What's On in Amsterdam on Friday 13 November
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the next 60 days, as the galleries announce themFriday 13 November
A large-scale Eurovision Song Contest party filling the arena with singalong hits from the contest's history.
A Eurovision party with 25 acts from different years, including 2009 winner Alexander Rybak, Finland's Käärijä, Croatia's Baby Lasagna, Erika Vikman, Cornelia Jakobs and Subwoolfer.
The Dutch men's national football team plays Greece.
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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.
An outdoor seasonal ice rink set up on Rembrandtplein as part of the Winterland winter attraction.
A concert of music from Studio Ghibli's animated films, such as Joe Hisaishi's scores for Spirited Away and My Neighbour Totoro, in a historic church.
The American singer, songwriter and producer makes soft, intimate music that mixes R&B, indie and gospel-tinged soul.
A dark fairy tale starring Olivia Colman as a lonely fisherwoman who has a husband woven out of wicker, played by Alexander Skarsgård.
American trumpeter and composer Ambrose Akinmusire, a Blue Note artist known for exploratory, lyrical jazz, plays the Bimhuis.
The British photographer known for Before They Pass Away, his portraits of Indigenous peoples around the world, tells the stories behind his pictures on stage.
Probably a stage version of Michael Cunningham's novel The Hours, about three women in different eras linked by Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway.
Families can explore 17th-century Amsterdam through a guided tour, a treasure hunt and other activities built around the city archive's Meesterwerk Amsterdam exhibition.
Public skating and courses at Amsterdam's large outdoor ice rink in Watergraafsmeer.
An interactive English-language session of songs, nursery rhymes, and picture books for young children.
A guided tour through the 17th-century canal house museum, celebrating a century of the city collection.
The new film from Martin McDonagh, the writer-director of In Bruges, Three Billboards and The Banshees of Inisherin.
Demonstrations of 17th-century painting and etching techniques in the restored studio where Rembrandt lived and worked.
An English-language storytelling night where people take the stage to tell personal stories to a listening audience.
A new English-language comedy show from Boom Chicago, with a title that puns on Sweet Home Alabama and points to life in Amsterdam.
Phil Campbell, Motörhead's longtime guitarist, plays hard rock with his three sons, including songs from his own band and Motörhead classics.
Terry Gilliam's 1995 science-fiction thriller sends Bruce Willis back in time to trace a deadly virus, with Brad Pitt in an unhinged supporting role.
Boom Chicago, the English-language comedy theatre whose former cast includes Seth Meyers and Jordan Peele, puts on improvised comedy built from audience suggestions.
The Danish singer-songwriter, known for her intimate folk-pop and husky voice, plays a Paradiso-organised show in the former church on Prinsengracht.
The Danish singer-songwriter, known for her quiet, melancholy folk-pop and her early vocals with Zero 7, plays Paradiso.
Pedro Almodóvar's latest film, whose Spanish title means Bitter Christmas, from the director of All About My Mother and Pain and Glory.
The ICP Orchestra (Instant Composers Pool), Amsterdam's free-improvising ensemble founded by Misha Mengelberg and Han Bennink, plays as a ten-piece.
A Dutch-language staging of Shakespeare's tragedy about two young lovers from feuding families in Verona.
Close-up magic from Rico Weeland, meaning card and sleight-of-hand tricks done just a few feet from the audience.
Around 25 booksellers sell second-hand and antiquarian books, prints, posters and magazines at this weekly Friday market.
A production at the home of Dutch National Opera and Ballet, the big Amstel-side house for opera and classical and contemporary dance.
Hasan Hadi's Cannes Caméra d'Or-winning first feature, in which a young Iraqi girl must bake a cake for Saddam Hussein's birthday amid 1990s sanctions and shortages.
Israeli sopranist Maayan Licht, a male singer in the soprano range, sings baroque repertoire with harpsichordist Guy Maori.
The Dutch singer, actress and multi-instrumentalist, known for her theatrical mix of pop and chanson, presents songs from a new album.
Short, playful children's theatre for ages one to six, using visual storytelling and music.
