What's On in Amsterdam on Saturday 17 October
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the next 60 days, as the galleries announce themSaturday 17 October
This year's Amsterdam City Walk, a walking event through the city, with the church as a stop along the way.
The Romanian Roma brass band from the village of Zece Prăjini, famous for fast, wild Balkan brass played at full force.
Children aged 4 to 12 run 1000 or 1600 metres and finish inside the 1928 Olympic stadium, with a medal for every runner.
A children's edition of Museum Night at the museum about the human mind and mental health, with the museum open to young visitors after hours.
A live ensemble, usually a string quartet, plays songs from Disney princess films in a room lit by hundreds of candles.
An ensemble plays music from Tim Burton's films, much of it by Danny Elfman, including Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Norwegian cellist Truls Mørk plays Shostakovich's First Cello Concerto, paired with Beethoven's light-hearted Eighth Symphony.
A weekend of family activities at this arts venue, built around a "wonder room" (wonderkamer) of things to explore.
A family evening with fewer people, less noise and softer light, so visitors who are sensitive to stimuli can explore the museum at their own pace.
The Canadian singer-songwriter known for dark, theatrical synth-pop on albums such as Cape God and Girl with No Face.
Blood Red Shoes, the Brighton duo of Laura-Mary Carter and Steven Ansell, play loud, stripped-down garage rock on guitar and drums, with Sm^sher also on the bill.
The London sibling trio play rockabilly, rhythm and blues and early rock 'n' roll on vintage instruments, at Hilversum's pop venue.
The long-running ensemble mixes fast-paced improv games, sketches, and video comedy sparked by audience suggestions.
An outdoor nature play and discovery group for toddlers and young children.
Hands-on outdoor crafting and building activities for children at the sprawling nature playground.
Pianist Jeroen van Veen, known for his recordings of minimal music, plays while the audience lies on mats or blankets on the church floor.
Wildebras, an organisation that runs outdoor nature play for children, offers free, low-key outdoor adventures from De Boshalte.
A shorter 7.5 km run held during the Amsterdam Marathon weekend, for runners who don't want to do the full or half marathon distance.
A church concert of music from the Harry Potter films, including John Williams's well-known themes.
A day of organists playing back to back to mark 300 years of the church's great organ, first built by Christian Vater in 1724.
A guided autumn boat excursion navigating the waterways and woodland canals of the Amsterdam Forest.
The American-born, Netherlands-based soprano Claron McFadden, known for both baroque and contemporary music, takes on the songs and story of Nina Simone.
A hands-on workshop where you blend scents and make your own perfume.
A shorter fun run during the Amsterdam Marathon weekend, for people who don't want to run the full distance.
A guided walk departing from the Homomonument traces the history of LGBTQ+ emancipation and activism across central Amsterdam.
An evening salon exploring fairy tales, folklore, and esoteric stories inside the centre for hermetic philosophy.
Haarlem's museums stay open into the evening with a programme aimed at children.
Dutch pianist Jeroen van Veen, known for recording minimal music by Philip Glass and Simeon ten Holt, plays while the audience listens lying down.
The Dutch wind ensemble, a chamber choir and mezzo-soprano Christianne Stotijn premiere a new 'mass for the universe' by composer Fant de Kanter.
A hands-on leatherworking class where you cut, stitch and assemble your own leather bag.
This session of Mediamatic's Kinky Masterclass series covers body modification: changing the body through piercing, implants, scarification and similar practices.
A children's theatre version of the Grimm fairy tale about the long-haired girl locked in a tower, for ages three and up.
The Swedish pianist, a long-time ECM artist known for lyrical, open-ended jazz, plays with bassist Anders Jormin and drummer Jon Fält.
A small yoga class in a studio among reeds and trees with views over the water, at De Ceuvel, the eco-workspace on a former shipyard in Noord.
Parents and children carve designs into linoleum and print them, at the museum of Amsterdam School architecture.
