September 2026

  12. Event Grief reimagined as illustrated road signs in Mourning Traffic

    Illustrated traffic signs arranged like a roundabout chart personal bereavement, with materials provided to make your own.

    24 September 2026

  13. Event Private tours of Martine Gutierrez’s Wunderkind

    Book an English or Dutch guide for groups up to fifteen through Martine Gutierrez's solo photography exhibition.

    24 September 2026

  14. Event Is Joy a Rebellious Act? by Emma Talbot

    Viewing Rosi Braidotti's posthuman philosophy through new work on hope, technological entanglement, and resilience, by appointment.

    23 September 2026

  15. Event Personal stories in Onderbroken Tijd at Volendams Museum

    Seven personal survivor stories mark twenty-five years since the New Year's fire at café 't Hemeltje.

    23 September 2026

  16. Event Herman Kruyder and Jo Kruyder-Bouman at Singer Laren

    Dutch Expressionist canvases paired alongside woodcuts and children's book illustrations by the painter's wife.

    23 September 2026

  17. Event Interactive Holocaust survivor testimonies in Vertel verder…

    Voice-recognition displays let you ask questions to life-sized interactive video testimonies of twelve wartime survivors.

    23 September 2026

  18. Event Filmspecial: Nineties cinema season at De Filmhallen

    Nineties classics revisit the dawn of digital effects and the decade's sharp independent cinema revolution on screen.

    23 September 2026

  19. Event Kletsen & Koffie Dutch Language Meetup

    Twelve learners gather around café tables for an hour of unstructured, conversational Dutch practice suited to all levels.

    23 September 2026

  20. Event Learn clay hand-building and surface texturing in an open studio

    Hands-on pottery instruction covers basic shapes and textures, with options to fire pieces or take them home.

    23 September 2026

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