The French electronic producer plays live his score for Óliver Laxe's desert rave film Sirāt, which won the Jury Prize at Cannes in 2025.
Lance Hammer's drama with Juliette Binoche follows a family struggling to care for an elderly mother with dementia.
An amateur musical society stages the Broadway musical based on Charles Addams's macabre cartoon family, with songs by Andrew Lippa.
A public interview with Milio van de Kamp, the bookshop's usual format for hearing a writer talk about their work.
A daily happy hour at the hotel's Prins & Aap bar that introduces jenever, the Dutch juniper spirit that came before gin.
Historian Surekha Davies talks about her book on how people have defined the human by imagining monsters, then takes questions and signs copies.
The young Manchester rapper, known for tracks like 'Do Dat' and 'Elevate', performs his melodic UK rap.
A hands-on session modelling and sculpting objects from clay, open to beginners.
An exhibition exploring the realities of independence struggles across Africa, Suriname, and the Caribbean.
Individual intuitive card consultations held in the historic canalside library.
An evening of stand-up comedy paired with mixed drinks alongside the IJ.
A guided dance class focusing on foundational house dance footwork, grooves, and freestyle movement in the basement listening bar.
Historian Surekha Davies presents her book on how people have imagined monsters, and how that shaped ideas of what counts as human.
A craft class on upcycling, which means turning old or discarded materials into new and useful objects.
The British ceramic artist and author of the family memoir 'The Hare with Amber Eyes' talks about writing, making things and how to begin.
A stage production at Frascati, the Nes theatre known for new and experimental work by young makers.
The Atlanta band that has mixed funk, soul and hard rock since the 1970s plays a show the listing marks as sold out.
Sinterklaas makes his official arrival in Amsterdam by boat on Sunday 15 November, followed by a parade through the city.
A French-language drama from Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi, the director of Drive My Car and Evil Does Not Exist.
A show-and-tell evening where people bring and talk about witchy objects, rituals, crafts or practices that matter to them.
A hands-on cooking class run by a Japanese host, making ramen from scratch.
A film group outing to Charlotte Wells's debut, in which Paul Mescal plays a young father on holiday in Turkey with his daughter.
A hands-on class in mosaic, the craft of making images and patterns by setting small pieces of tile or glass into a surface.
Part of a three-day baroque festival in Weesp, with chamber music played in the town's 19th-century church.
An orchestral programme of three nineteenth-century works, including Brahms's brooding Fourth Symphony, his last.
A performance looking at war and how it is shown and seen through images.
A Dutch ensemble playing tango music in the tradition of Astor Piazzolla, performing in the restored 17th-century merchant's house on Sint Antoniesbreestraat.
The second preliminary round of the Amsterdam Kleinkunst Festival, a competition where new cabaret and music-theatre talent performs short sets for a jury.
A stage performance at Podium Mozaïek, the Bos en Lommer venue that programmes theatre, dance and music from many cultures.
In this 2024 film by Noah Segan, John Turturro plays a pickpocket whose routine theft lands him in serious trouble.
A night at Canvas, the Volkshotel's top-floor bar and club with views over the city, featuring LZ Mc Can.
A workshop on telling stories that draw on personal pain and lived experience.
A short 20-minute magic show performed in English at a food bar and theatre where you can eat and drink around the act.
An evening of songs by the Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, sung by Laura Bohn at the musicians' collective venue.
Learn drawing techniques for capturing animal form, fur, and texture using ink and wash.
A hands-on workshop in contemporary weaving techniques on the former naval site.
A hands-on workshop making a wreath from flowers picked at this harvest garden on the Vecht.
Pianist Nada gives the European premiere of Variations on a Theme of Jean Langlais by Naji Hakim, the Lebanese-French organist and composer.
A larger edition of the travelling dance hall for older people, with live music for dancing, at the public library.
An earlier-hours edition of the Juicy party, aimed at a crowd aged 27 and over.
Dutch cabaret performer Lisa Ostermann presents a solo show at the Amstel's classic home of comedy and cabaret.
