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Event Stage costumes and theatrical disguise in De kunst van het transformeren
Historical masks, archival costumes and contemporary photographs explore crossdressing and theatrical identity across three centuries of performance.

11 September 2026
Event Ligconcert under thousands of lights at Het Scheepvaartmuseum
Bring your own mat and pillow to lie down under the glass courtyard roof for Einaudi and film scores.

11 September 2026
Event Reunited Verspronck family portraits in The Mystery of the Girl in Blue
Three Johannes Verspronck paintings hang together while an archival investigation tracks down the actual family depicted.

11 September 2026
Event Theo’s Theetuin opens for summer weekends at Ruigoord
Sit among the greenery with pumpkin soup, fresh cake, and tea run by the founder's daughter and her partner.

11 September 2026
Event Discover Oosterdok: a self-guided phone walk through local history
Follow an interactive nine-stop route tracing waterfront history, with games, stories, and accessible features for visual impairments.

11 September 2026
Event More than 200 ancient glassware objects in Van Glas
Archaeological glassware displayed alongside technical research from TU Delft pairs antique craft methods with contemporary studio pieces.

11 September 2026
Event Improv, acrobatics, and stand-up in Ravot by Andries Tunru
Unreserved theatre seating for an energetic cabaret routine packed with unscripted crowd work, physical stunts, and jokes.

11 September 2026
Event Collaborative Artistic Practices opens at the Stedelijk Museum
Recent acquisitions showcase collective art-making, social design projects, and activist archival practices across gallery rooms.

11 September 2026
Event Meesterwerk Amsterdam: seventeenth-century city views at Stadsarchief
Historic townscapes and everyday urban scenes drawn by period masters, with original pieces by Rembrandt and Saenredam on display.

11 September 2026
Event Exhibition on free thought opens at the Luther Museum
Displays and historical materials explore how people maintain genuine dialogue when deeply held core convictions collide.

11 September 2026
Event Documentary photography by Myriam Boulos on view at FOAM
A dedicated solo museum presentation gathers visual stories and documentary frames covering several years of work.

11 September 2026
Event Adam Pendleton: Black Dada exhibition
Monumental monochrome paintings and text collages installed directly across the museum's historic white gallery walls.

11 September 2026
Event Choose your own craft at Open Atelier
Two hours in an open craft room tackling clay, mosaic, or glazing, with supplies, guidance, and a drink included.

11 September 2026
Event Free neighbourhood women’s fitness with Team Fit in West
Local women meet weekly inside the community centre for gentle group exercises and a chance to chat.

11 September 2026
Event Hailun Ma opens a solo photography survey at FOAM
New portraiture and fashion work fills the canal-side museum galleries, running on display through the winter until late January.

11 September 2026
Event Nadav Kander: The Edge of Things at Foam
Four decades of large-scale portraits and quiet landscape photography gathered across the museum's gallery rooms.

11 September 2026
Event Alzheimer Trefpunt peer support meeting in Nieuw-West
People facing memory loss, their relatives and caregivers gather in a community centre for informal peer discussions.

11 September 2026
Event MiniVROG: Toddler trampoline sessions under Mr Visserplein
Toddlers bounce alongside an adult on large trampolines, with trainer supervision inside a converted tunnel space.

11 September 2026
Event Small-group adult swim coaching in Amsterdam-Noord
English-language instruction in a heated twenty-five-metre pool, covering everything from water confidence to stroke technique.

11 September 2026
Event Yayoi Kusama retrospective opens at the Stedelijk
Seven decades of polka dots, mirrors, paintings, and immersive installations fill the galleries in a major survey.

11 September 2026