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 […]

Join the Czech Centre Rotterdam between 1 – 30 September in the monthly sporting challenge on the occasion of the Czech EU Presidency 2022 and collect the most steps by walking or running (unfortunately not biking) for NL team. Let's move together and strive for the resilience of our health just like the EU strives […]

The Club for UNESCO Vicenza and the Dutch Grafein Foundation present the graphic art exhibition "Mirror - Face to Face”, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Amsterdam, which will take place from 1 to 30 September at the Amstelkerk in Amsterdam, and then from 15 October to 13 November at the Kunstliefde space […]

TWO: After her solo performances, ONE. and ALL., Lisa Verbelen will form a duo in TWO. with celebrated jazz musician Hendrik Lasure. Originating from the theme of opposites and inspired by Taoism and hip-hop, Lisa and Hendrik are creating a music album. Together with director Suze Milius they will turn the album into a theatrical concert. TWO. is an exercise that attempts to […]

A wine tasting event featuring wines from the south-east of Spain and a conference given by the expert in wine, Bart Dunsbergen, about the role of wine in Spanish culture since the Roman Empire.

The Italian Cultural Institute of Amsterdam presents the project, ITALIAN SOUND:jazz session. in collaboration with CIDIM (Italian National Committee of Music). The project features the DARIO NAPOLI MANOUCHE PROJECT, with Dario Napoli on the lead guitar, Tommaso Papini on the rhythm guitar and Tonino de Sensi on the electric bass. Although Django Reinhardt is the […]

De Brakke Grond presents .tiff 2022, an exhibition featuring emerging photography from Belgium, selected by FOMU - Photo Museum Antwerp. Each year, the museum selects ten promising artists, all of which live and work in Belgium. FOMU accompanies them on a development journey to create the portfolio magazine .tiff, culminating in a group exhibition. The […]

An interview with the Spanish writer, Irene Vallejo, by the literary critic Daan Pieters. The event also features translator, Adri Boon, who has translated Vallejo´s book: “El infinito en un junco” to Dutch: “Papyrus”. The event has been organised by Instituto Cervantes de Utrecht in collaboration with OBA and Meulenhoff. The event will take place at […]

From 23 - 25 September, the 16th edition of the Huygens Festival, with free (classical) music for young and old, is taking place in the Huygenskwartier in Voorburg. Following the tradition, the festival kicks off on Friday 23rd at 16:30 with young musicians from the Netherlands and the Visegrád countries: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and […]

The Association of Spanish Scientists in the Netherlands (CENL) presents "Women do science too", in collaboration with the Embassy of Spain in The Hague and the Instituto Cervantes Utrecht. This event is about the past, present and future of female scientists and researchers. This event will include a screening of the documentary: “The woman who […]

Come over to Amsterdam for a selection of some of the best Spanish and Latin American contemporary cinema, focusing on independent, experimental, and artistic films, organised in collaboration with the Institute Cervantes Utrecht and the Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain in the Netherlands. The festival takes place in two different locations: the OBA Amsterdam […]

The German historian, Simon Strauss, will be in conversation with Eric Sadin about the meaning of European citizenship and the value of culture. Strauss will cast a critical eye on our modern, digitalised society which revolves around consumerism. The talk will take place in the Zuiderkerk Amsterdam and also via a livestream. Click here to […]

Since September 2021, the Alliance Française in Amsterdam and Het Ketelhuis have been presenting Soirée ciné, a programme of French films that have not been released in the Netherlands, but which are very much worthy of being viewed. Every month, a new title is screened. The October edition of Soirée Ciné will feature the film, […]

To mark the centenary of the birth of Pier Paolo Pasolini, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura has organised this concert along with some readings. This event will feature Edoardo Coen, the actor, along with Andrea Coen on the piano. This duo are internationally appreciated and offer an unprecedented journey to discover Pier Paolo Pasolini: poet, […]

Performance: Stravinsky’s masterpiece, Petrouchka, inspired choreographers Elisabeth Borgermans and Thomas Vantuycom to undertake a new dance creation featuring nine young people between the ages of 15 and 24. However, the starting point is not the original staging from 1911 but an in-depth reading of the music. Stravinsky’s penchant for contrast, rhythm and speed is typical […]

In the first event organised by Platform Spaans, the first Dutch network devoted to promoting Spanish language and culture, professor Francisco Moreno Fernández will give a lecture on the value and position of the Spanish language in the world (with simultaneous Dutch translation). The event will include a workshop discussing relevant matters surrounding Spanish language […]

A Gaspar Noé film about Alzheimer's? The director of Irreversible, Enter the Void and Lux Æterna never ceases to amaze. Even more unexpected: Dario Argento plays the husband of a psychiatrist with dementia (Françoise Lebrun). The split-screen projection reflects the separate worlds of the two protagonists. The film will be followed by a Q&A with […]

Leïla Slimani presents her latest novel, Regardez-nous danser (Kijk ons dansen), which tells the tale of her mother, who grew up on a poor farm but would later become Morocco's first female gynaecologist. The Prix Goncourt winner, Leïla Slimani (1981) was born in Morocco and moved to Paris at the age of 17 to study […]