An immersive audiovisual screening pairing the British band's music with large-format digital visuals projected across walls and floors.
A communal vegan dinner served at the independent cultural centre.
A movement workshop using theatre games and somatic exercises to encourage unstructured play.
An open creative studio session where you choose a medium and work at your own pace with hands-on materials.
An evening of stories, performance and conversation about migration and what it means to leave one place and settle in another.
A hands-on workshop exploring the modes, rhythms, and performance traditions of Eastern Mediterranean folk music.
A social dance night with a DJ playing for Lindy hop, the swing dance that started in 1920s and 1930s Harlem.
Vue's large multiplex screens the latest Dutch Sinterklaas films, the family genre built around the Saint Nicholas holiday.
Workshops and courses on recognising, growing and using medicinal and culinary herbs, run by an herb school based in the Poortgebouw.
A programme around dolls by Alejandra Ortiz, held at the public library.
An outing to Betondorp, the 1920s garden village in Watergraafsmeer that was built as an experiment in concrete housing.
Storytelling with LGBTQ+ themes, the rainbow being the familiar symbol of queer pride.
A weekly candlelit evening of kirtan, which is call-and-response devotional chanting, along with mantra meditation, reflections and snacks.
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 conversation about reparations for historical injustices such as slavery and colonialism.
A Friday afternoon drinks cabaret blending stand-up comedy and performance to kick off the weekend.
The Swedish singer-songwriter, who won Sweden's Idol in 2019, plays his soulful, roots-tinged pop.
A day of talks and discussion at the Oost contemporary art platform on slower, more deliberate and critical ways of making and using artificial intelligence.
A bike kitchen is a community workshop where you fix your own bike with shared tools and help from volunteers, held here at De Ceuvel in Noord.
Students from Codarts, the Rotterdam conservatory, play arrangements for organ, with a free lunch served before the concert.
Mediamatic's Meet-a-Maker talks let artists present their work and methods to the public, here with Maya Erin Masuda and Laura Elidedt Rodriguez.
A double bill of two acts at the Amstelveen pop venue.
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 theatre piece whose title translates as 'Voice from '94'.
Friday-night karaoke at Casablanca, a long-running bar on the Zeedijk, open to anyone who wants to sing.
Dutch pianist Kees Wieringa, known for his Satie recordings and contemporary repertoire, presents a programme built around the theme of happiness as a choice.
Comedian and actor Jordan Firstman's feature film, set in the world of nightlife and club promoters.
A concert by Big Sleep in Paradiso's smaller upstairs hall, which is sold out.
A weekend-long programme of electronic club nights from the Spielraum series at Club Raum.
A shared bill of experimental and improvised music, including London-based oud player and composer Kareem Samara and the minimalist duo Able Noise.
A volunteer-run eetcafé, meaning a cheap shared dinner in the squat-scene tradition.
A gardening session at Het Groene Veld, an outdoor site in Amsterdam Noord, where volunteers come to work on the garden.
An open mic where anyone can sign up to try stand-up comedy, from first-timers to regulars testing new material, held in a brewery.
An expat group outing to a comedy show at the Breugem brewery and tasting room, with beer on hand.
A theatre performance at Frascati, the stage on the Nes known for new and experimental Dutch theatre-makers.
A club night at Garage Noord with DJ sets from DJ Narciso and Slimfit and a live set from Honeydrip.
A morning yoga practice open to beginners and experienced practitioners alike.
A regular volunteer work morning carrying out practical nature management and conservation tasks in the woods.
A relaxed daytime lunch service inside the alternative cultural centre on the Overtoom.
An informal social gathering hosted in the hostel lounge for travellers and locals to connect.
The launch of a new book, Othi's ark, whose subtitle translates as 'a life with images'.
A theatre performance whose title means "mystical body".
Three Dutch bands share the bill at The Cave, the basement club for hard rock and metal on Prins Hendrikkade.
A joint event by Chase Gibbonz and Glimlip, whose title translates as Between Halves and Wholes.
An open-air exhibition on Oranje-Vrijstaatplein in Amsterdam Oost, on show from Monday 9 to Friday 27 November.
