Keti Koti commemorates the abolition of slavery
Every year on 1 July, we celebrate the abolition of slavery in the Netherlands. Keti Koti takes place in Wijkpark Oude Westen and several other spots. A day before, June 30, there is a solemn memorial service at the Slavery Memorial at the Lloydstraat. On June 30, the commemoration starts at 6.30 PM. First, there […]
Powerhouse Company will redesign the central library
The Rotterdam Public Library at the corner of Hoogstraat and Binnerotte opened in 1983, it’s in urgent need of renovation after almost 40 years of intensive use. Design teams were invited to tender for this major project. From the 22 (national and international) applications, five design teams were selected. Their designs were exhibited this spring […]
De Rotte must become the first cultural river in Europe
Rotterdam owes its origin and its name to the Rotte. By building a dam in the river where the Hoogstraat now runs. The Rotte has a total length of 18 kilometers and is an attractive river for locals to escape city life. And by 2025 the river is to become the first European cultural river. […]
De Maaltuin moors at Maritime Museum Rotterdam
During a pop-up dinner at De Maaltuin, you dine in castles, palaces, museums or botanical gardens and get to know the location in a unique way. There are already editions in Trompenburg and from June 17 the Maritime Museum is the new location in Rotterdam. The Maritime Museum has the oldest and largest museum harbor […]
Heilige Huisjes opens up churches, mosques, temples and synagogues
Especially for the Rotterdam Architecture Month, churches, mosques, temples and synagogues organise activities from May 28 to June 4. Heilige Huisjes (which translates into ‘Holy Houses’) aims to introduce Rotterdammers to religious buildings in the city. The event is an initiative of the municipality of Rotterdam and De Kerkvernieuwers. Since 2020, the municipality has been […]
Stadshaven Brouwerij opens a gigantic terrace
In the Rotterdam Makers District, Stadshaven Brouwerij has restored a 100-year-old fruit warehouse into a craft beer brewery. This independent brewery already offers tours, beer tastings, a gastropub, and now also a terrace. It is carefully designed and built and is now completely ready to receive guests. It has room for 300 visitors. The large, […]
Restored grain elevator returns to Maritime Museum
The last working grain elevator in the world is returning to the Maritime Museum Rotterdam. For a year, Stadsgraanzuiger 19 was restored at the Talsma shipyard in Franeker. On May 2, the multi-day return trip begins. The return trip from Friesland, crossing the IJsselmeer and Amsterdam, takes three days. It’s broadcasted live via this stream. […]
Studio Makkink & Bey restores a historic pavilion in the Park
Hidden on the edge of the Park, near the Euromast, is a TB recovery center. It opened in 1937, by the design of architect C.J. Hemmes and initiator The Red Cross. Stichting Droom en Daad now saves it from demolition. They commissioned Studio Makkink & Bey to turn the former convalescent home into a public […]
Celebrating 150 years of the New Rotterdam Waterway
Until mid-October, Rotterdam and the region will commemorate the opening of the New Rotterdam Waterway in 1872. This canal is the artificial mouth of the river Rhine. It gave Rotterdam the springboard to conquer the world and become an important port. The Waterway (Nieuwe Waterweg) is a busy shipping route since it is the primary […]
Set the clock for peace at the statue of Erasmus
Coming Saturday, April 30 2022 the statue of Erasmus, the famous thinker from Rotterdam, has been on its pedestal for exactly 400 years. To celebrate everybody is invited to turn a page in a book as an ode to peace. The story goes that Erasmus turns a page of his book every day on the […]