What's On in Amsterdam on Monday 2 November
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the next 60 days, as the galleries announce themMonday 2 November
Stravinsky's groundbreaking 1913 ballet score is paired with a cello concerto by Wynton Marsalis, the American jazz trumpeter and composer.
A family musical based on the story of the kidnapped Dalmatian puppies and Cruella de Vil, with songs, puppetry and humour.
The veteran Dutch singer, songwriter and clown, also known as the creator of Alfred J. Kwak, performs his show 'Vandaag' ('Today').
Part of the Cello Biennale Amsterdam, the festival held every two years that brings cellists from around the world to the Muziekgebouw on the IJ.
A month of family activities at the national museum, inviting children and parents to discover the stories behind works in the collection.
A dark fairy tale starring Olivia Colman as a lonely fisherwoman who has a husband woven out of wicker, played by Alexander Skarsgård.
The Irish pop-rock duo from Athy, known for big singalong choruses, play with support from Dreamboys The Band and Marc Atlas.
Hands-on art workshops for children aged 6 to 12, held on Saturdays at the museum.
Three leading cellists play together: German-French Nicolas Altstaedt, Dutch Quirine Viersen and German Marie-Elisabeth Hecker.
Paul Bartel's 1975 cult satire, produced by Roger Corman, starring David Carradine and Sylvester Stallone as drivers who score points by running down pedestrians.
French-Algerian cellist and singer Nesrine Belmokh sings in several languages over cello-led songs that mix folk, jazz and North African influences.
Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi, who made Drive My Car, shot this French-language drama with Virginie Efira.
The American musician April Harper Grey, known for glitchy, genre-hopping hyperpop on albums such as fishmonger and Wallsocket.
An intimate concert in a yurt, with the performers kept secret until you arrive.
Guillermo del Toro's 2006 dark fantasy about a girl in Franco's Spain who escapes into a world of fauns and monsters; meetup members buy their own tickets and go in together.
A 4K restoration of the 1981 Canadian slasher about a masked killer in a mining town on Valentine's Day.
Songs inspired by Haruki Murakami's novels, played by Belgian cellist Benjamin Glorieux, singer Frans van Deursen, jazz pianist Rembrandt Frerichs and drummer Vinsent Planjer.
Climbing in the dark at this outdoor rope and climbing park, with a spooky Halloween theme.
Yoshitoshi Shinomiya's hand-drawn Japanese animated film about a family fireworks workshop, which premiered in competition at the Berlinale, screens at the fantastic film festival.
underscores, the American hyperpop artist known for the album Wallsocket, plays with fellow internet-pop producer umru; there is a waiting list.
A double bill of American stand-ups: Minnesota comic Chad Daniels, known for dry Midwestern family material, and Kelsey Cook, a touring comedian and podcaster.
Cellists Marie-Elisabeth Hecker and Emmanuelle Bertrand play Beethoven's music for cello and piano with pianists Frank van de Laar and Martin Helmchen.
Kamal Aljafari's documentary built from MiniDV footage he shot travelling through Gaza in 2001, shown as part of a worldwide programme of Palestinian cinema.
An absurdist family show for ages eight and up about chaos and paying attention; the title means "It's still quiet now".
The Montreal psych-rock band led by Rishi Dhir, known for mixing sitar and Indian influences with 1960s-style pop, play the upstairs hall.
Dutch drum and bass producer Pythius, known for dark, technical neurofunk, headlines this Monday drum and bass night.
A gala evening of ballet excerpts and short pieces showing the range of dance in the Netherlands.
Three cellists, Nicolas Altstaedt, Dutch cellist Quirine Viersen and Germany's Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, share the stage in a chamber programme for more than one cello.
Casa Migrante is leaving De Pijp and invites neighbours for a last evening of storytelling, lentil soup and Spanish-language music.
A screening of Bou Palo Music, stripped-down Caribbean acoustic sessions recorded under trees and on sofas, with live performances.
