What's On in Amsterdam on Friday 6 November
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the next 60 days, as the galleries announce themFriday 6 November
The young Finnish conductor, soon to become the orchestra's chief conductor, takes on Dvořák's darkest and most dramatic symphony.
The open-air ice rink is back on Museumplein, with skating in view of the Rijksmuseum, a winter tradition for many Amsterdammers.
A family musical based on the story of the kidnapped Dalmatian puppies and Cruella de Vil, with songs, puppetry and humour.
An exhibition on the stories and cultures behind well-known games from around the world, where visitors can also play them together.
Chantal Janzen plays Sally Bowles in Daria Bukvić's new staging of Kander and Ebb's musical, set in the Kit Kat Club in Weimar-era Berlin.
The American author of the Bridgerton novels, the basis for the Netflix series, signs copies of her books.
The American rapper and singer, one half of Rae Sremmurd and the voice on Post Malone's hit Sunflower, performs solo.
The veteran Dutch singer, songwriter and clown, also known as the creator of Alfred J. Kwak, performs his show 'Vandaag' ('Today').
The tech house DJ and producer who founded the Hellbent label; the listing says it is sold out.
The Brabant singer-songwriter known for 'Het is een nacht' and his singalong Dutch-language pop brings his hits to the arena.
Eline Arbo, ITA's artistic director, stages Michael Cunningham's novel The Hours, which links three women's lives to Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway.
The American singer and cellist blends art-pop, soul, R&B, classical and electronica, and is known for her album Blood.
The Houston stand-up comedian, known for his long storytelling sets, often about his years in prison, and his special The Domino Effect.
An exhibition about 17th-century Amsterdam at the city archives, with a family tour and a treasure hunt among the activities.
Hands-on art workshops for children aged 6 to 12, held on Saturdays at the museum.
Richard Kelly's 2001 cult film, starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a troubled teenager haunted by a giant rabbit, in Amsterdam's fantastic film festival.
The British cellist, one of the best-known soloists of his generation, coaches young cellists while the audience watches.
Dutch cellist Saskia Rao-de Haas, who plays Hindustani classical music, and her husband, sitar player Shubhendra Rao, join Chinese musicians and an Amsterdam cello octet.
The Amsterdam rock band, big in the Netherlands in the 1980s and 1990s, play the main hall, which is listed as sold out.
A new sketch and improv show from Boom Chicago that pokes fun at life in Amsterdam, performed in English.
A guided walk past the historic Jewish buildings of the old Jewish quarter, including a visit to the 17th-century Portuguese Synagogue.
A performance by NDT 2, the junior company of Nederlands Dans Theater, made up of young dancers at the start of their careers.
An intimate concert in a yurt, with the performers kept secret until you arrive.
The Dutch jazz saxophonist, known for reworking pop songs, takes on the music of David Bowie.
An English-language storytelling night where people take the stage to tell personal stories to a listening audience.
The musical about Charles Addams's macabre cartoon family, in which daughter Wednesday falls for a perfectly normal boy.
The national volunteer day when people of all ages, families included, help maintain local nature areas by pruning, clearing and planting.
Climbing in the dark at this outdoor rope and climbing park, with a spooky Halloween theme.
Irish cellist and singer Naomi Berrill leads her trio in her own folk-influenced songs, which she sings while playing cello.
A long-running London club brand devoted to UK garage, the 2-step and speed garage sound of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
In the Friday Bach series, a vocal group and a baroque ensemble put Bach's music next to songs by The Beatles.
An English-language stand-up night at the American comedy theatre in the Jordaan, with several comedians each doing a set.
The Moldovan-born pop singer-songwriter, a big name in Romania, presents Descântatele, her project built on traditional folk charms and incantations.
Close-up magic from Rico Weeland, meaning card and sleight-of-hand tricks done just a few feet from the audience.
A queer party celebrating music and culture from Eastern Europe.
An absurdist family show for ages eight and up about chaos and paying attention; the title means "It's still quiet now".
