What's On in Amsterdam on Wednesday 4 November
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the next 60 days, as the galleries announce themWednesday 4 November
A huge multimedia scale model of Amsterdam, billed as the largest of its kind of any city, showing how the city lives and moves.
The British singer-songwriter behind the 2024 hit "Stargazing" brings his tour to Amsterdam's arena.
A family musical based on the story of the kidnapped Dalmatian puppies and Cruella de Vil, with songs, puppetry and humour.
The German pop-rock band led by twins Bill and Tom Kaulitz, who became teen idols in the 2000s with hits like 'Durch den Monsun' and 'Monsoon'.
A month of family activities at the national museum, inviting children and parents to discover the stories behind works in the collection.
For the city's annual night of late museum opening, the Jewish Museum, Portuguese Synagogue and National Holocaust Museum put on special evening programmes.
Kristoffer Borgli's A24 comedy-drama starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson as an engaged couple whose relationship unravels in the run-up to their wedding.
Saxophonist Branford Marsalis and Grammy-winning jazz singer Dianne Reeves pay tribute to John Coltrane, who was born a hundred years ago this year.
A dark fairy tale starring Olivia Colman as a lonely fisherwoman who has a husband woven out of wicker, played by Alexander Skarsgård.
A workshop on fermenting food, held at Artis's museum of microbes, the organisms that make fermentation happen.
Musicians from the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra play among the collections of the city's museum of world cultures.
Hands-on art workshops for children aged 6 to 12, held on Saturdays at the museum.
Fink, the British singer-songwriter Fin Greenall known for moody folk-blues on Ninja Tune, plays the main hall with Angela Autumn; tickets are on a waiting list.
Laika's stop-motion adaptation of Colin Meloy's fantasy novel, about a girl who goes into a forest of talking animals to rescue her baby brother.
British cellist Steven Isserlis and cellist Ivan Karizna join the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, in a programme named after Glazunov's lyrical piece for cello and orchestra.
A private hands-on pottery class where couples can try wheel throwing together and pick up their fired work later.
A performance by NDT 2, the junior company of Nederlands Dans Theater, made up of young dancers at the start of their careers.
A children's workshop where kids learn movie-style pirate sword fighting.
An intimate concert in a yurt, with the performers kept secret until you arrive.
Indonesian-Dutch composer Sinta Wullur, who blends gamelan with Western music, joins cellist Saskia Rao-de Haas, who plays Indian classical music on cello.
Climbing in the dark at this outdoor rope and climbing park, with a spooky Halloween theme.
A guided tour of the work of Henri Matisse, the French painter known for bold colour and his late paper cut-outs.
A 4K restoration of Ken Russell's notorious 1971 film with Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave, about a priest accused of witchcraft in 17th-century France.
The Vienna-based string quartet appears in the Rising Stars series, which showcases young musicians put forward by Europe's leading concert halls.
An absurdist family show for ages eight and up about chaos and paying attention; the title means "It's still quiet now".
A Climate Week workshop where participants turn broken toys into artworks instead of throwing them away.
Lukas Dhont's First World War drama about young soldiers, shown here with English subtitles, from the Belgian director of Girl and Close.
A boat trip on the Fluistervink along the winding waterways of the Amsterdamse Bos, the large woodland park on the city's southern edge.
French cellist Emmanuelle Bertrand plays Bach in a morning concert that comes with breakfast.
A Dutch family film about Sinterklaas and his helpers, the kind of seasonal children's film released each year before 5 December.
Annie Baker's Pulitzer Prize-winning play about three cinema ushers, staged by Amsterdam On Stage in the city's oldest cinema, which suits the story.
Organ and classical musicians give daytime performances beneath the vaulted ceiling of the historic canal-side church.
A hands-on workshop and tasting of piadina, the thin, soft Italian flatbread from Romagna.
The British singer-songwriter Fin Greenall, long associated with Ninja Tune, plays his brooding mix of folk, blues and electronic-tinged songs.
