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Event Biographical musical Voor haar revisits the life of Frans Halsema
Soy Kroon performs the cabaret singer's well-known songs under the direction of filmmaker Michiel van Erp.

13 September 2026
Event Adam Pendleton: Some Wild Kind of Language at the Stedelijk
The American artist opens an autumn solo presentation exploring language, abstraction and contemporary visual culture.

13 September 2026
Event SoundLAB Vakantiespecial lets children build electronic music
Youngsters experiment with bespoke instruments, tour the backstage halls, and perform for their families.

13 September 2026
Event Swedish pop singer Loreen live in the main hall
The two-time Eurovision winner brings her sweeping vocals and electronic staging to the city.

13 September 2026
Event Onvergetelijk Singer gallery tour for people with dementia
Specially trained guides lead dementia patients and their caregivers through the collection using low-pressure creative prompts.

13 September 2026
Event SoundLAB Vakantiespecial electronic music workshop for kids
Children build original electronic sounds using custom instruments, ending with a short stage show for parents.

13 September 2026
Event Two-time Eurovision winner Loreen plays an evening pop set
The Swedish pop singer brings her touring show to town for an autumn evening concert.

13 September 2026
Event Onvergetelijk Singer guided museum visits for people with dementia
Trained guides lead visitors and caregivers through monthly themes, group discussions and low-pressure creative activities.

13 September 2026
Event Contemporary art on view in Naturocene
Project Space On The Inside opens an autumn contemporary art exhibition across its daylight gallery rooms.

13 September 2026
Event Architectural tour through the modernist sanatorium Landgoed Zonnestraal
A ninety-minute walk through Jan Duiker's 1928 sanatorium complex exploring early Dutch modernist glass and concrete design.

13 September 2026
Event Naturocene opens at Project Space On The Inside
Contemporary works fill the gallery space in this new presentation running through mid-February of next year.

13 September 2026
Event Architectural tour of the modernist Landgoed Zonnestraal
Guides walk groups through the 1928 former sanatorium complex, explaining its role in the Nieuwe Bouwen movement.

13 September 2026
Event Gentle morning concert for babies and parents
Half an hour of live cello, piano, and voice arranged specifically for infants under eighteen months old.

13 September 2026
Event Voice, cello and piano for infants at Babyconcert
Gentle chamber music performed on cello, piano and voice in a half-hour set staged for infants.

13 September 2026
Event Ballroom, Latin and line dancing at Pink Dance
An inclusive Sunday social dance afternoon pairing waltzes, tangos and cha-cha with cash-only drinks served by volunteers.

13 September 2026
Event Ballroom, Latin and line dancing at Pink Dance
A relaxed Sunday dance floor welcoming all levels for waltz, tango, cha-cha-cha, and drinks bought with cash.

13 September 2026
Event Invent new sounds together at SoundLAB
Families experiment with eccentric acoustic and electronic instruments before building and playing an original piece together.

13 September 2026
Event SoundLAB music workshop for children and adults
Families invent and perform an original piece together using unusual acoustic gear and electronic instruments like the Dato.

13 September 2026
Event Explore stage magic history at Abracadabra
Interactive displays show the mechanisms behind classic stage illusions alongside archives of famous twentieth-century Jewish illusionists.

13 September 2026
Event Hands-on stage illusions at the Abracadabra exhibition
Historical trick apparatus, stage sets, and interactive illusions created in collaboration with showman Hans Klok.

13 September 2026