A hands-on cooking class led by a Japanese host, where you make ramen from scratch.
Storytellers perform live, spoken tales on the festival theme of the seer, at the city's best-known house for storytelling and comedy.
Het Danspaleis, which runs dance afternoons with live music for older people, celebrates its new partnership with Heineken at the brewery's visitor attraction.
A single-session beginners' pottery workshop where each person makes one handmade piece.
The Dutch-raised R&B singer signed to Drake's OVO Sound label plays songs from her moody, slow-burning soul catalogue.
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.
A theatre production whose title takes aim at Lolita, presumably Nabokov's novel and the way it shapes how young girls are seen.
A screening of the Italian film about two boyhood friends whose bond spans decades in the Alps, adapted from Paolo Cognetti's novel and winner of a Cannes jury prize.
A themed night about the director of 2001, The Shining and A Clockwork Orange; 237 refers to the haunted room in The Shining.
The Belgian cartoonist and absurdist comedian brings his surreal, deadpan humour to the stage.
A tribute band playing the songs of U2, from the early rock anthems through to their stadium-era hits.
A warehouse sale in the Western port district offering houseplants, pots, and greenery at steep discounts.
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 session modelling and sculpting objects from clay, open to beginners.
A jazz tribute to Elis Regina, the Brazilian singer regarded as one of the great voices of bossa nova and MPB.
German cellist Leonard Elschenbroich conducts the Amsterdam Conservatory's symphony orchestra as the finalists of the cello competition each play a concerto.
German cellist Friedemann Dähn, known for electric cello that crosses classical, jazz and improvisation, appears with his trio as part of Cellofest.
An exhibition exploring the realities of independence struggles across Africa, Suriname, and the Caribbean.
A two-day festival marking 15 years of Bijlmer Got Talent, the neighbourhood talent show for performers from Amsterdam Southeast.
Imagine Film Festival's night devoted to gloriously bad, trashy and tasteless cult films.
An evening of stand-up comedy paired with mixed drinks alongside the IJ.
A stand-up comedy evening at ComedyTrain, the Amsterdam comedy club, with several comedians each doing a set, compèred in the club's usual line-up format.
A craft class on upcycling, which means turning old or discarded materials into new and useful objects.
Bach's Goldberg Variations, an aria followed by thirty variations and one of the great works for keyboard, played in this classical series.
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea's landmark Cuban film follows a bourgeois intellectual who stays in Havana after the revolution.
A big band jazz night with the Blue Tone Big Band in the former KNSM shipping company hall on the eastern docklands.
The 73rd edition of a numbered concert series in the medieval church features Laryssa Kim, a vocalist and composer who works with experimental voice and electronics.
Around 25 booksellers set up stalls on the square selling second-hand and antiquarian books, prints, posters and magazines.
An Imagine festival programme of short genre films about creatures and monsters, large and small.
The Dutch comedian known for conceptual, philosophical shows that play with what stand-up and cabaret can be.
Free karaoke night at Lellebel, the queer bar on Utrechtsestraat that is well known for its drag nights.
The museum's art library sells off books, a chance to pick up art publications and catalogues.
A day of grammar workshops in Dutch, Italian, Greek and Arabic, open to everyone, not only Taalhuis students.
Remember Remember is the Glasgow instrumental project of Graeme Ronald, known for looping, minimalist post-rock on Mogwai's Rock Action label.
Josiah Leming's Americana and folk-rock project from Tennessee plays a sold-out upstairs show, with Dylan Flynn & The Dead Poets also on the bill.
An evening after the US midterm elections looking at what the results mean for America, Europe and the wider world.
A hands-on class in mosaic, the craft of making images and patterns by setting small pieces of tile or glass into a surface.
The Colombian singer is a leading voice of tambora, the drum-driven traditional music of the Caribbean river towns of Bolívar.
A country-flavoured night of bands villagerrr, Mail for Sil, Them Peckin' Boys and Leadbeaters, with line dancing from Stomp and DJ The High Horse.