Lukas Dhont's First World War drama about young soldiers, from the Belgian director of Girl and Close.
A programme of variations and showpieces with cellists Giovanni Gnocchi from Italy and Leonard Elschenbroich from Germany, alongside Yi-Bing Chu.
A daily happy hour at the hotel's Prins & Aap bar that introduces jenever, the Dutch juniper spirit that came before gin.
A group run organised by sports brand Scott and the running community Midnight Runners, on a route that is kept secret beforehand.
An exhibition exploring the realities of independence struggles across Africa, Suriname, and the Caribbean.
A creative craft workshop where participants learn embroidery techniques to embellish and personalise their own printed family photographs.
A workshop series inviting musicians of all levels to play and improvise together.
A community kitchen evening serving Indonesian home-cooked food.
A session of Blood on the Clocktower, a social deduction game like Werewolf where a storyteller runs the game and players bluff to find the demon among them.
Sunday night karaoke at the longstanding queer and drag bar near Rembrandtplein.
A stand-up comedy night with several comedians taking turns on stage.
A Dutch-dubbed outing for Aardman's stop-motion sheep, in which Shaun and the flock face a mysterious creature on the farm.
A craft class on upcycling, which means turning old or discarded materials into new and useful objects.
A bingo night with a disco-ball theme, hosted under the Ome Adje name, so expect number calling and prizes with a party feel.
Amsterdam's festival of fantastic and genre cinema presents a programme of new Dutch work in horror, sci-fi and fantasy.
An autumn boat trip through the waterways of the large park and woodland on Amsterdam's southern edge.
Audience seating for the recording of Eva Jinek's current affairs talkshow at De Hallen.
Taste Before You Waste, the Amsterdam food-rescue group, hosts a weekly communal meal cooked from surplus food saved from going to waste.
A French-language drama from Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi, the director of Drive My Car and Evil Does Not Exist.
An open-stage evening at Mezrab, Amsterdam's storytelling house, where anyone can sign up to tell a true or invented story to the audience.
A screening at Imagine, Amsterdam's yearly festival of fantastic film: horror, science fiction, fantasy and the plain strange.
An open day when visitors can look inside this building on one of the oldest canals in the medieval city centre.
A dinner where the food comes with philosophical talk and conversation, this time on the theme of being only human.
A drop-in evening for making zines, small self-published booklets, using shared materials and working alongside other people.
A hands-on class in mosaic, the craft of making images and patterns by setting small pieces of tile or glass into a surface.
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.
American composer and clarinettist Derek Bermel and fellow musicians perform music built around the bells of the Westertoren, the Westerkerk's carillon tower.
Young ensembles from the European Chamber Music Academy, which trains up-and-coming chamber groups, give a free lunchtime performance.
A programme of fantastic and genre short films about friendship, romance and the supernatural, part of Amsterdam's festival of horror, fantasy and science fiction film.
Pedro Almodóvar's film, screened in a series that teaches viewers how to read and analyse a film.
Jane Schoenbrun's quiet 2021 horror film about a lonely teenager who gets drawn into an online role-playing challenge that may be changing her.
A children's theatre show about clumsy Willie, who wants to find out whether he can become a real superhero.
İlker Çatak's drama, his follow-up to The Teachers' Lounge, about an artist couple in Turkey whose lives unravel under political pressure.
The synth-pop project of Berlin-based JJ Weihl, of the band Fenster, with support from Dutch producer Palmbomen II, known for lo-fi house.
A pub quiz in English built around internet memes, hosted by QuizChris at the De Pijp branch of the Amsterdam craft brewery.
A new theatre piece at Frascati, the Nes venue for experimental theatre, dance and performance by young makers.
A try-out night where comedians test new material in front of an audience, with doors opening at 19:30.
A lecture on the Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dalí, subtitled 'master of the impossible'.
A talk on how images of Dutch national politics in The Hague are staged, framed and directed for the camera.