English-language stand-up from comedians from around the world, with cocktails at the bar.
Songs and stories from the time of slavery, presented under the name Bigi Kaaiman, Sranan Tongo for 'big caiman'.
The English folk singer-songwriter, known for delicate fingerpicked guitar and her album The Eternal Rocks Beneath, plays the Zonzij room.
A touring party that started in Brooklyn and plays emo and pop-punk sing-along anthems from the 2000s and later, for over-18s only.
British stand-up Harriet Kemsley, known for her awkward, confessional style, performs her show Floozy as part of the Funny Amsterdam festival.
A three-hour painting workshop on Zoku's rooftop, with everyone painting a cappuccino-themed picture while overlooking the city.
A talk with Lynnée Denise, the American DJ, writer and scholar known for her idea of "DJ scholarship", at the street art museum.
The French conductor, a long-standing champion of French repertoire, presents a fresh look at the music of Francis Poulenc.
Alex Pritz's documentary about the Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people defending their Amazon rainforest land against settlers and farmers, screened in a Brazilian film series.
A hands-on workshop making zines, small self-published booklets, about queer lives and experiences.
A guided tour at the Amsterdam UMC site on how doctors used to think and operate, and how the patient's role has changed over the centuries.
Tour the historic municipal theatre on Leidseplein, going backstage to visit the dressing rooms and wings.
A Saturday morning reading and story session for young children at the specialist children's bookshop.
Learn printmaking techniques and carve your own personalized bookplate stamp in this hands-on studio session.
A weekly Saturday afternoon drag-hosted bingo with cash prizes at this long-running gay bar.
A children's theatre performance designed for toddlers and young kids at the boutique puppet and story theatre.
The Dutch singer, known for her pop, jazz and soul work, leads a concert built around her workshop programme.
The Dutch singer-songwriter, known for soulful pop with Middle Eastern influences, plays a live concert.
A private hands-on cooking class where a Japanese host teaches you to make chicken ramen from scratch, broth and all.
A guided walk through the Amsterdam School housing around Mercatorplein in Amsterdam-West, with a visit inside the Jeruzalemkerk.
Makoto Shinkai's 2011 anime fantasy about a girl who travels into Agartha, a mythical underground world, after a boy who has died.
A guided tour of the historic botanical garden focused on seeds: how plants make them, spread them and store them.
A half-term show for children aged three and up about wind, movement and friendship.
A playful performance and installation built around Hungarian composer György Kurtág's short, game-like miniatures, staged in a former synagogue.
A session that combines microdosing with somatic movement, which means slow exercises focused on how the body feels, set to live music.
A beginners' group for padel, a fast doubles racket sport that mixes tennis and squash and is played on a small court with glass walls.
A training simulation in which participants form two competing armies, designed to show how people make decisions and behave under pressure and uncertainty.
The Dutch comedian and voice actor, known as the voice of Bert in Sesamstraat and for his radio preacher character Dominee Gremdaat, performs at the Uilenstede campus theatre.
A walking event that takes participants on routes through the city, starting from the beach venue in Amsterdam-Zuid.
A free mixed-media workshop for families, led by artist Tabitha Boekweit, at the Southeast district's centre for visual arts.
A session of the social deduction game Blood on the Clocktower, in which players bluff and try to find the hidden demon in their village.
The Italian appliance brand hosts a hands-on workshop on focaccia barese, the soft, oily flatbread from Bari often topped with tomatoes and olives.
A school-holiday workshop at the children's playground in Oost where kids rotate between different activities.
A chance to meet Froukje, the Dutch singer-songwriter known for frank Dutch-language pop songs like 'Groter dan ik'; this session is listed as full.
Australian singer-songwriter Tay Oskee plays his acoustic folk-pop, sharing the bill with This New Light.
A stand-up comedy night at Mezrab, the cultural house known for its storytelling and comedy evenings.
Emily Panic hosts a late-night stand-up show, built around comedy made up on the spot.