A punk bill with bands from New York, Berlin, Bristol and Haarlem, plus a DJ, at the long-running squat venue.
A country and Americana night with several live bands, a line-dancing session and a DJ.
The Dutch comedian and cabaret performer brings a solo show to the large Nieuw-West theatre.
A club night at Garage Noord hosted by the collective klub krai, with a bar programme followed by DJs including Loukeman, SANDOR DJ and Torus.
The Quebec dream-pop project of singer Margaux Sauvé, known for hushed vocals and slow, atmospheric songs.
A new theatre piece at Frascati, the Nes venue for experimental theatre, dance and performance by young makers.
A comedy show that mixes tarot reading with boy band nostalgia.
Persian classical music built on improvisation and musical dialogue, played on traditional Iranian instruments.
A screening of In This Darkness I See You at Imagine, Amsterdam's festival of fantasy, horror and science fiction cinema.
A Climate Week swap where people trade autumn and winter clothes and accessories, held in the restaurant of the Zeeburgereiland campsite.
An American Americana and roots-rock act built around raw, storytelling songs.
A performance about menstruation and the body's cycle, made for anyone who has periods or will in future.
A double bill from the Africadelic film programme: the Dutch premiere of The Rising Dawn and an early Dutch preview of Beach Inna Bondage.
Roberto Gavaldón's Oscar-nominated 1960 Mexican film about a starving woodcutter who shares a meal with Death on the Day of the Dead.
An immersive audiovisual screening pairing the British band's music with large-format digital visuals projected across walls and floors.
An exhibition by Kiki Ho at Loods6, the former shipping warehouse on KNSM Island that now hosts art and design shows.
An informal session offering a chance to meet artists and bio-designers currently working in the waterfront lab's studios.
A screening at Imagine, Amsterdam's festival for horror, science fiction, fantasy and other fantastic cinema.
A communal vegan dinner served at the independent cultural centre.
An open creative studio session where you choose a medium and work at your own pace with hands-on materials.
The American electronic producer known for the dark, heavy 'wave' sound, built on brooding synths and trap beats.
A hands-on workshop exploring the modes, rhythms, and performance traditions of Eastern Mediterranean folk music.
Workshops and courses on recognising, growing and using medicinal and culinary herbs, run by an herb school based in the Poortgebouw.
A collaboration between PAN Amsterdam, the city's annual art, antiques and design fair, and VOX-POP, themed on origins and future outlooks.
A jazz session where the audience picks the songs the musicians play.
A documentary by Canadian artist Amalie Atkins about Agatha, 90, who still lives on her own on her family farm in Manitoba; suitable for all ages.
A social evening centered on communal dancing and music.
The John Adams Institute, which brings American writers and thinkers to Amsterdam, hosts an evening discussing the outcome of the US midterm elections.
A family film from the long-running Dutch children's TV franchise, in which the Pieten hunt for Sinterklaas's missing presents and his staff.
A painting workshop that pushes you to be bold and paint outside the lines on purpose.
An informal talk about Algeria's Roman heritage, which includes well-preserved ancient cities such as Timgad, Djémila and Tipasa.
A Climate Week workshop where you make a dog-shaped draught excluder to lay along a door and keep heat in.
An after-work social evening for expats to meet other internationals and Dutch people.
A hands-on craft class in which you string beads into your own jewellery or decorative pieces.
A screening at Imagine, Amsterdam's annual festival of fantasy, horror and science fiction cinema.
A screening at Imagine, Amsterdam's festival of fantasy, horror and science-fiction film.
A Friday afternoon drinks cabaret blending stand-up comedy and performance to kick off the weekend.
A showcase of debut shows by new theatre and cabaret makers.
An evening on how AI is used in finance, legal and compliance work, hosted with Prosus, the Amsterdam-listed global technology investor.
An evening at the debate centre on the IJ about the US midterm election results and what they mean for American democracy.