A group simulation game in Amsterdam-Noord where players take decisions that affect the UN Sustainable Development Goals and see the results over four simulated years.
A phone-free get-together in Zuidoost with speed-friending, a quick round-robin format for meeting new people.
A careers workshop from IN Amsterdam and UWV EURES for internationals allowed to work in the Netherlands, especially partners who moved here for a spouse's job.
A hands-on craft session where you decorate your own photo frame.
An open session at the library for tabletop gaming, which can include board games, role-playing adventures and painting miniature figures.
A midweek music session at the Irish pub on the Amstel, where musicians gather to play traditional tunes.
Amsterdam pianist and improviser Oscar Jan Hoogland receives the prize named after the Dutch saxophonist and composer Willem Breuker, and performs.
Learn how to dye natural fabrics using extract derived from the heartwood of logwood trees.
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.
The 17th-century church on the Eastern Islands opens its doors to visitors as part of a programme of special buildings open to the public.
A programme on the theme of loneliness, told through music.
The London trio play moody guitar rock that borrows from spaghetti-western soundtracks, surf and desert rock.
An open community workshop day where locals can use shared tools and get help with their DIY repair or craft projects.
Swedish cellist Frans Helmerson, one of the most respected cello teachers around, coaches young cellists in front of an audience.
An interactive reading and craft workshop designed for children aged five and up.
An experimental choral performance exploring vocal harmonies and celestial, ambient soundscapes.
A casual squash evening open to players of every standard, organised by a Meetup group for people who want games and company rather than league play.
An open creative studio session where you choose a medium and work at your own pace with hands-on materials.
The synth-pop project of Berlin-based American musician JJ Weihl, with Dutch lo-fi house producer Palmbomen II as support.
A screening at Imagine, Amsterdam's annual festival of fantasy, horror and science fiction cinema.
A themed programme at Imagine, Amsterdam's festival of fantastic film, about magical realism, where the supernatural is treated as part of ordinary life.
The second half of a French two-part film about Charles de Gaulle, who led the Free French during the Second World War and later became president.
A workshop on the Rights of Nature movement, which the UN calls the world's fastest-growing legal movement, and on how citizens can speak up for bees.
A hands-on craft class in which you string beads into your own jewellery or decorative pieces.
Relaxed evenings of modern light-strategy board games in the Oostenburg neighbourhood room on the first and third Monday, with beginners welcome.
Annette Portegies talks about Fiep Westendorp, the Dutch illustrator who drew Annie M.G. Schmidt's Jip and Janneke and Pluk van de Petteflet.
A jazz line-up with guitarist Martijn van Iterson, pianist Karel Boehlee and bassist Frans van der Hoeven, all veterans of the Dutch jazz scene.
An event marking the UN's International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, held each year on 25 November.
An in-person session answering expats' money questions about life in the Netherlands, including Box 3 wealth tax, pension gaps and foreign bank accounts.
Group playing on the djembé, the West African goblet-shaped hand drum, led by percussionist Jaco Benders.
A lecture that takes a tongue-in-cheek tour of the problems in Dutch history, from its beginnings to the present.
An event at Ruigoord, the artists' free state in a former village in Amsterdam's western port area, themed around being present in the moment.
A dinner built around sobremesa, the Spanish habit of staying at the table to talk long after the meal is over.
A theatre production at Bellevue, the Leidseplein-area theatre known for cabaret, music theatre and drama.
A talk on the Swiss-born modernist painter Paul Klee and the art treasures of Bern, the city with a museum dedicated to his work.
An open jam session at Amstelveen's pop venue, where musicians can bring their instruments and join in.
A screening at Imagine, Amsterdam's annual festival of fantasy, horror and science fiction cinema.
Volunteers help with planting at De Ceuvel, a creative site on a former shipyard where plants are being used to clean the polluted soil.
A screening at Imagine, Amsterdam's annual festival of fantastic film, covering horror, fantasy and science fiction.
A shared neighbourhood dinner where local residents eat together at this community centre in Slotermeer.
