Cooking Potato Stories What can a potato tell us about ourselves? The potato is cultivated almost everywhere, and globally cherished as an important part of local food cultures. Ana Núñez Rodríguez set out on a quest to unearth local ‘potato stories’ across the world, including her own childhood memories and her migratory trajectory between Spain, […]

The exhibition explores the world of the bicycle as a means of transport in the city and as a healthy and sustainable means of transport for everyone. In addition to its aesthetic value, the exhibition also has significance as a tribute to and advocacy for liveable and safe urban areas. The selection of photos shown […]

Investigating Roofs as Urban Spaces How can we create a sustainable city? Like many larger cities, Rotterdam and Hamburg face problems such as a lack of space and climate problems. Moreover, the question of whether the city still belongs to everyone is being asked increasingly loudly. Cities must also seek solutions to climate change (heat, […]

A concert tour of the Czech noise-rock trio sinks debuting in The Netherlands. Organised by Yugoturism and supported by the Czech Centre Rotterdam. The last-year tour postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic and happening now. It is not often that we can see Czech musicians in Dutch concert halls. Just because the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival with […]

In both the Netherlands and Switzerland, roughly three quarters of the population live in urban areas. Cities face similar challenges to renew and renovate the existing housing stock to deal with climate change, densification and growth in already built-up areas, and, last but not least, to tackle the affordability of housing, also against the background […]

On 8 July, Framer Framed welcomes you to join the seventh chapter of Crisis Imaginaries. This edition of the series takes place in the context of Framer Framed's exhibition The Silence of Tired Tongues and includes participating artist Aline Baiana. We will also be joined by Taipixi Guajajara, Ana Eugênia and Milena Bonilla, for a discussion on artistic and community […]

As part of the activity programme organised around the Tour of Spain (La Vuelta), which will also pass through three Dutch cities this year, the Basque writer Ander Izagirre and the Dutch philosopher Ralph Kruizinga will discuss the presence of cycling and sport in general in the literary world. In "Cycling and Literature" cycling, the […]

"Pasolini: the gaze of the contemporary" is a contemporary art exhibition dedicated to one of the greatest Italian intellectuals of the last century, Pier Paolo Pasolini, on the centenary of his birth. Writer, poet and director, Pier Paolo Pasolini, was an uncomfortable character due to his counter-current and often contradictory positions, left an important legacy […]

The Embassy of Switzerland in The Hague is looking forward to welcoming you and your families to the Swiss day at the Floriade Expo 2022 in Almere. In addition to the ambassador's speech for the national day (1 August), alphorns and the national anthem will be played. After the official part you can enjoy a […]

From Thursday August 4rd to Sunday August 14th the Amersfoort Jazz festival is having its 43rd edition. Amersfoort Jazz is a festival full of world jazz with new and renowned talent from all over the world. Each year, the festival pays particular attention to music from a selected country. For this edition the festival have […]

The FlamencOlé foundation, in collaboration with dance school Dream Dance and the Instituto Cervantes in Utrecht, is organizing a children's workshop in which flamenco is the instrument to connect and express yourself. Professional dancers teach the children flamenco dance moves in a modern variant, with steps from hip-hop and jazz dance. Flamenco fusion to celebrate […]