As part of the series of encounters "The writer as protagonist" the Spanish writer Juan Gómez Bárcena (Santander, 1984), one of the most promising young talents of Spanish literature, will come to Amsterdam. He is the author of the novel El cielo de Lima, published in Dutch under the title De hemel boven Lima. His […]

ENFF’s special programme highlights the new works from a small country with a great tradition of cinema. Nowadays, many new Slovenian cinema voices are being recognized at big European festivals like Venice, Cannes, and Locarno. From 20-24 April, ENFF will screen several award-winning shorts and new fiction feature films – among them Sanremo by Miroslav Mandic, the Slovenian candidate […]

The sequel to De man die zijn haar kort liet knippen is finally here. In the original performance, inspired by the book by Johan Daisne, a man and a woman come together in a restaurant. It's 2004: Harvey Weinstein is still a successful producer, the term mansplaining doesn't exist yet, coughing in public spaces is […]

L'Europe noire is a poetic travelogue through black Europe. Slam poet and musician Lisette Ma Neza follows Johny Pitts' book Afropean as a travel guide and preliminary research for a new performance. She travels by train from Brussels to Lisbon and from Lisbon to Graz, back to Breda, and then back to Brussels. For example, […]

On Saturday, 2 April 2022 at 1.30 pm, a presentation of the book Čtyři století Komenského v Nizozemí/Jan Amos Comenius, vier eeuwen voetsporen in Nederland will take place at the Comenius Museum in Naarden. Jan Amos Komenský was an important Czech philosopher, theologian, and pedagogue. In his life, he visited many foreign countries. In the […]

It all started with a vision in 2017: a network of European universities that would foster strategic partnerships for student mobility and excellence, while boosting the EU's international clout. Since then, two calls for projects have been published and 41 alliances have been formed, involving 284 universities and colleges. A great success, which was perpetuated […]

Opening of the Helke Sander retrospective Helke Sander made a fundamental contribution to the second German feminist wave, which became known as the New Women's Movement. The main characteristic of her work, both in cinema and activism, is breaking with established forms and ideas, breaking the entrenched patterns of cinematographic conventions and creating ever-changing films […]

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, […]

On Saturday 9 April, 19:00, Hungarian musicians and singers living in the Netherlands, together with the Amsterdam Hungarian Choir (conducted by Máté Lachegyi) and The Hague Hungarian Choir are performing at a benefit concert for the refugees from Ukraine at the Heilige Familiekerk in The Hague. The concert will be musically directed by Katalin Kovács. […]

On the occasion of the 700th anniversary of the death of Yunus Emre (one of Turkey's foremost mystical Sufi poet), UNESCO has declared the year 2021 Yunus Emre Year. ​The Yunus Emre Institute Amsterdam  and OBA are organizing a special music and poetry evening in collaboration with  Theo Loevendie, composer and Turkish music lover. Theo […]

ENFF’s special programme highlights the new works from a small country with a great tradition of cinema. Nowadays, many new Slovenian cinema voices are being recognized at big European festivals like Venice, Cannes, and Locarno. From 20-24 April, ENFF will screen several award-winning shorts and new fiction feature films – among them Sanremo by Miroslav Mandic, the Slovenian candidate […]

Cervantes Institute is happy to announce the celebration of the World Book Day and Spanish Language Day at its headquarters in Utrecht, with poetry as the main themes. Two poets will, therefore, take part of the event: the Chilean Ricardo Cuadros and the Argentine Alejandra Szir. Being a poet does not only mean writing poetry but also reading other poets' work, […]

Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Amsterdam and the Italian Studies Working Group (WIS) present "A multicultural island - The Archeology of Sicily during the Byzantine, Islamic and Norman periods". Lecture by Prof. dr. dr. Joanita Vroom, Professor of Archeology of Medieval and Early Modern Eurasia Faculty of Archeology Leiden University. The event will be held […]

Pavel Fuksa is a highly successful graphic designer, illustrator and creative director. His client list is like a who’s who of top international brands and includes such names as Nike, Facebook, Lego and Google. In this broad-ranging chat Fuksa (39) discusses his creative process and distinctive style, which brings a fresh spin to classic Czechoslovak […]

To end Institut Francais' special program for the French Presidency of the European Union with a bang, they have devised an exceptional series of activities for the month of May: “A Mirror for Europe – Beyond Kitsch? ". We know the values ​​that Europe upholds and which today are more important than ever. How do […]

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 […]

About the book What a scandal: Prof. Dr. Saraswati is white! It couldn't be worse. Just before the Professor of Postcolonial Studies in Düsseldorf had been the 'goddess' of all debates about identity - and had described herself as a person of color. As if Sally Rooney, Beyoncé and Frantz Fanon were watching Sex Education […]

Healing & Dealing is a two-part project taking place this spring in Brussels and Helsinki. Dealing will be part of the Stop Hatred Now Festival in Helsinki, focusing on white people and encouraging them to take responsibility for their part within structural white supremacy. Healing will be organised in Brussels as a mirror event to […]

Homage to Federico Fellini - Concert by the orchestra Camerata Strumentale dei Solisti di Prato maecic The Italian Cultural Institute in Amsterdam, in collaboration with CIDIM (Italian National Music Committee) presents the concert "Homage to Federico Fellini" by the orchestra Camerata Strumentale dei Solisti di Prato conducted by Luigi Piovano. The concert that was already […]