A wine tasting run by the Young Wine Society, a group that introduces younger drinkers to wine, held at the Arrebol wine shop.
The first edition of a salon evening built around the theme of first times.
A theatre show whose cheeky title translates as 'stroke the kitty'.
An English-language stand-up comedy show from comedian Christopher Hall.
A discussion evening on whether national borders protect us or hold us back.
A three-day programme by Volksoperahuis, the Dutch music theatre company, built around the show De vader de zoon & de weg.
A children's club about plants, animals and the outdoors at Jeugdland, the adventure playground in Amsterdam-Oost.
An open social evening at Technologia Incognita, Amsterdam's hackerspace, where people tinker with electronics, software and hardware projects together.
An open studio session where people work on their own art or craft projects side by side in a shared space.
A pub quiz in a restaurant, with teams answering rounds of general-knowledge questions over drinks.
A concert by young cellists studying in different countries.
A series of workshops at Biko where you gather and share personal stories about life in Amsterdam Oost.
A performance whose title is Portuguese for 'roots', at the Nes theatre known for new and experimental work.
An evening programme at Pakhuis de Zwijger, the IJ-side venue for talks and debates on society, politics and the city.
A community get-together for expats and friends of ARCA, marking the organisation's fifth birthday.
Practical workshops and courses on herbal remedies, wild plants, and natural health at the Poortgebouw.
A drop-in history session at the library where you can bring questions about local or family history.
A social crafting meetup for people in Amsterdam South who want to meet new people while making things together.
An informal language café where learners and francophiles practice speaking French together in small groups.
Children aged six and up practice reading skills through interactive games and group activities.
Children aged five and up gather for an interactive story reading session at the public library.
Informal half-court basketball for anyone who wants to play, with teams made up on the spot from whoever turns up.
An informal evening dedicated to playing tabletop and board games over drinks.
Local jazz musicians join together for an informal open playing session.
A book club discussing Alice Walker's 1976 novel about a young woman's commitment to the civil rights movement in the American South.
Cristian Ponce's Argentine horror film, set during a live 1987 TV broadcast that turns into an investigation of a sinister occult conspiracy.
A launch evening where Purple Pinky's new EP is played to an audience, with Luka Schuurman and Band Photo also on the bill.
A monthly shared meal at the Keizersgrachtkerk, where people from the neighbourhood and congregation eat together.
An evening where Conservatorium van Amsterdam vocal students perform.
A movement or bodywork session that focuses on fascia, the connective tissue that wraps the muscles.
A Dutch-language course on how artificial intelligence is changing work, communication and decision-making, and what that means for your own job.
Students of the Italian cellist and composer Giovanni Sollima, who teaches in Rome, perform a concert programme.
An informal language café for practising Italian with other learners from beginner level up, and with native speakers too.
A get-together for local filmmakers, typically a chance to share works in progress, swap feedback and meet potential collaborators.
A guided mindfulness session at the local library, with simple meditation and attention exercises for reducing stress.
A film screening at the arthouse cinema in Westerpark.
The second edition of the Double Dutch programme at this stage in a former church in Bos en Lommer.
A live set from Zaya Sabrina, with dyde as the support act.
A performance by Zaya Sabrina at Cinetol, the small cultural centre in Buitenveldert that hosts concerts and events.
A film screening at the arthouse cinema in Westergas; the Dutch title means 'Just Get Used To It'.
A session on handling your personal finances, such as budgeting and saving.
Students of French cellist Emmanuelle Bertrand, who teaches in Paris, perform a concert programme.
A city consultation where residents can give their views on the municipality's updated plans for affordable, good-quality housing in Amsterdam.
A theatre production at Mascini; carrousel is the Dutch word for a merry-go-round.
A guided evening where people talk through a theme together and listen to each other's views.
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 language café is an informal meetup for practising other languages through conversation; this one comes with vegan food at the volunteer-run info café.
An evening with Dutch performer Froukje Bouman at Scala.