A double bill of stand-up from Dutch comedians Peter Pannekoek, known for his sharp topical cabaret, and Teun de Vries, in Dutch.
A documentary about Steve Johnson, the special-effects make-up artist behind creatures in films such as Ghostbusters and Species.
A daily happy hour at the hotel's Prins & Aap bar that introduces jenever, the Dutch juniper spirit that came before gin.
A hands-on workshop making light sculptures for Sint Maarten, the 11 November tradition when children carry lanterns door to door, singing for sweets.
Lukas Dhont's First World War drama about young soldiers, from the Belgian director of Girl and Close.
Professional comics and up-and-coming talent test out new material at this weekly English-language comedy night.
The quirky venue pairs an indie film screening with a social textile craft night.
A hands-on workshop in recording your travels in a handmade journal, using painting and sketching.
Theatre for children aged four and up, from Munganga, a company that makes visual, largely wordless shows for young audiences.
A hands-on music and movement session designed for toddlers aged 18 months to four years.
An Imagine festival programme of short genre films about creatures and monsters, large and small.
Audience seating for the recording of Eva Jinek's current affairs talkshow at De Hallen.
Dutch comedian and TV presenter Harm Edens, known for his dry satirical takes on the news, is the guest at De Kring's Groene Kring programme.
The Lasses, an Amsterdam folk duo known for close-harmony takes on traditional Irish, Scottish and English songs, host the latest edition of their intimate song sessions.
A solo recital devoted to the music of Ludwig van Beethoven.
A Basque drama about an older gay man living freely in Gran Canaria who has to return to San Sebastián after a stroke and faces going back into the closet.
A discussion on how AI tools are changing housework, care and the division of tasks within families.
Austrian cellist Kian Soltani, a Deutsche Grammophon recording artist, coaches musicians in a masterclass that audiences can watch.
A rediscovered painting by Gerard van Honthorst, the Utrecht follower of Caravaggio known for candlelit night scenes, shown at the art and antiques fair.
Six Palestinian short films, part of the worldwide screenings linked to Palestine Cinema Days, the film festival that started in Ramallah.
A circus show at the theatre, with the kind of acrobatics and physical performance the genre usually brings.
İlker Çatak's drama, his follow-up to The Teachers' Lounge, about an artist couple in Turkey whose lives unravel under political pressure.
An introductory course in astronomy for people with no background, covering the basics of stars, planets and the night sky.
Pulcinella is the hook-nosed Neapolitan clown of commedia dell'arte, also the subject of Stravinsky's neoclassical ballet score.
Won Shin-yun's 2005 Korean horror film about a wig that brings something sinister to a seriously ill young woman, shown with a short film.
Cello Octet Amsterdam, an ensemble of eight cellists that plays contemporary music and arrangements, performs with Sophie van Winden.
Two members of the Black Trowel Collective, a group of archaeologists who apply anarchist ideas to the study of the past, give a talk.
A discussion at the University of Amsterdam's public venue on the 2026 US midterm elections and what they mean beyond America.
A screening at Imagine, Amsterdam's annual festival of fantasy, horror and science fiction cinema.
An All Souls' gathering to remember the dead, a tradition marked on 2 November.
An open day at the city history museum, a chance to look around and see what it offers.
A day of lectures on stained glass, from the medieval windows of Chartres Cathedral to Marc Chagall's twentieth-century designs.
A film version of Jane Austen's novel about the Dashwood sisters, one ruled by her head and the other by her heart, looking for love and security.
A screening at Imagine, Amsterdam's annual festival of fantasy, horror and science fiction cinema.
An evening of poetry by and about LGBTQ+ writers, read and performed on stage.
A screening at Imagine, Amsterdam's annual festival of fantastic film covering horror, science fiction and fantasy.
An experimental choral performance exploring vocal harmonies and celestial, ambient soundscapes.
A screening at Imagine, Amsterdam's annual festival of fantasy, horror and science fiction cinema.
A children's day camp at the city history museum during the autumn school holiday.
A horror programme built around family fears, part of Amsterdam's festival of horror, fantasy and science fiction film.
