Upcoming events
For an overview of prior events, see the events archive.
April 17, 2025
Thursday Night Detour
Join the free Thursday Night Detour with a surprise Detour Guide and explore the museum from inside and out.
April 17, 2025
Preview screening: Once upon a Time, a Sheet of Plywood Arrived in Venice
The preview screening of a documentary short film that follows a sheet of plywood on its journey to the Venice Architecture Biennale.
April 24, 2025
Thursday Night Detour
Join the free Thursday Night Detour with a surprise Detour Guide and explore the museum from inside and out.
April 24, 2025
Counter-forensics: Responding to Police Violence
This Research Night will focus on the case of Sammy Baker, who was killed by the Amsterdam Police on 13 August 2020.
May 1, 2025
Thursday Night Detour
Join the free Thursday Night Detour with a surprise Detour Guide and explore the museum from inside and out.
May 1, 2025
An Evening With: Sumayya Vally
Nieuwe Instituut invites South African architect Sumayya Vally to talk about her work, career, and what drives her.
May 8, 2025
Thursday Night Detour
Join the free Thursday Night Detour with a surprise Detour Guide and explore the museum from inside and out.
May 8, 2025
An Evening About: Louis Le Roy
In the 1970s, ‘ecotect’ Louis Le Roy became famous for his wild gardens. How are artists and designers building on his ideas today?
May 15, 2025
Thursday Night Detour
Join the free Thursday Night Detour with a surprise Detour Guide and explore the museum from inside and out.
May 22, 2025
Book launch: Gert Dumbar, Gentleman Maverick of Dutch Design
How to condense the rich and varied life’s work of one of the Netherlands’ most famous graphic designers into a book?
May 22, 2025
Thursday Night Detour
Join the free Thursday Night Detour with a surprise Detour Guide and explore the museum from inside and out.
May 25, 2025
Design Fair 2025
A new edition of the Design Fair – the outdoor market for tastemakers, with a wide range of unique design for every budget – will take place again this year under the Arcade of the Nieuwe Instituut.
May 29, 2025
Thursday Night Detour
Join the free Thursday Night Detour with a surprise Detour Guide and explore the museum from inside and out.
June 3, 2025
Transition-Scapes: Reimagining Energy Futures
Closing event of Transition-Scapes, a project that has explored how energy transition scenarios can be visualised through interactive exhibition formats.
July 4, 2025
Dance of Freedom 2025: Nosagenda X Janilda Bartolomeu
Celebrate Cape Verde’s 50th Independence Day! Enjoy stories, music, workshops and a pop-up expo.
July 9, 2025 - July 11, 2025
Opening WASTELAND Festival 2025 – Out of Sight
Is waste boring? Absolutely not! Join us as we celebrate the opening of the WASTELAND Festival – Out of Sight, kicking off a month full of activities about how Rotterdam deals with waste.