Have a genderful day at Wereldmuseum
Gender is a hot topic. Wereldmuseum now has an exhibition on display to discover how gender is expressed and experienced worldwide. It already opened last February but because of the measurements, there wasn’t an official opening. That’s why on December 10th people can visit the expo with a discount. That day, it’s Purple Friday and […]
Construction has started on stilwerk Rotterdam
Stilwerk is a German enterprise operating in quality design. At its locations in Hamburg and Düsseldorf customers will find 800 premium brands. Rotterdam will be home to a new design destination from 2023. The historic Santos building – a listed brick building on the Katendrecht peninsula – offers the perfect conditions for this. The former […]
Kunsthal Rotterdam proudly presents Calder Now
Calder Now presents twenty sculptures by Alexander Calder, alongside works by ten prominent contemporary artists. Expect Olafur Eliasson, Ernesto Neto, Aki Sasamoto, Monika Sosnowska, Sarah Sze, and Rirkrit Tiravanija. Alexander Calder (United States, 1898-1976) innovated a lot. He added a large number of pioneering artistic innovations the fourth dimension of time as a prominent and […]
Villa Zebra expands with new imaginative installations
With exhibitions and art workshops Villa Zebra has marveled children between the ages of 2 and 12 years old for over twenty years. In a striking building at the Stieltjesstraat, the young are challenged to play with their imagination by creating a world where the unexpected can and may happen. The two current exhibitions are […]
Palette is a Temporary Culinary Gallery inspired by food
Palette is serving art inspired by local restaurants. Joren Joshua took inspiration from restaurants in his hometown of Rotterdam. His works of art are shown exclusively in a pop-up gallery at Schiekade 185 in Rotterdam. Palette is an initiative of Thuisbezorgd.nl. Palette – Temporary Culinary Gallery is open to the public on 18 and 19 […]
Dudok welcomes Depot Boijmans van Beuningen
The world’s first art depot is now accessible. The Depot displays the entire collection of Boijmans van Beuningen consisting of 151,000 works of art. Ten prints of these works are on display at Dudok Rotterdam at the Meent. The connection with the city has always been important to Dudok, and art & culture obviously plays […]
A striking homage to jazz and Jules Deelder
On the yellow wall of the former C5 Jazz Club at the Schiehaven, there is now an homage to a true icon: Jules Deelder. This famous poet and writer covered topics such as life in his hometown Rotterdam, drug use, and jazz. Construction company VORM asked artist Marcel Labrie to make a fitting tribute. Since 2018, […]
Depot and Villa West win Architectenweb Awards
There is no other platform that is so intensively used by Dutch architects as Architectenweb. Every year Architectenweb Awards are given in several categories. This year Depot has won the Best Public Building and Villa West is awarded as Interior of the Year. Villa West is designed by MASA architects. They converted a former Unilever […]
The Huidenclub is a new experimental platform for contemporary culture
The Huidenclub is a new cultural hotspot in Rotterdam. It’s located in an industrial building from 1914. It takes its name from its predecessor, the tannery De Coöperatieve Vereniging Rotterdamsche Huidenclub at Pelgrimstraat 5c. The platform temporarily opened its door during the summer edition of Art Rotterdam and it was starting point of Momo Fabrique last […]
Rotterdam Architecture City shows the 100 best buildings
Rotterdam ranks among the top international architectural destinations. The newly updated Rotterdam Architecture City is a perfect guide to all classic and recent architectural highlights. To celebrate the launch of Rotterdam Architecture City, this coming Sunday 14 November there is a presentation. 100 buildings in 100 minutes takes place at Leeszaal West. Authors Piet Vollaard […]