An evening at De Balie, the Leidseplein centre for debate, film and politics.
A Dutch-language training on the strengths and pitfalls of how you communicate, and what makes a conversation work.
A free drop-in information session for homeowners' associations on saving energy and preparing their buildings for a future without natural gas.
A free neighbourhood fitness and gentle exercise class for women looking to stay active and meet others.
Erik van Ree, the Amsterdam political scientist known for his work on Stalin's political thought, talks about how revolutionary organisations work.
A casual neighbourhood social with tea, coffee, and open conversation in the local social centre.
A quiet drop-in session for children and learners to choose a book from the shelves and practice reading.
A weekly community gathering focusing on neurodiversity, co-regulation, and mental health through guided shared exercises.
A Kadampa Buddhist meditation class on cultivating love and compassion, combining guided meditation with teaching.
SCHOOLPLAYN at IKEA Amsterdam.
A dinner where guests discuss the novels on this year's Booker Prize shortlist; the title says it is already fully booked.
A slow yoga class in which poses are held for several minutes, at the museum and library of mystical and hermetic texts in the Huis met de Hoofden.
A reading club where people read a book aloud together and talk about it.
The city's visitor centre explaining the multi-year programme to repair Amsterdam's ageing bridges and canal walls, and how the work is done.
Informal monthly drinks for people working in marketing, whether brand, content or growth, to meet peers and swap ideas.
A feature film screening in the cinema's current programme of arthouse releases.
A theatre performance; the Dutch title means 'Verdict'.
An informal monthly meeting for people living with dementia, their families and carers, usually with a talk and time to talk.
A call for students in MBO, the Dutch vocational education system, to sign up and tell their own story about who they are and what they want.
An information session on advance care planning (proactieve zorgplanning), which means talking through your future medical wishes with your family and doctors.
A casual Wednesday afternoon drop-in for neighbourhood residents to stop by for tea, coffee, and a chat.
An outing for the people who take part in this neighbourhood workshop.
A monthly drop-in session at the city archives on open government, which means more than just sharing documents, held first Wednesdays from 10.00 to 12.30.
A silent co-working session: people work quietly on their own tasks together for an hour, using the group to stay focused.
A private launch for a book on how to write poetry by Ingmar Heytze, the Utrecht poet who once served as that city's poet laureate.
A private party for students of the Amsterdam grammar school.
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 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.
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.
One of the most influential voices in Dutch hip-hop performs with the Metropole Orkest, the Dutch jazz and pop orchestra, conducted by British composer Simon Dobson.
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.
An international festival of flamenco, the Andalusian tradition of song, guitar and dance, with performances across the city.
A free chance to watch the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra at work as it rehearses, at lunchtime.
The veteran Dutch singer, songwriter and clown, also known as the creator of Alfred J. Kwak, performs his show 'Vandaag' ('Today').
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.
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.
An exhibition marking 50 years of Playmobil, with giant dioramas, special shows and toys visitors can play with themselves.
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 global sports, outdoor and winter sports trade fair moves from Munich to Amsterdam for the first time, opening with a Leaders Summit before a two-day expo.
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.
The Australian comedy trio, brothers Joe and Carlo Salanitri with Andrew Manfre, are known for viral sketches sending up life in Italian-Australian migrant families.
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.
The Paris string quartet plays Bartók, music by the American composer Carlos Simon and a quartet by Fanny Mendelssohn, Felix's gifted older sister.
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.
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.
Stanley Kubrick's razor-sharp Cold War satire follows a frantic bid to stop an unhinged US general from triggering nuclear armageddon.
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.
The Dutch comedian and cabaret performer does a solo show in Dutch at the small canal-side theatre that hosts the country's stand-up and cabaret.
Heather Lenz's 2018 documentary traces the life and career of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, from conservative post-war Japan to global contemporary stardom.
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.
A theatre production that recreates the atmosphere of a night out on stage, mixing musical theatre with electronic club music.
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