The exhibition Ma Yansong: Architecture and Emotion, showcasing the work of the Chinese architect Ma Yansong and his globally renowned, MAD Architects, has opened at the Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam

Nieuwe Instituut and the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA) are jointly organising an exhibition that juxtaposes De Stijl, and its Antwerp counterpart, the Modern Art Circle [Kring Moderne Kunst].

The pavilion, commissioned by the Nieuwe Instituut, transforms the Dutch Pavilion into an alternative sports bar — a playful yet critical space that questions the rules and rituals of social interaction.

In this first article of the SIDELINED sports newspaper, curator Amanda Pinatih and main exhibitor Gabriel Fontana talk to sports journalist Rivkah op het Veld about how sport both reflects and shapes society.

The Jaap Bakema Study Centre has announced a call for papers for its annual conference. Networks of (Ex)Change focuses on international networks of knowledge exchange in architecture and urban planning.

Video interviews with makers and cultural organisations tell how the vouchers have contributed to the presentation and distribution of their projects.

Nieuwe Instituut, the Netherlands’ national museum for architecture, design and digital culture, is curating the cultural programme of the Dutch Pavilion at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Kansai, Japan, which opens on 13 April.

This fourth and last newsletter features a talk between river activist Li An Phoa, founder of Drinkable Rivers, and Paramaribo-based theatre maker Tolin Alexander.

Aric Chen, General and Artistic Director of the Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam, has announced that he will leave the organization as of 27 June 2025 to take on a new challenge.

For the Rotterdam edition of Garden Futures, the Nieuwe Instituut invited artist and designer Frank Bruggeman to adapt Formafantasma’s original exhibition design to the local setting.

As part of the Nouveau Grand Tour NL residency programme, artist Iyo Bisseck will spend three months in residence at -1 Digital Lab from April.

Part of the multi-year Redesigning Design Weeks residency programme, CIVICITY is aimed at rethinking the social and environmental impact of design events on their host cities