The Amsterdam Expat Meetup Group returns to this bar and restaurant, which has a garden and a pool table, for Friday drinks with happy hour deals.
An upcoming presentation from the Amsterdam Museum, the city's history museum, shown at the Stadsarchief, the Amsterdam City Archives building on Vijzelstraat.
Dutch composer and improvising pianist Guus Janssen performs with composer Huib Emmer, and a free lunch comes before the concert.
A screening of The King of the Internet at Amsterdam's festival of horror, fantasy and science fiction film.
A short 20-minute stand-up set by comedian Sharon Em at a food bar and theatre where you can eat and drink around the show.
A debate on the threats facing the Wadden Sea, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and how it could be better protected.
A hands-on drawing and design workshop in which simple lines are built up into repeating patterns.
Bring old or damaged clothing and remake it into something new yourself, with volunteers on hand to help.
Michiel van Erp, the Dutch documentary maker and TV director known for intimate portraits of ordinary people, is the guest at this De Balie evening.
A Friday karaoke night at a long-running bar on the Zeedijk where you can sing solo or with a group.
A band named after the Pearl Jam song, playing at P60, Amstelveen's pop venue.
A late-night hip-hop and R&B party for ages twenty-one and up.
An outdoor exhibition called The Hands That Heal is officially installed on Museumplein on 16 October.
A live showcase of bands and artists put together by Kraakhelder and The Mosfets.
A volunteer-run eetcafé, meaning a cheap shared dinner in the squat-scene tradition.
SONS, a Belgian garage-punk band known for loud, fast guitar songs, play live alongside The Velcro.
A covers band plays pop and rock on the hotel's rooftop.
An open workshop where you can fix your own bike with shared tools and help from others, instead of paying a repair shop.
A concert by student musicians, of the kind where young players from music conservatories in different countries share the stage.
A gardening session at Het Groene Veld, an outdoor site in Amsterdam Noord, where volunteers come to work on the garden.
Dutch cellist Doris Hochscheid plays with keyboard player Peer van den Berg, known for his organ and harpsichord work, in a programme of dance-inspired music.
Three prize-winning young cellists each play a concert set, with pianist Maja Bogdanović accompanying.
Shut Up & Write sessions bring writers together to work quietly side by side, and this festival edition focuses on climate change, domination and AI.
A family film in which a girl called Mia has an adventure at a school for monsters.
Sputnik Weazel plays live at the Irish pub on Reguliersdwarsstraat, which has live music on many nights.
A taster session with Amsterdam's LGBT+ squash community, which plays regularly in a social, inclusive setting.
An evening of improvised experimental music, made up on the spot by the musicians.
A stand-up comedy show called Proposal by comedian Abdullah Sbieh.
A five-piece band led by Oleg Prilutskiy, at a small Westerpark venue known for its jazz programme.
A morning yoga practice open to beginners and experienced practitioners alike.
An informal meetup for discussing birth charts, transits, and astrological theory.
Pianist Nick van den Bos plays live jazz standards at the cosy neighbourhood café.
An informal social gathering hosted in the hostel lounge for travellers and locals to connect.
A Guy Fawkes-themed punk night presented by TM Kraakhelder, with three bands playing live.
Run by the Dutch Game Design Guild, this is a playtesting night where designers try out unfinished board and card games on fellow players and gather feedback.
A double bill of new work by young theatre makers from Frascati's Future Voices programme.
An Amsterdam classical ensemble plays in the old church inside the Begijnhof courtyard.
A performance piece at Plein Theater, a small Oost stage that programmes contemporary dance and theatre.
Dutch cabaret mixes stand-up, song and social commentary, and the title points to a programme with two acts.
An informal brunch where women who run or are starting businesses meet and swap experiences.
Cristian Ponce's Argentine horror film, set during a live 1987 TV broadcast that turns into an investigation of a sinister occult conspiracy.
The resident DJs of the le trou collective take turns on the decks for a long night of club music.
A comic stage show, as the title says, at the musician-run venue Splendor.
