kien is obsessed with good sound

kien Sound Studio

Frenchman Florent and Dutch Jorn met at Bang & Olufsen. That’s where the idea of ​​designing their own audio system was born. They imagined the beauty and simplicity of multiple portable speakers that could combine to form any other home system. They found an office in Groot Handelsgebouw and have now opened kien Sound Studio […]

Operadagen Rotterdam continues as O.

Inside Rotterdam O. Rosa Quist

Operadagen Rotterdam disappears after 15 years only to reappear as ‘O.’ Frequent visitors to Operadagen Rotterdam will recognize in O. a festival with an ongoing focus on adventure, talented makers, and crosslinks to numerous genres. O. stands for opera and opening up the genre.  From performances to electropop and from tear-jerkers to street culture. New […]

Lisandro Suriel shows Ghost Island at Chrysalid Gallery

Ghost Island

Researcher and photographer Lisandro Suriel is in search for his own identity. The result is Ghost Island, a series of works set in the setting of the Caribbean. Lisandro’s photos full of magical realism can be seen from 9 October in Chrysalid Gallery in Rotterdam. Lisandro Suriel is born from a Dutch mother and a […]

International Film Festival Rotterdam 2022 goes online

International Film Festival Rotterdam 2022 by Tomas Mutsaers

Due to concerns about corona and the lockdown in the Netherlands. IFFR has decided to run the 51st edition of the festival online in a slimmed-down form. During International Film Festival Rotterdam 2022, audiences in the Netherlands will have online access to 52 films IFFR always offers a high-quality line-up of carefully selected fiction and […]

010 Says it all

The spoken word festival of Rotterdam is 010 Says itall. From 31 May to 2 June, spoken word organisations from across the city collaborate to offer word art, education and entertainment. Apart from the evening programmes, the entire city is splashed with poetic routes and pop-up performances. There is also an (international) open podium and […]

Meeting Artists in their Studios

Gallery Crawl The Gallery Crawl is a fixed route through various workshops and studios in the north of Rotterdam. The route is easy to follow by foot or by bike and helps you get to know this area of Rotterdam a little better. During the event, an additional program gives you access to artists and […]

Object Rotterdam

Affiliated to Art Rotterdam, Object Rotterdam is a fair for contemporary design and will run alongside this week’s events. Located in the HAKA building, a striking piece of modern architecture, you will find the latest limited editions and one-offs from well-known and upcoming designers. Object Rotterdam is the place to be for cutting-edge designs, crafts, […]

Bauhaus in the Netherlands

This week ‘nederland ⇄ bauhaus – pioniers van een nieuwe wereld’ (pioneers of a new world) will open, with more than 800 Bauhaus objects. It is the last major exhibition at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen before a major renovation. On Saturday 9 February, the day of the opening, the museum is free for everyone! 2019 will mark […]

Mijn Tante

From a baggage chest of the Holland America Line to a beautiful 1950s suitcase set in old blue, you will find it all at Mijn Tante (my aunt). But do not expect a hodgepodge of old furniture, all items have been carefully selected and are interspersed with contemporary items. Like small paintings made by local […]

Catwalk art

Viktor&Rolf: Fashion Artists 25 Years When Viktor&Rolf launched their first collection 25 years ago, the fashion world went wild! And nothing much has changed since then. That’s because Viktor&Rolf are so much more than creators of the haute couture that has been embraced by stars such as Madonna, Tori Amos and Rihanna. Their shows are […]