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In recent weeks, Rotterdam has seen a bright pink city stage become a reality on the roof of Het Nieuwe Instituut.

The institute's Setareh Noorani joined Thobile Chittenden, Fulco Treffers and Meghann Ormond for an evening exploring conflicting interests, systemic barriers and power dynamics in co-design.

In May 2022, Working Group member Hannah Dawn Henderson, artist in residence at the Rijksacademie, exhibited the installation Blueprints. This piece built on her work with Collecting Otherwise. In it, she drew parallels between architectural and archival practices that reinforce cultural values and social norms. This is her artist’s statement.

In January 2022, students of the MSc in Archival and Information Studies at the University of Amsterdam researched the Vrouwen Bouwen Wonen network archive as a case study at the Nieuwe Instituut.

With the National Collection for Dutch Architecture and Urban Planning as a starting point, theatre and radio maker Naomi Steijger will discuss the construction and history of Rotterdam's Museum Park with designer Petra Blaisse, curator Ellen Smit and local residents and park users. This is the third in the Green in the City podcast series.

On international Earth Day, Friday 22 April, Het Nieuwe Instituut will become the world's first Zoöperative: a unique form of organisation that takes the 'voices' and interests of non-human life into account in its decisions. At the same time, The New Garden opens, as does In Search of the Pluriverse: an exhibition that examines how design can contribute to a multivocal world.

Het Nieuwe Instituut's Design Drafts programme in collaboration with Disegno Journal (London) presents an open call for up-and-coming design writers and writings.

London Design Biennale today announces the appointment of Het Nieuwe Instituut, the Dutch national museum and institute for architecture, design and digital culture, as Artistic Director of the fourth edition of London Design Biennale, taking place from 1-25 June 2023 at Somerset House.

How much energy do you have and need today? This is the starting point of The Energy Show - Sun, Solar and Human Power, a survey exhibition at Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam from 3 September 2022 to 5 March 2023. Compiled by curator and designer Matylda Krzykowski, the exhibition revolves entirely around the sun and its design possibilities. It reflects on the visitor's personal energy levels, features dozens of innovative examples of solar technology, and ultimately leads to one key question: what would the world look like if it ran on solar energy?

On Thursday 24 March 2022, the members of Collecting Otherwise gathered in the familiar space of Zoom to launch the second edition: PostDeColonial. This event set the stage for dialogues and perspectives that focus on decolonisation as a means of restitution in heritage institutions and archives. What role can institutions play in reconstructing heritage? And how do we think about and implement restitution?

Het Nieuwe Instituut and Tilting Axis are launching the third iteration of the Fellowship program for mid-career or established applicants based in the Caribbean. The initiative aims to foster and stimulate mu...