Bring broken electronics, clothes, and household goods to repair collaboratively with anarchist activists.
A VOKU, or people's kitchen, is a cheap communal dinner; this one raises money for an undocumented person's dental treatment.
Kassem Hawal's 1982 film adapts Ghassan Kanafani's novella about a Palestinian couple who return to Haifa and find the son they lost raised by a Jewish family.
A pub quiz, where teams answer general-knowledge rounds over drinks, at tHUIS aan de Amstel.
An open stage night at the café of CREA, the University of Amsterdam's cultural centre, where performers take turns at the microphone.
A conversation about digital legacy: what happens to our accounts, data and online traces after we die.
Dutch actor and TV presenter Johnny de Mol, known for his talk show HUMBERTO and his roles in Dutch film and television, comes to the theatre stage.
A group exhibition curated by Zela Odessa Palmer at the Zuidoost arts centre, bringing together several artists around language, heritage and voice.
Electronic producer Alex Lustig, known for melodic, emotive dance music, plays a slower ambient set meant for listening rather than dancing.
A three-day programme by Volksoperahuis, the Dutch music theatre company, built around the show De vader de zoon & de weg.
A programme on René Descartes, the French philosopher who wrote much of his major work while living in the Dutch Republic, including Amsterdam.
A discussion on building with timber again and on wood's role in a more sustainable construction sector.
German-French cellist Nicolas Altstaedt coaches young cellists in front of an audience, giving a view of how a top soloist works on a piece.
Electronic producer Alex Lustig, known for melodic, emotive dance music, plays a slower ambient set meant for listening rather than dancing.
A quiet evening to remember someone you miss, where visitors can light a candle or hang a wish or thought on a tree of lights.
A concert by student musicians, of the kind where young players from music conservatories in different countries share the stage.
A discussion on reviving the Netherlands' long tradition of building with wood as a more sustainable way to build.
A walk through Sarphatipark in silence, followed by group singing in the chapel of the Oranjekerk.
A family film in which a girl called Mia has an adventure at a school for monsters.
An informal community gathering for local parents to connect and share experiences over coffee.
Casual sports, games, and exercise sessions organised specifically for girls in West.
The opening of an exhibition of poems about the climate and the changing environment at the Mercatorplein library branch.
Practical workshops and courses on herbal remedies, wild plants, and natural health at the Poortgebouw.
A movement workshop using music and dance steps to stimulate memory and cognitive health.
An open studio day where visitors can meet resident artists and see their works in progress.
An open-level yoga class hosted at the Dapperbuurt community centre.
A guided Buddhist meditation session open to newcomers and experienced practitioners without advance booking.
A discussion of where the European Union's money comes from and how it is spent.
Billed as an evening of comedy, this is a small Monday night outing organised by the Amsterdam Expat Meetup Group.
An evening at Toekomstmuziek, the space in Amsterdam-Noord for experimental and improvised music.
Students from a stand-up comedy course take the stage to perform the sets they have been working on, many of them for the first time.
A communal singing session welcoming vocalists of all skill levels to sing together in an intimate studio space.
A concert at Cinetol, the small music venue and cultural space in Buitenveldert.
A live political and cultural debate evening hosted by De Balie's resident panel.
A film screening at the arthouse cinema in Westerpark.
A relaxed, easy-paced long group run with music, starting from PARCK, the ping pong bar.
A theatre production at Frascati whose Dutch title translates as 'until it is what it has to be'.
A hands-on creative session led by Greg at the Dapperhuis, a community centre in the Dapperbuurt.
A film screening at the arthouse cinema in Westergas; the Dutch title means 'Just Get Used To It'.
An open stage at the University of Amsterdam's cultural centre, where anyone can sign up to play music, read or perform.
A free, community-led outdoor fitness workout open to all ages and fitness levels.
Casual dining and drinks served at the community venue at Het Groene Veld.
A monthly community drinks gathering bringing together residents of De Pijp for casual conversation and neighbourhood connections.