Micky Hurts celebrates the release of the new work Fire Burning.
Laurens van Apeldoorn, a Leiden University philosopher who studies tax and sovereignty, gives a talk on tax avoidance.
A regular meetup in Zaandam where people get together over a meal to play board games, and newcomers can join a table.
A Friday evening live music session with Elmer Jacobs and Robert Forejtek playing.
French novelist and translator Cécile Wajsbrot in conversation with Josephine Rijnaarts, a Dutch literary translator, likely about writing and translation.
Students of French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras, a leading soloist who teaches in Freiburg, play a concert programme of their own.
A solo show whose title means 'Before I'm 30', at a theatre that presents work by young theatre makers.
A live music evening at the neighbourhood venue in Amsterdam Oost.
The second evening of the Orbits autumn series at this small venue on Haarlemmerplein.
Droog, the Dutch design label known for conceptual, idea-led design, hosts work by Eddu Grau.
A discussion on whether schools and universities still prepare people for the jobs the economy actually needs.
An opening celebration for a programme called The Seer, held at the Bos en Lommer arts venue in a former church.
A Dutch-language stage play whose title means 'Unfriending'.
Weekly community yoga sessions held in the public library branch in Oost.
A talk from Amstelodamum, Amsterdam's historical society, about the history of the Amsterdam firm of Jan & Carl Hasselgreen.
A show at the Leidsekade theatre, which mainly programmes cabaret, comedy and small-scale theatre.
The Manduhu Mandah Trio plays a set at this small piano café.
A savings booklet run with the Donald Duck comic that lets children save towards prizes through their visits to the cinema.
A read-aloud session for toddlers aged two and up, sharing picture books with them on a parent's lap.
The Amsterdam Conservatory's baroque orchestra plays early music on period instruments in the school's own concert hall.
An amateur musical theatre company performs musical numbers on stage.
A women-only social squash evening for players of all levels, run by the Amsterdam Social Squash meetup group.
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 monthly evening of drinks and informal conversation for entrepreneurs, professionals and anyone who enjoys meeting new people.
Splendor is a musician-run venue in a former bathhouse, where its member artists programme their own concerts.
A show whose title translates as 'Did I say that out loud?', at the riverside theatre in Diemen.
The opening, at 17:00, of a joint exhibition by artists Charlotte Eta Mumm and Stéphanie Baechler; Baechler is a Swiss artist known for textile and ceramic work.
A fundraising night to help pay for a new roof at Vrankrijk, the long-running squatted bar and venue on Spuistraat.
A double bill pairing a Brazilian act with a Dutch one at the rock and metal bar.
A party for over-20s only; siempre is Spanish for 'always'.
Community sessions offering Japanese shiatsu bodywork, working along traditional meridian channels.
An advanced Iyengar yoga session focusing on precision alignment and sustained postures for experienced practitioners.
A community peer-support group offering fresh mothers a shared space to talk about postpartum life.
Local women gather for an informal afternoon of embroidery and social conversation.
A regular community yoga class held at the NieuwLand social space.
An informal weekly gathering for activists, hackers, and the local community to connect over open-source tech.
The neighbourhood cinema screens a selected feature film for its weekly Friday night programme.
A regular underground club night dedicated to techno and tech house.
A neighbourhood tool library where residents can borrow tools instead of buying them, open Tuesdays and Fridays from 17.00 to 18.30.
DJs spin vinyl and club cuts for a late-night session inside the Westerpark café.
A guided tour of the Alles van Waarde display of objects from Dutch history; the listing marks this tour as fully booked.
A community canteen where neighbours share a simple meal at a common table.
Jan-Jitze Hees explains what mindfulness is, where it comes from and what it helps with, and participants then try it together.
A recital for cello and piano by two young performers, in a small theatre space.
A theatre production at De Richel, an Amsterdam company that makes theatre mainly for young audiences; the title means The Intervention.
A stage show built around relationships and being together, going by its title.
