Upcoming events
For an overview of prior events, see the events archive.
September 12, 2024
Opening Night
On Thursday evening, September 12, the Nieuwe Instituut celebrates the new cultural season with three new exhibitions to explore at -1, Gallery 3 and the Research Centre.
September 12, 2024
Book launch Washi Futurism
Washi Futurism
Design duos Cream on Chrome and Craft Portrait are launching their new book Washi Futurism about the traditional Japanese craft of making washi paper.
September 13, 2024 - September 15, 2024
MONO JAPAN Fair 2024
Immerse yourself in the beauty of Japanese craftsmanship and design at the MONO JAPAN Fair 2024.
September 13, 2024
Preview Cultural Programme Netherlands at Expo Osaka 2025
Join us to hear more about the upcoming cultural programme curated by the Nieuwe Instituut at Expo Osaka 2025.
September 14, 2024 - September 15, 2024
Open Monument Day 2024
Sonneveld House
Open Monument Day is a great opportunity to visit Sonneveld House for free. Completed in 1933, the villa is considered one of the best-preserved houses in the Nieuwe Bouwen style.
September 18, 2024
Vogelbescherming X IABR: The Importance of Nature-Inclusive Design
IABR 2024: Nature of Hope
Together with experts we take a look at the question how we can integrate nature into architecture for a more sustainable future.
September 19, 2024
International Clinic: Fair Practice
What is fair practice and how can you contribute to a fairer design and culture sector? We talk about this with people from the cultural field, followed by practical break-out sessions with fairPACCT.
September 19, 2024
Research Nights: The Black Technical Object
Research
Join us for an evening celebration of the book âThe Black Technical Object: On Machine Learning and the Aspiration of Black Beingâ by Ramon Amaro.
September 20, 2024
Education Symposium Nature of Knowledge - Afternoon programme
IABR 2024: Nature of Hope
IABR is hosting an educational symposium to learn from novel and urgent approaches in the way architecture and spatial design practices are taught, learned and crucially, unlearned.
September 20, 2024
Education Symposium Nature of Knowledge â Evening programme
IABR 2024: Nature of Hope
IABR is hosting an educational symposium to learn from novel and urgent approaches in the way architecture and spatial design practices are taught, learned and unlearned.
September 22, 2024
Launch It's About Time. The Architecture of Climate Change
IABR 2024: Nature of Hope
Join us for the launch of Itâs About Time. This groundbreaking book delves into the intersection of climate action and architectural design.
September 24, 2024
Opening of the GUD Instituut Living Room
Collecting Otherwise
Arus Balik â Shifting Currents
Attend the opening of the GUD Institute Living Room, part of the Arus Balik â Shifting Currents programme.
September 26, 2024
An Evening With: ruangrupa
Arus Balik â Shifting Currents
Members of the Ruangrupa artist collective share their insights into experimental and collaborative practice as part of the Arus Balik programme exploring design legacies between Indonesia and the Netherlands.
September 27, 2024
Arus Balik â Shifting Currents Symposium: Day 1
Collecting Otherwise
Arus Balik â Shifting Currents
Join us at the Arus Balik â Shifting Currents Symposium, where a wide range of panelists explore and discuss the histories of inequality and violence of contemporary architecture.
September 28, 2024
Arus Balik â Shifting Currents Symposium: Day 2
Collecting Otherwise
Arus Balik â Shifting Currents
Join us at the Arus Balik â Shifting Currents Symposium, where a wide range of panelists explore and discuss the histories of inequality and violence of contemporary architecture.
September 30, 2024
After Summer School: Monday
The New Academy
We kick off the first After Summer School with classes by Rosi Braidotti, Independent School for the City, Waterschool, a Zoöp Detour, and more.
October 1, 2024
After Summer School: Tuesday
The New Academy
Day two of the After Summer School, themed âNarrativeâ, features Verhalenhuis BelvĂ©dĂšre, Architectuur MAKEN, Vers Beton, Niels Spaans, and Stadspark West.
October 1, 2024
Carbon Stories: Learning from Paris
IABR 2024: Nature of Hope
In a special edition of Carbon Stories French architects discuss the shift to biobased building.
October 2, 2024
After Summer School: Wednesday
The New Academy
Classes by the Afrikaanderwijk Cooperative, Ursula Biemann & Santiago del Hierro, Vatan Huzeir, and Waterschool are part of this day around the theme âActivismâ.
October 3, 2024
After Summer School: Thursday
The New Academy
Join classes by OMI, Huis van de Toekomst, Zoöp, Stichting Wijkcollectie, Ursula Biemann, and more on this âKnowledgeâ-themed day.
October 3, 2024
An Evening With: Ursula Biemann
Swiss video artist Ursula Biemann shows us how she looks at the environment in her work, combining broad theories about the Earth with what happens in practice on a smaller scale.
October 4, 2024
After Summer School: Friday
The New Academy
Weâre closing off the After Summer School with Fenmei Hu, Varia, Concrete Blossom, Cape Verdean music, and a festive conclusion.
October 4, 2024
A Cape Verdian Soundtrack of the City
The New Academy
This edition of Soundtrack of the City focuses on Cape Verdean music in Rotterdam, a place far from its origins, but where the worldâs first Cape Verdean music label was established.
October 10, 2024
Launch of The Green Dip
MVRDV, the Why Factory and TU Delft present The Green Dip, a visual manifesto on the possibilities of urban greening.
October 18, 2024
Otterdam Furry Arts Festival - Furry Conference
The Otterdam Furry Arts Festival (OFAF) invites everyone to join the furry community in celebrating anthropomorphic art and design at the first-ever academic furry conference.
October 19, 2024
Otterdam Furry Art Festival
The Otterdam Furry Arts Festival (OFAF) invites everyone to celebrate anthropomorphic art and design with the furry community through a series of lectures on furry art.
October 30, 2024
FamilieFest: Bleep Bloop Ball
Families and children can join various workshops that are all linked to the digital world. Come dressed as a robot, design computer jewelry and eat a sandwich WiFi.
October 31, 2024
Research Nights: Asterisk*
Join us for the first public presentation of the Asterisk*, a tool developed by the Collecting Otherwise Working Group to help describe objects in archives in a more thorough, critical and contextualised way.