A film screening at the arthouse cinema in Westerpark.
A Dutch class for highly educated newcomers that combines the Duolingo app with Nederlands in Gang, a well-known Dutch textbook for fast learners.
A holistic bodywork and plant medicine session focused on physical recovery and relaxation.
A weekly creative craft and art session designed to support mental well-being and meet neighbours.
A weekly board games afternoon hosted by local students, open to neighbours for tea and games.
A local film club gathering to watch and discuss a movie together at the library branch.
An information evening about the future of Tuinen van West, the big green area in Nieuw-West with sports parks, allotments, a cemetery and urban farms.
An advanced Iyengar yoga session focusing on precision alignment and sustained postures for experienced practitioners.
Cybersoek's language café, where people learning Dutch, from complete beginners up to B1 level, practise speaking with help from volunteers.
The cemetery's brasserie opens on All Souls' Day, when many people come to visit graves.
A drop-in session for early-career artists and arts graduates, this one on how to work out a fair fee for creative work.
A feature film screening in the cinema's regular programme of Dutch and international independent releases.
A community meeting at Rijk van de Keizer for anyone who wants a say in the future of the Tuinen van West green area.
A municipal consultation where residents can give their views on the city's plans for affordable, good-quality housing in Amsterdam's neighbourhoods.
A feature film screening in the cinema's current programme of arthouse releases.
Stichting Kantlijn runs a weekly writing workshop, open to anyone who writes or wants to learn.
A feature film screening in the cinema's regular programme of arthouse and independent releases.
A trial training session for runners who can already run 5 km comfortably and want to work on speed, strength and running technique.
The University of Amsterdam's information week on its master's programmes, aimed at prospective students.
Training in Tibetan Buddhist practice from the FPMT tradition, covering ngöndro preliminary practices and the Lam Rim, the graduated path to enlightenment.
A neighbourhood get-together focused on health and meeting people, held at a local community activity centre.
A talk on designing science activities around the people taking part: what they feel, notice and take away, not just what they are meant to learn.
A casual community walking group leading forty-five-minute walks around Osdorp.
A weekly drop-in offering health measurements and nutritional advice for women from a neighbourhood dietician.
An informal consultation hour offering feedback and advice for emerging musicians and performers.
A neighbourhood meeting held by the local energy committee, where residents discuss shared energy plans such as insulation, solar panels and saving energy.
A drop-in café where young people with experience in youth care meet to share stories and support one another.
A series of structured peer discussions for local older adults in Oud-West.
An academic talk on using information theory to rethink how psychological tests and surveys are measured and analysed.
Drop-in technical support offering free guidance on using laptops, tablets, and smartphones.
The landmark survey brings together the Japanese artist's signature polka dots, Infinity Mirror Rooms, and monumental soft sculptures.
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra plays Beethoven's Fifth Symphony in a series designed for people with little or no experience of symphonic music.
The Swedish producer behind 'Call on Me' and the Pryda and Cirez D aliases, known for big, visually elaborate progressive house and techno shows.
The German hard dance group led by H.P. Baxxter, behind "Hyper Hyper" and "How Much Is the Fish?", brings over 30 years of rave anthems to ADE.
Drawings and sketches by the Rotterdam-born Abstract Expressionist painter, shown alongside his famous Woman I, with lectures, an audio tour and drawing workshops.
An exhibition on Amsterdam's LGBTQ+ history, held in the former church on Dam Square as part of WorldPride Amsterdam.
Stravinsky's groundbreaking 1913 ballet score is paired with a cello concerto by Wynton Marsalis, the American jazz trumpeter and composer.
The science museum's hands-on floor lets visitors experiment with everyday engineering, household technology, and clean energy.
Around 80 works lent by the Centre Pompidou in Paris, centred on Matisse's La Blouse roumaine, with paintings by Rothko, Picasso and Barnett Newman.
The young Dutch violinist Noa Wildschut plays Vivaldi's four violin concertos portraying spring, summer, autumn and winter, among the best-known pieces of Baroque music.