A workshop where you cut up and rearrange photos and printed images to make collages on Pride and LGBTQ+ themes.
A piano trio plays Romantic chamber music by Mendelssohn and Rachmaninoff.
The fifth edition of CineCarib NL, a series of Caribbean films, shows Kombiná and Forsa Ansestral as a double bill.
De Nachtwacht plays Paradiso's main hall, the Grote Zaal; the night is sold out.
A relaxed social painting evening in the hotel, with Shirley Macholina as host.
Tabber brings a new version of his goth live show, with new sounds and a live guitarist.
An immersive audiovisual screening pairing the British band's music with large-format digital visuals projected across walls and floors.
The community workshop opens to visitors interested in learning crafts, woodworking, and hands-on making.
A game of Blood on the Clocktower, the social deduction game, played with a custom script that combines characters from different editions.
A hands-on workshop in linocut printing: you carve a design into a block of linoleum, ink it and print it onto paper.
Live jazz comes to the student cultural centre's café as part of the touring Cotton Jazz series.
A guided outdoor tour exploring the monumental modern sculptures by Carel Visser installed in the Rijksmuseum gardens.
A food meetup group dinner at a bistro serving Alpine mountain dishes, the kind of cheese-heavy food you find in Savoie and Switzerland.
A Halloween event at the Oostpoort shopping area in Amsterdam-Oost.
A guided walking tour exploring the industrial heritage and modern redevelopment of Amsterdam-Noord's shipyards and waterfront.
A small-group Saturday lunch of several home-cooked Indian courses, with both vegetarian and meat dishes.
A puppet show for children aged four and up at Amstelveen's dedicated puppet theatre.
A music programme inspired by the musical traditions of Anatolia, the region that makes up most of modern Turkey.
An informal evening of pizza and a film screening at the contemporary art centre, on the theme of work.
The title is a common Dutch way of asking whether you still remember a song, which suggests a night built around familiar older hits.
A dance party playing indie, alternative and electronic music across the night.
The British novelist, known for "The Whale at the End of the World", signs copies of his new book and meets readers.
Amsterdam-based comedian Adi Parmar performs his stand-up show Sunny Boy at this English-language comedy theatre in Oost.
A concert that looks back at classical music by Armenian composers.
A monthly meetup for the fantasy role-playing game, open to newcomers and experienced players, with members asked to join only one session a month.
A pop-up swap market in the Zaanstreek where people bring things they no longer use and trade them for other people's things.
A special edition of Pllek's Plek van Liefde series, put on with a partner organisation at the waterside venue on the NDSM wharf.
A relaxed group run with the running shop and New Balance, meant to loosen runners up in the days before the Amsterdam Marathon.
A monthly concert series where some of the more than 100 musicians based at Treehouse play intimate sets.
A half-term library workshop where children turn a cotton reel and old toys into a chandelier of their own.
A hands-on workshop where you learn about the history and traditions of natural incense and blend some of your own.
Tay Oskee is an Australian singer-songwriter who plays warm, acoustic folk-pop.
A chamber music concert in Weesp, where violinist Pavel Fisher plays with fellow musicians.
A chamber music trio gives a concert in the Van Houtenkerk, the church in the centre of Weesp.
A performance of The Man of Sorrows by Cornelis de Bondt, a Dutch composer of modern music, at the venue built for organ music.
A workshop in the church that mixes making art with quiet reflection.
A social meetup for playing backgammon, the old two-player game of dice and strategy, at a café.
A relaxed performance built around Plum Road Tea Dream, an autobiographical video game made by the artist Samuel Baidoo.
A gong sound bath where you usually lie down and rest while the gongs are played around you, done as a meditative ritual.
A concert in a relaxed café setting, where you can listen to live music over a drink instead of sitting in rows of theatre seats.
An exhibition exploring shared histories of freedom and anti-colonial struggle across Suriname, the Antilles, and Indonesia.
