The ferry between Hook of Holland and Maasvlakte 2 sails again
This whole summer it’s possible again to use the tourist ferry service between the Hook of Holland and Maasvlakte 2. It sails seven days a week between the Berghaven in Hoek van Holland and FutureLand on Maasvlakte 2. Together with councillor Judith Bokhove (Mobility and other matters), tourism councillor Said Kasmi opened the ferry connection. […]
Rotterdam-based crowdfunding platform Lendahand gets investment of €5.5 million
Lendahand is based in Rotterdam and is an innovative crowdfunding platform that gives private investors access to impact investing in emerging markets. ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund (AA SIF) takes a stake. The investment from AA SIF enables further expansion to other European countries to reach more crowdfunders. Two French institutional investors (INCO and NGO […]
5 x Watch Feyenoord play the Conference League Final
Feyenoord will take on AS Roma in the final of the Conference League on May 25. The final will be played in Tirana in Albania. Support the team at these five spots with big screens and plenty of atmosphere. Make Rotterdam shudder. Willemsplein The biggest screen in the city will be erected at the Willemsplein, […]
Dare to abseil from the Euromast
Real daredevils can once again abseil from the Euromast. The landmark is a popular attraction and till September it offers the highest abseil in Europe from the viewing platform at 100 meters height. No experience is needed for this activity, only a bit of gut is of course necessary. The adrenaline rush you get from […]
Het Industriegebouw shows its art and design as HI Modern
Het Industriegebouw is an architectual icon, created by the legendary architects Hugh Maaskant and Willem van Tijen. In a state of deterioration, Luuk and Esther Schotsman bought the building in 2015. These investors transformed it back into the original purpose: a multi-company building. Now everybody can visit HI Modern and see the collection of art […]
Groot Handelsgebouw auctions colourful ping pong art for Ukraine
The Groot Handelsgebouw (GHG) will be auctioning off 20 unique ping-pong tables, hand-painted by up-and-coming artists for Dutch Design Week. The proceeds of the auction will go to Giro555 for humanitarian aid in Ukraine. The colourful ping-pong tables were painted during a live event at GHG last year as part of the Collision Project, a […]
Dirk van den Broek opens new supermarkets in Rotterdam
Dirk van den Broek’s dairy business grew over three-quarters of a century into a successful supermarket chain with more than 130 shops across the country. The company expands with two new convenience stores in Rotterdam. On the Binnerotte Dirk took over a Coop. The new addition to the Binnenrotte brings the total number of shops […]
Raluca Baicu and Edwin van Andel are new programmers at de Doelen
With the appointment of Raluca Baicu and Edwin van Andel as programmers Jazz and Pop, an exciting new musical era has begun for de Doelen. Raluca Baicu currently programmes all the jazz concerts that de Doelen presents in collaboration with partners in the city. From now on, Baicu will take on the entire jazz programming […]
Upstream brings entrepreneurs, talent and investors together
Upstream is a multi-day festival in Rotterdam, where scale-up founders, investors, students, policymakers, and corporates with guts come together to talk about the big changes in the world. From May 31 to June 2 Upstream takes place in Rotterdam once again. This time the center of the festival is Bird. This year Upstream focuses on […]
Steur shows itself during Rotterdam Art Week
A former power station on Galileïstraat is now home to Steur. A shelter for innovative, progressive makers and thinkers who operate on the cutting edge of art, design, technology, and sustainability. After the successful participation during Rotterdam Art Week last year, STEUR is opening its doors once again for visitors to get a look behind […]