Organ students from Codarts conservatory in Rotterdam play their own new arrangements for organ, with a free lunch served in the foyer beforehand.
Named after the riot grrrl slogan, this gig brings together bands Flyssa, Cavegirl and My Girl Loves Heroine, followed by a DJ set from DJ Sjaak.
A live set by the band JAZDA at Plan C, with the music played in the room rather than spun by a DJ.
A party night that, as the name suggests, is about bass-heavy, booty-shaking club tracks.
A calm Friday morning focused on well-being and mindful presence at the community garden.
dubble's jazz series presents a set by musicians Misouli, Shechter, Govreen and Har Even.
A chance to try out Amsterdam's LGBT+ squash club, which plays regularly in a social and inclusive setting.
Studentenkoor Amsterdam, a choir of students from the city's universities, performs a programme under this French title, meaning 'The Swallow and the Cricket'.
A stage production at Frascati, the theatre on the Nes known for new and experimental work by up-and-coming Dutch theatre and dance makers.
A comedy night from the Comedy Queens collective, paired with short humorous poems by Doet.
Chi kung, also spelt qigong, is a Chinese practice of slow movement, breathing and focus, done here with an emphasis on mindfulness.
A session where participants share ways of working with AI more deliberately and critically, rather than adopting it as fast as possible.
Girls aged 22 or younger are invited to paint the Kjoeb, a structure in IJburg's Theo van Goghpark, together.
An exhibition for the annual prizes the Buning Brongers foundation awards to young painters and visual artists, opening Friday 13 November at 17:00.
A sound healing session, where participants sit or lie down while instruments such as gongs and singing bowls are played to help them relax.
A regular Friday evening of group mantra chanting and ancient philosophy, followed by a shared vegetarian dinner.
An evening of live music at the small Torpedo Theater, built around vocal performance, as the title suggests.
A parents' group is holding an autumn walk through Rembrandtpark that starts and ends at a café, and babies, dogs and single parents are welcome.
Girls aged 22 or younger are invited to paint the Kjoeb, a structure in IJburg's Theo van Goghpark, together on Friday 13 November.
Part of the library's series of stories read in different languages, this time in Spanish, usually for children and their parents.
Ecstatic dance is freeform dancing to a DJ with no talking or alcohol, here opened with a cup of ceremonial cacao.
Ex tempore is Latin for 'on the spur of the moment', and the title points to an evening of improvised performance at the former squat in Overtoom.
A live music set from Gustagroove, a groove-based act, at this neighbourhood meeting place.
An orchestral concert by Orkest lagrandt, conducted by Ian Arthur Plansker, in the Dominicuskerk.
A try-out, meaning a preview performance of a new show before its official premiere.
A live music evening at the neighbourhood venue in Amsterdam Oost.
A weekend of voice workshops with Uria Tsur, built around freeing the natural singing and speaking voice, plus a Sunday evening singing circle.
A day workshop using Nonviolent Communication, Marshall Rosenberg's method, to look at shame, guilt and anger as clues to underlying needs.
A talk on how emotions and the body play a part in journalism and documentary-making.
A masterclass with KiMu on process-oriented working, an approach to creative teaching that puts the making process ahead of the finished product.
A programme at Podium Mozaïek, the Bos en Lommer stage known for work that reflects the city's cultural diversity.
End-of-week expat drinks at the rooftop bar of Zoku, a hotel and co-working building.
A concert by the band Grommet at one of Amsterdam's main pop venues, which books both touring and local acts.
Two promoters, one from Amsterdam and one from Belgium, put on a joint club night with Dutch and Belgian DJs.
A club night of DJ sets, running under the Cassius Club name.
A film screening at the arthouse cinema in Westergas; the Dutch title means 'Just Get Used To It'.
A relaxed Friday afternoon tasting of wines from European producers who farm sustainably.
Art workshops inspired by Van Gogh at the Odensehuis, a drop-in centre for people with dementia and their carers.
Musician David Golek plays at the former water pumping station in Park Frankendael, now a restaurant that hosts live music.