A short, easy group run with the outdoor brand Salomon, timed before the Amsterdam Marathon so runners can loosen their legs ahead of race day.
Volunteers help you install or troubleshoot Linux, often used to give older laptops a second life.
A free exchange where visitors can drop off usable secondhand items or pick up clothes, books, and household goods.
Broadcaster HUMAN hosts a live recording of its public debate show tackling urgent social and political issues.
The title quotes one of American artist Jenny Holzer's Truisms, short slogans she has shown on posters and LED signs.
A hands-on workshop where you make lip balm from scratch with natural ingredients such as oils and waxes, and take your own balms home.
A daytime dance gathering playing classic tunes for LGBTQ+ people aged 55 and over.
The comedy act A Welcome Distraction brings this show to Mike's Badhuistheater, a small English-language comedy venue in a former bathhouse in Oost.
The Dutch singer-songwriter performs an autumn-themed concert in the church in Slotervaart.
A small craft workshop in a café where you mix waxes, oils and scents to make lip balm to take home.
Recent graduates of the Amsterdam University of the Arts talk about their work and what they are doing now.
An easy group run from the activewear brand's run club, starting on PC Hooftstraat, to loosen the legs before the Amsterdam Marathon.
A hands-on workshop where you make your own whipped soap, a light, airy kind of handmade soap, and take it home with you.
A collage workshop led by scrapbook artist Bo of Cut the Scrap, using leaves from the garden, paper and scissors.
Dutch actor and singer Clous van Mechelen, known for television, film and stage work, shares the bill with Olga de Meij.
A club night from the FRXCTOSE crew, with TaliaBle and other DJs at the former squat venue.
A calm library session where you can work on drawing, crafts or other creative projects alongside others.
A performance at the Balkissoon Theater titled 'Wheel of Time', a phrase best known from Robert Jordan's fantasy novels, though the listing doesn't say if there's a connection.
Saturday Basketball Club runs recreational full-court pick-up games in Rotterdam, usually with 15 to 20 players.
A bingo evening hosted at the public library, run by or for De Reigertjes.
A guided tour of the Amsterdam University of the Arts, showing visitors around the school.
A performance at Splendor, the musician-run venue in a former bathhouse; the Hungarian title roughly means 'play-box' or 'game-box'.
A theatre show by 2Vliegen called 'Nooit genoeg', which means 'Never Enough'.
A collective of young makers presents a performance about the question of what they are actually doing.
A stage production called 'Bijna een leven', which translates as 'Almost a Life'.
A live music act called Sergeant plays Cinetol, the small cultural centre in a former cinema in Buitenveldert.
Community clinic appointments offering traditional acupuncture and cupping therapy.
A French-language creative writing workshop at La Librairie du Chat Noir, Amsterdam's French bookshop, built around wordplay and writing exercises.
A repeat run of the theatre production 'En verbied de vogels om te fluiten', which means 'And Forbid the Birds to Sing'.
A live set from Sergeant at Cinetol, with burça opening.
A stage production called 'De Baas', which means 'The Boss'.
The traditional pre-race pasta meal, where marathon runners load up on carbohydrates before race day.
Two acts share one evening at Munganga, a small theatre in Amsterdam run by a Brazilian company.
Kai Young plays live at Waterhole, the Leidseplein rock bar that has live bands most nights.
An informal coffee gathering at the Volkshotel; the title suggests a focus on EQ, but the listing does not say whether that means emotional intelligence or sound equalisation.
An exhibition linked to Ruigoord, the artists' village in the port area west of Amsterdam, and the Grote Kerk in De Rijp.
A three-piece band plays a live set in the bar of the Hans Brinker hostel.
An afternoon knitting together at the yarn shop, working on the third clue of a mystery knit-along, where the pattern comes out in parts so nobody sees the finished design in advance.
A DJ session at Contra Amsterdam in which Giuls plays groove-based music.