The London label set up in 2005 by trance trio Above & Beyond, and known for melodic deep house, hosts its Amsterdam Dance Event night.
A major retrospective by the renowned photographer known for monumental landscapes, portraits and atmospheric explorations of human impact.
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.
The Polish pianist, who won the Chopin Competition in 1975 and is famous for being fussy about detail, plays a programme he keeps secret until the last moment.
The German trance DJ and producer, behind the 1990s anthem For an Angel, plays one of electronic music's best-known careers back.
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.
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 installation that turns more than fifty years of satellite climate data into sound, so you can hear how the Earth is changing.
An animated digital installation bringing Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's classic novella and its philosophical meditations on life to light.
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.
Berlin DJ and producer Alex Ridha, who has made abrasive electro and techno as Boys Noize for over 20 years, hosts his own ADE night.
An exhibition about disco, the dance music and club culture that came out of Black, Latino and queer scenes in 1970s New York.
A free chance to watch the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra at work as it rehearses, at lunchtime.
An exhibition on how the Rotterdam-born Abstract Expressionist painter worked, from his gestural brushwork to his famous Woman paintings.
The touring exhibition of this year's World Press Photo winners, the yearly international contest for photojournalism and documentary photography.
Photographs by the American Henry Chalfant, who documented New York subway graffiti and co-created the book Subway Art and the film Style Wars.
The Norwegian cellist Truls Mørk plays Shostakovich's First Cello Concerto, and the programme also includes Beethoven's Eighth Symphony.
This edition honours Lou Lichtveld, also known as Albert Helman, a Dutch-Surinamese writer, composer, organist, politician and resistance fighter.
Dockyard Festival and Mystic Garden Festival join forces for a shared ADE edition of electronic music in the western harbour park.
The popular Dutch comedian, known for fast physical storytelling and sound effects, performs a Dutch-language show.
Fritz Lang's 1927 silent science-fiction classic is screened with live music from vocal ensemble Wishful Singing, drummer Yonga Sun, clarinettist Steven Kamperman and Jorrit Westerhof.
A hands-on studio where visitors of all ages can make their own art, inspired by Van Gogh's techniques and work.
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'.
The German producer known for melancholic, layered electronica plays the concert hall during Amsterdam Dance Event, alongside the singer-songwriter Adna.
A dub night led by Berlin pioneer Moritz von Oswald of Basic Channel and Rhythm & Sound, with Polish dub producer Radikal Guru.
The Amsterdam band that mixes Eastern European klezmer with Balkan brass and street-party energy celebrates 30 years together.
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra musicians play chamber works by Dvořák, Korngold and Eisler, Europeans drawn to America, marking 250 years since the Declaration of Independence.
An outdoor ice rink in front of the Rijksmuseum, with open skating sessions and skating lessons.
Original stencils, screen prints, and authenticated indoor works by the elusive Bristol street artist are on permanent display.
The yearly art, antiques and design fair, where dealers show everything from old masters and antiquities to modern and contemporary work.
A fair for art, antiques and design, with more than 110 exhibitors focusing on pieces from the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
The Berlin techno producer, known for the film Berlin Calling and its hit Sky and Sand, plays his own tracks live on his machines rather than DJing.
The Mystery Ensemble plays music from Howard Shore's Oscar-winning scores for Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films inside the 17th-century church.
Sinfonia Rotterdam plays well-known hits live while 180-degree projected visuals surround the audience.
A photography exhibition about graffiti culture, including life-size images of subway cars more than three metres high.
The Norwegian cellist Truls Mørk, who has recorded the Shostakovich concerto twice, makes a debut with the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, alongside Beethoven's light-hearted Eighth Symphony.
The painter's former home displays etching and drawing techniques to show how Rembrandt pushed the boundaries of his craft.
The South African duo, who began at student house parties, combine house beats with live instruments like saxophone and keyboards.
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.