A programme at Podium Mozaïek, the Bos en Lommer stage known for theatre, music and talks from a broad range of cultural backgrounds.
A musical whose title puns on 'none the wiser', staged in a former clandestine church.
A Dutch-language stage play whose title means 'Unfriending'.
A casual pickup basketball session for meetup members at the indoor sports hall in Osdorp.
A club night with an over-20s door policy at the Rembrandtplein club and restaurant.
A film whose title means 'late bloomer', screening at the Westergas cinema that specialises in Dutch film.
A show at the Leidsekade theatre, which mainly programmes cabaret, comedy and small-scale theatre.
A weekly live music night, this time with the Dutch jazz drummer Joost Patocka.
A theatre performance whose title refers to sensory overload, the feeling of taking in too much noise, light and information.
A read-aloud session for toddlers aged two and up, sharing picture books with them on a parent's lap.
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 concert by EYRA in the Keizersgrachtkerk, a 19th-century church on the canal that is regularly used for concerts.
A night of noise, experimental sound and performance curated by schoco mune, with a series of collaborations, at the squat venue in the Vondelpark area.
Local residents learn to report on life in Amsterdam Noord, writing and making stories about their own neighbourhood.
The academic publisher sells off books from its catalogue at a sale on its premises.
An exhibition in Pakhuis de Zwijger's expo space.
A launch event for a new independent magazine, held at the long-running anarchist and radical bookshop on Jodenbreestraat.
A club night at the small Amsterdam bar and dance space, with DJs bvndo and malindi on the decks.
A jazz quartet led by Lassi Friman plays the piano bar.
A club night at BRET with DJ sets from Lauren Lo Sung, Kate Seach and Phelan.
Community sessions offering Japanese shiatsu bodywork, working along traditional meridian channels.
A programme at Arti et Amicitiae, the artists' society founded in 1839 whose members show work in its building on the Rokin.
An advanced Iyengar yoga session focusing on precision alignment and sustained postures for experienced practitioners.
A guided walking group for seniors looking to stay active and meet neighbours in the park.
Local women gather for an informal afternoon of embroidery and social conversation.
A regular community yoga class held at the NieuwLand social space.
A relaxed social walk through the park aimed at local residents.
A brisk, guided fitness walk through the North Amsterdam park designed for outdoor exercise.
An informal weekly gathering for activists, hackers, and the local community to connect over open-source tech.
A talk on radical autonomy, meaning the idea of people and communities organising their lives on their own terms, outside the usual systems.
A regular underground club night dedicated to techno and tech house.
From its name, a movement and exercise session at this community venue in Noord.
A neighbourhood bingo with prizes, at two euros per card, paid in cash.
A solo show at Theater Mascini, a small venue that mostly programmes cabaret and stand-up comedy.
A performance at Frascati, the Nes theatre known for new and experimental work by young makers, with a title about speaking up collectively.
A volunteer-run info café in Amsterdam's autonomous, DIY tradition, a place to drop in for drinks and talk.
Resto VanHarte, which runs community restaurants against loneliness, holds a special dinner for people who care for a sick, elderly or disabled loved one.
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.
Live music at Waterhole, the bar near Leidseplein with bands on stage most nights.
A meetup for researchers and industry people working on artificial intelligence in chemistry, such as machine learning for discovering molecules and materials.
A theatre performance; the Dutch title means 'Verdict'.
A networking meetup where entrepreneurs and freelancers gather over drinks to swap ideas and look for people to work with.
A programme at Zaal 100, a small artist-run venue in De Wittenstraat that hosts improvised music, film and exhibitions.
A group walk through Rembrandtpark, the large park in Nieuw-West.
A Dutch-language stage show whose title translates as 'man with flaws'.
An informal drop-in coffee gathering where local residents meet their neighbours and chat.
Yoga nidra, or 'yogic sleep', is a guided deep-relaxation practice done lying down, with a teacher talking you through your body and breath.
A theatre performance whose Dutch title means 'Incomprehensibly Rich'.
A stage performance whose title suggests a personal, autobiographical piece about putting oneself on display.