Advanced meditation training in the FPMT Tibetan Buddhist tradition on Mahamudra, meditation on the nature of the mind, and Kriya Tantra practice.
Neighbours are invited to drop in for coffee or tea, a chat and a slice of apple pie or Dutch butter cake.
A night out at P60, the pop venue in the centre of Amstelveen.
Fully booked: a bookbinding workshop teaching Japanese binding, where pages are sewn together through holes along the spine.
A club night for guests aged 21 and over, with a name borrowed from the rapper Notorious B.I.G., at the club on Leidseplein.
A respite support service offering a welcome space for individuals to recover and take a break.
Cancelled: this was a drop-in afternoon for parents and grandparents grieving the death of a child or grandchild.
A closed, private event held at the historic Zeedijk venue.
The landmark survey brings together the Japanese artist's signature polka dots, Infinity Mirror Rooms, and monumental soft sculptures.
Around 80 works lent by the Centre Pompidou in Paris, including Matisse's La Blouse roumaine, shown alongside paintings by Rothko, Picasso and Barnett Newman.
The annual showcase of the world's most compelling award-winning photojournalism and documentary photography returns to Amsterdam.
The city's yearly marathon on a flat, fast course that starts and finishes at the 1928 Olympic Stadium, with shorter races run alongside it.
The annual showcase of the world's most striking and impactful photojournalism, presented inside the historic Gothic church.
Northern Europe's largest design event spreads across Eindhoven with exhibitions, talks and graduate shows from the Design Academy and others.
A month of family activities at the national museum, with a digital game, workshops, guided tours and scavenger hunts.
A retrospective of the American-born painter who worked in London and Paris, known for his hazy Nocturnes and the famous portrait of his mother.
A month of family activities at the national museum, including Story Rescuers, a new family quest that sends visitors on a secret mission through the collection.
An interactive science and technology exhibition focusing on the history, physics, and programming behind video games.
A free guided tour of this year's World Press Photo exhibition, which shows the winning images from the international photojournalism contest.
Stalls selling artisanal produce, hot food and handmade goods rotate through the city's parks on Sundays.
The science museum's hands-on floor lets visitors experiment with everyday engineering, household technology, and clean energy.
A major retrospective by the renowned photographer known for monumental landscapes, portraits and atmospheric explorations of human impact.
A Yayoi Kusama-themed children's festival with the Obliteration Room, a white room visitors cover in dot stickers, plus dancing, a photobooth and crafts.
Over 150 monumental street art murals, painted on-site by international artists, fill a former shipyard warehouse.
Citywide arts festival staging performances, tours, and special events across various participating Amsterdam museums.
Autumn half-term activities at the hands-on science museum in the green, ship-shaped Renzo Piano building by the IJ.
An exhibition showing the commercial textile patterns, garments, and decorative fabrics designed by the pop artist in the 1950s and 1960s.
An exhibition on Henri Matisse, the French painter known for his bold colour, his Fauvist work and his late paper cut-outs.
The Hague's annual autumn holiday festival of theatre, dance, film and visual art made for children.
A hands-on drawing studio inside the museum inspired by Rembrandt's etching and sketching techniques.
Hands-on workshops, games, and maritime activities designed for children and families.
A digital projection show rendering the Dutch master's fantastically detailed depictions of heaven, hell and sin into large-scale animations.
An exhibition for children featuring the intricate, detail-rich illustrations of Dutch picture-book maker Charlotte Dematons.
An animated digital installation bringing Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's classic novella and its philosophical meditations on life to light.
An autumn-holiday programme for families with drawing, painting and treasure-hunt activities around the museum's Van Gogh collection.
Dance event pioneers ID&T present a sensory labyrinth of light, sound, and interactive technology in the Elementenstraat warehouse.
An exhibition showcasing the pop artist's commercial textile designs from the 1950s and 1960s before his rise to fame.
An exhibition about disco, the dance music and club culture that came out of Black, Latino and queer scenes in 1970s New York.