A volunteer-run info café in Amsterdam's autonomous, DIY tradition, a place to drop in for drinks and talk.
A casual eatery linked to ADM, the long-running squat collective now based in Amsterdam Noord.
An informal social meetup in the Zuidas business district, run by the Asia x Africa Socials Amsterdam community.
A two-day course for parents on staying connected with your child while still making room for yourself.
A weekend party mixing house, hits, and club classics at the Rembrandtplein venue.
A theatre performance; the Dutch title means 'Verdict'.
An autumn party aimed at the baby boomer generation.
A performance at the theatre in Zuidoost's Bijlmerpark.
An informal drop-in coffee gathering where local residents meet their neighbours and chat.
An introductory course in systemic leadership that uses system constellations to reveal hidden patterns and dynamics in teams and organisations.
An event at 't Zonnehuis, the 1930s community and culture house in Amsterdam-Noord's Tuindorp Oostzaan garden village.
A social morning gathering tailored for Chinese residents aged fifty and over.
Neighbours gather for an informal morning of hot drinks, sweet treats, and casual chat.
An evening gathering with worship and fellowship at the local church.
Volunteers help you make sense of letters, forms and official paperwork, such as tax, benefits or council correspondence.
A series of group meetings in Ganzenhoef, Zuidoost, about building personal strength and supporting one another.
The second session of the Friday ICC course, which trains primary school teachers to coordinate arts and culture education within their school.
A masterclass on using the AI features in Looker, Google's business intelligence and data dashboard platform.
A notice asking anyone organising an event in Tuinen van West, the park and farmland area in Nieuw-West, to register it on the website.
The landmark survey brings together the Japanese artist's signature polka dots, Infinity Mirror Rooms, and monumental soft sculptures.
A walk-through exhibition that uses large projections and recreated artefacts to bring you into the world of the boy pharaoh, the pyramids and ancient Egyptian treasures.
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.
Over 150 monumental street art murals, painted on-site by international artists, fill a former shipyard warehouse.
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.
Utrecht's annual festival of adventurous music, booking experimental, global, jazz and underground acts across venues around TivoliVredenburg.
An animated digital installation bringing Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's classic novella and its philosophical meditations on life to light.
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.
The veteran Dutch singer, songwriter and clown, also known as the creator of Alfred J. Kwak, performs his show 'Vandaag' ('Today').
Photographs by the American Henry Chalfant, who documented New York subway graffiti and co-created the book Subway Art and the film Style Wars.
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.
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'.
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 national museum displays textiles, costumes, and everyday garments highlighting traces of wear and historical repairs.
The painter's former home displays etching and drawing techniques to show how Rembrandt pushed the boundaries of his craft.
The photographer presents vivid, stylised portraits celebrating the fashion and contemporary identity of people from Xinjiang.
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.
A practical class at the museum where you try painting for yourself, with brushes and paint.
A showcase examining the core movements and history of global street art inside the NDSM shipyard warehouse.
Morning yoga session held surrounded by Vincent van Gogh's masterworks.
A family exhibition exploring magic, illusions and ritual in Jewish culture and folklore.
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.
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.
A yearly fair where dealers sell fine art, antiques and design, from old masters to contemporary work.
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.
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.
The third edition of a party series on board the old Radio Veronica pirate radio ship, now a club moored on the IJ.
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 drop-in art studio where children can make their own work, at the art museum in Laren known for its Dutch modernist collection.
The private museum showcases street works, prints, and stencils by the elusive British artist.
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.
Interactive light and digital installations invite visitors into responsive, mirror-filled rooms.
An outdoor and community exhibition presented in collaboration with Middle East Archive, a digital platform documenting everyday life and visual culture across the region.
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.
Drawing in the Royal Palace on Dam Square as part of October drawing month, inside Jacob van Campen's 17th-century former city hall.
A big art, antiques and design fair with more than 110 dealers, focused on work from the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
An exhibition celebrating early trailblazers and foundational works in digital and video installation art.
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