The fourth meeting of the series The writer as protagonist is with Seville writer Sara Mesa, one of the most awarded young writers in Spanish literature. She will be interviewed by literary critic Ger Groot, accompanied by Nadia Ramer, the Dutch translator of her work. Sara Mesa is a writer and journalist and has published […]

EU-Sámi Week takes place in Brussels from 20th to 22nd June 2022 for the first time ever. The aim of the week is to strengthen the relationship between Sápmi and the EU. The EU Sámi Week is designed to be the first prominent step towards raising awareness among EU decision-makers about the need to include […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]