The medieval castle at Muiden hosts knight and fire shows, medieval music and crafts, for a small surcharge on the usual ticket.
Photographs by the American Henry Chalfant, who documented New York subway graffiti and co-created the book Subway Art and the film Style Wars.
This edition honours Lou Lichtveld, also known as Albert Helman, a Dutch-Surinamese writer, composer, organist, politician and resistance fighter.
At this Amersfoort zoo, visitors follow a survival trail past dinosaur models while helping the Dinoranger find a missing baby dinosaur.
A hands-on studio where visitors of all ages can make their own art, inspired by Van Gogh's techniques and work.
A festival-style lineup of live acts, hybrid sets and DJs, including Amsterdam singer Sophie Straat behind the decks.
Local independent makers, designers, and craftspeople sell handmade wares inside the former tram depot.
A concert of music from Tim Burton's films, much of it written by his longtime composer Danny Elfman, played in a church setting.
Direct conversations and oral histories shared with survivors of the Holocaust.
The festival organisers stage a walkthrough experience using lasers, lights, and electronic soundscapes across several rooms.
An exhibition of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, the last great master of Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints, known for his series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon.
A show by the New York-based American artist known for layered black-and-white paintings, silkscreens and text works built around his idea of 'Black Dada'.
A guided tour for families that takes in highlights of the national museum's collection, which includes Rembrandt's Night Watch and Vermeer's Milkmaid.
A large LEGO fan event in Utrecht, not Amsterdam, with building areas, big displays and new sets, running from 15 to 21 October.
Leiden's yearly festival of independent and international cinema, with screenings at several venues around the city.
Original stencils, screen prints, and authenticated indoor works by the elusive Bristol street artist are on permanent display.
Weekend harvest festivals on an estate near Badhoevedorp, with apple and pear picking, food stalls, a swing carousel, live music and a brocante market.
A half-term programme for children on Pampus, the 19th-century fort island in the IJmeer that is part of Amsterdam's UNESCO-listed Defence Line.
The national museum displays textiles, costumes, and everyday garments highlighting traces of wear and historical repairs.
Sinfonia Rotterdam plays well-known hits live while 180-degree projected visuals surround the audience.
The photographer presents vivid, stylised portraits celebrating the fashion and contemporary identity of people from Xinjiang.
The contemporary Spanish-Dutch painter presents new works in dialogue with Francisco de Goya's iconic etchings, Los Disparates.
The Concertgebouw's weekly free 12:30 lunchtime concert, this time marking Black Achievement Month, the October celebration of Black achievement in the Netherlands.
STRAAT explores the fundamental visual elements of graffiti culture, from lettering and tags to rhythm and line work.
An upcoming Amsterdam Museum presentation whose title, 'Plantation on the canal', points to links between canal-house wealth and colonial plantations.
Morning yoga session held surrounded by Vincent van Gogh's masterworks.
A family exhibition exploring magic, illusions and ritual in Jewish culture and folklore.
A 4K restoration of Studio Ghibli's 2010 animated film, adapted from Mary Norton's The Borrowers, about a tiny girl living secretly beneath the floorboards of a house.
A family autumn-holiday programme of nature, adventure and experiments on Pampus, the 19th-century fortress island in the IJmeer.
Shostakovich's 1959 comic operetta, originally Moscow, Cheryomushki, about a housing shortage, speculators and love, sung in English and suitable for ages 10 and up.
A cumbia night, the Colombian dance music now played across Latin America, with live sets from La Banda Fantástica and Colectivo Carpe Diem, plus DJ Bebé.
Children follow the Dinorangers into the zoo's dinosaur woods, visit a dinosaur nesting ground and try forest survival activities.
An immersive digital experience that recreates the streets and canals of seventeenth-century Amsterdam.
Children and adults experiment with unusual custom-built instruments and create soundscapes together in this hands-on musical session.