An open co-working session at the Institute for Advanced Study, where researchers and others share a workspace and meet across disciplines.
An event called One Fine Mess at Tolhuistuin, the music and arts venue in Noord.
A programme at Taets, the arts venue in a former industrial complex in Zaandam.
Spanish language lessons for adult learners, held at a branch of Amsterdam's public library.
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.
A live music set in an intimate café setting.
A performance at Scala Amsterdam.
The theatre is reserved on this date, most likely for a private booking rather than a public performance.
The landmark survey brings together the Japanese artist's signature polka dots, Infinity Mirror Rooms, and monumental soft sculptures.
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, one of the world's largest documentary festivals, brings a screening to the Carré theatre on the Amstel.
An exhibition putting Frans Hals and Rembrandt side by side, the two great Dutch Golden Age portrait painters.
Drawings and sketches by the Rotterdam-born Abstract Expressionist painter, shown alongside his famous Woman I, with lectures, an audio tour and drawing workshops.
The seasonal outdoor ice rink set up in front of the Rijksmuseum, between the Concertgebouw and the Van Gogh Museum.
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.
Citywide arts festival staging performances, tours, and special events across various participating Amsterdam museums.
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 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 about disco, the dance music and club culture that came out of Black, Latino and queer scenes in 1970s New York.
DocLab is IDFA's programme of interactive, immersive and new-media documentary, where filmmakers and artists test what non-fiction storytelling can become.
The South Korean sculptor, known for unsettling machine-driven installations of dripping, flesh-like materials and her 2024 Tate Turbine Hall commission, takes over the medieval church.
An exhibition about the Egyptian boy pharaoh and his tomb, using large projections and replicas rather than original artefacts.
Photographs by the American Henry Chalfant, who documented New York subway graffiti and co-created the book Subway Art and the film Style Wars.
An exhibition focusing on Rembrandt's radical working methods, trial prints and inventive techniques with ink and copperplate.
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 group visit to the museum's exhibition on James McNeill Whistler, the American painter based in London who is best known for 'Whistler's Mother'.
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'.
Boiler Room, the platform known for livestreaming DJ sets with the crowd around the decks, hosts a club night.
Eindhoven's yearly light art festival, with installations and projections along a walking route through the city centre; note that this is in Eindhoven, not Amsterdam.
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.
A photography exhibition about graffiti culture, including life-size images of subway cars more than three metres high.
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.
Carla Muijsers-Drukker tells the story of her experiences during the Second World War in the Holocaust museum's eyewitness series.
An exhibition of large, detailed Playmobil scenes built by diorama maker Oliver Schaffer, set up for both looking and hands-on play.
An exhibition on James McNeill Whistler, the American-born painter in London known for his Nocturnes and the portrait of his mother.
Hitchcock's 1959 chase thriller in a new 4K restoration, with Cary Grant as an adman mistaken for a spy, the crop-duster scene and the Mount Rushmore climax.
Work by Patricia Kaersenhout, the Dutch-Surinamese artist whose work deals with Black feminism, colonial history and the legacy of slavery.
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 pay-what-you-want live role-playing game where the audience goes on a quest built around live music.
Haarlem's large neo-Gothic cathedral is filled with Christmas decorations, displays and seasonal activities.
An immersive digital experience that recreates the streets and canals of seventeenth-century Amsterdam.
This exhibition shows Amsterdam as 17th-century artists saw it, including famous places, buildings that are now gone and the stories behind the works.
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.
STRAAT, the street art museum at NDSM, teams up with Museum MORE, which collects modern realist art, for a show about claiming public space.
A chance to see the studio in Rembrandt's former home, where he lived and worked, used as a working studio for visitors.
A sightseeing boat trip along Amsterdam's canals on Blue Boat Company's City Canal Cruise.
The British photographer known for Before They Pass Away, his portraits of Indigenous peoples around the world, tells the stories behind his pictures on stage.
The Tunisian-German DJ behind the Desolat label and long known in Ibiza's house and techno scene plays one set for the whole night.
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 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 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.
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.
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.
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