Tattooists from Schiffmacher & Veldhoen, the studio linked to veteran Dutch tattoo artist Henk Schiffmacher, offer Rembrandt-themed tattoos to walk-ins daily from 10:00 to 17:00.
An exhibition on James McNeill Whistler, the American-born painter in London known for his Nocturnes and the portrait of his mother.
The Concertgebouw's weekly free 12:30 lunchtime concert, this time marking Black Achievement Month, the October celebration of Black achievement in the Netherlands.
A practical class at the museum where you try painting for yourself, with brushes and paint.
STRAAT explores the fundamental visual elements of graffiti culture, from lettering and tags to rhythm and line work.
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.
Masaaki Suzuki's period-instrument ensemble, best known for its complete recording of Bach's cantatas, plays the six concertos Bach wrote while serving at the Köthen court.
An immersive digital experience that recreates the streets and canals of seventeenth-century Amsterdam.
The American singer known for glossy, hyperpop-tinged electro-pop on Troubled Paradise and STARFUCKER tours her latest record, WOR$T GIRL IN THE WORLD.
Children and adults experiment with unusual custom-built instruments and create soundscapes together in this hands-on musical session.
South Korean rapper BewhY, who became famous after winning the TV rap contest Show Me The Money in 2016, known for fast, technical, faith-inflected hip-hop.
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.
The American-born, Netherlands-based soprano Claron McFadden explores the music of Nina Simone, the singer, pianist and civil rights activist.
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 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.
A hands-on workshop in the Muziekgebouw's hidden SoundLAB, a room with more than 100 interactive electronic and acoustic instruments to play and explore.
The Belgian photographer known for stark black-and-white portraits shows his photographs of the sea and the people who live by it.
Crate-digging market inside the covered passage of De Hallen, featuring independent record vendors selling vinyl across multiple genres.
A participatory session where the audience sings choruses from Handel's Messiah and learns about how the oratorio is put together.
Children aged two to six wear silent-disco headphones as a professor character takes them back to prehistoric times to see how dinosaurs lived.
Adolphe de Meyer was a pioneering early-20th-century photographer known for soft-focus pictorialist images and for helping invent fashion photography at Vogue and Harper's Bazaar.
A 4K restoration of Alan J. Pakula's 1976 Watergate thriller, with Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman as reporters Woodward and Bernstein.
Daniel Szalai presents 166 hens of the Novogen breed, a commercial egg-laying hen, as 166 individuals, at Droog's space on Staalstraat.
Detroit Love is techno pioneer Carl Craig's touring concept, started in 2014 to bring Detroit's techno and house sound and artists to clubs worldwide.
A drop-in art studio where children can make their own work, at the art museum in Laren known for its Dutch modernist collection.
An evening looking through telescopes at planets and stars from the hotel near the RAI; in clear weather Saturn's rings may be visible.
Mystery Ensemble plays music from Tim Burton's films, mostly by Danny Elfman, the composer behind Batman, Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Katsuhiro Otomo's groundbreaking 1988 cyberpunk anime screens in a crisp 4K restoration.
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.
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.
British producer George King, who mixes electronic music with hip-hop, jazz and ambient, plays under a dome with fractal visuals by Dutch artist Julius Horsthuis.
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.
An architecture-themed contest in which entrants design and build structures out of gingerbread, this year on the theme 'Succeeding the built'.
Take a behind-the-scenes look at the concert hall's architecture and acoustics before attending the free midday performance.
French producer NTO, a leading name in melodic techno, plays a three-hour live set built on deep rhythms and atmospheric synthesisers.
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.
Comedian and actor Saman Amini's cabaret show takes on the subjects that divide the Netherlands today, including fascism, racism and inequality.
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.
The exhibition examines the global supply chains of cocoa, sugar, and palm oil behind the beloved Dutch breakfast staple.
Danny Boyle's frenetic 1996 adaptation of Irvine Welsh's novel follows a group of heroin addicts navigating Edinburgh's gritty underbelly.
A theatre production that recreates the atmosphere of a night out on stage, mixing musical theatre with electronic club music.
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