Visitors walk together through a virtual reconstruction of 17th-century Amsterdam, choosing their own route and seeing everyday life of the time; part of History Month.
Sculptures by the Dutch modernist, known for his stark geometric forms in steel, leather, and found materials, are installed across the museum's open-air grounds.
Activities during the autumn school holiday on Pampus, the 19th-century fort island in the IJmeer that you reach by boat.
A free 2.1 km walk through the centre past 34 sculptures by 64 artists, all carved from felled Amsterdam city trees, with a public vote for a favourite.
Part of Winter Vondelland, an early taste of winter in Vondelpark with games, live music, poffertjes and snert, the thick Dutch pea soup.
A sightseeing boat trip along Amsterdam's canals on Blue Boat Company's City Canal Cruise.
A market linked to Amsterdam's Denim Days festival, with jeans brands, makers and vintage sellers in the former tram depot.
Eleven autumn-holiday ideas at the park, including a market, cheese fondue and new exhibitions.
Outdoor art route placing site-specific sculptures and installations along the walking paths of the Amsterdamse Bos.
A family-friendly interactive exhibition exploring mythology, nature, and the symbolic wisdom of ravens across different world cultures.
A behind-the-scenes guided tour through the costume departments, stages, and rehearsal halls of the opera house.
Crate-digging market inside the covered passage of De Hallen, featuring independent record vendors selling vinyl across multiple genres.
Daniel Szalai presents 166 hens of the Novogen breed, a commercial egg-laying hen, as 166 individuals, at Droog's space on Staalstraat.
The trade fair attached to the Amsterdam Marathon, where runners collect their start numbers and browse stands selling running gear and services.
October is the national History Month, with history outings for children across the country, including a dark church, the Boevenbus and the Romans.
An evening looking through telescopes at planets and stars from the hotel near the RAI; in clear weather Saturn's rings may be visible.
Katsuhiro Otomo's groundbreaking 1988 cyberpunk anime screens in a crisp 4K restoration.
The city history museum offers a special celebratory programme with free treats for visitors.
The private museum showcases street works, prints, and stencils by the elusive British artist.
Learn the fundamentals of silkscreening and print your own custom design onto t-shirts in this hands-on studio session.
Visitors on the fortress island can observe licensed ornithologists capturing, measuring, and banding wild birds for ongoing scientific research.
A brief, family-friendly Dutch-language opera performance staged on the platform of an Amsterdam metro station.
The idiosyncratic Dutch jazz guitarist and composer plays an intimate set in the historic former stock exchange.
An exhibition marking the city's 750th anniversary, tracing Amsterdam's history through key moments and archival records.
A broad survey of modern and contemporary art, design, and photography from the museum's permanent holdings.
Illusionist Rico Weeland stages an intimate evening of magic, mentalism, and storytelling.
Interactive light and digital installations invite visitors into responsive, mirror-filled rooms.
The presentation examines clothing from 1640 to 1930 that bears physical signs of wear, tailoring, mending, and daily life.
An outdoor and community exhibition presented in collaboration with Middle East Archive, a digital platform documenting everyday life and visual culture across the region.
Take a behind-the-scenes look at the concert hall's architecture and acoustics before attending the free midday performance.
A retrospective dedicated to the influential Indonesian-Dutch industrial and interior designer best known for designing Schiphol Airport's original interiors.
Drawing in the Royal Palace on Dam Square as part of October drawing month, inside Jacob van Campen's 17th-century former city hall.
An exhibition celebrating early trailblazers and foundational works in digital and video installation art.
An exhibition tracing decades of LGBTQIA+ community life, activism, pride celebrations, and resilience across Amsterdam.
The Anglo-French comedian, known for her online videos about cultural differences, looks at her mother's life choices in a new stand-up show.
An outdoor photography exhibition in Amsterdam West presented by Foam and the digital storytelling platform Middle East Archive.
The exhibition examines the global supply chains of cocoa, sugar, and palm oil behind the beloved Dutch breakfast staple.
