Upcoming events
For an overview of prior events, see the events archive.
Until October 12, 2025
Dutch Sustainable Fashion Week 2025
The main venue for the Rotterdam edition of DSFW 2025 is the Nieuwe Instituut, which hosts several events and workshops.
October 16, 2025
Thursday Night Detour
Join the free Thursday Night Detour with a surprise Detour Guide and explore the museum from inside and out.
October 16, 2025
Join us for the Youth Housing Debate!
Housing is set to be a key issue in the upcoming elections in the Netherlands. What solutions are the political parties offering to young people, who are currently the group most affected by the housing crisis?
October 23, 2025
Thursday Night Detour
Join the free Thursday Night Detour with a surprise Detour Guide and explore the museum from inside and out.
October 23, 2025
Archive Live! #1: Building for Everyone!
This first edition of Archive Live! focuses on current housing challenges in the Netherlands. Find out how architecture and urban planning can provide solutions and inspiration.
October 30, 2025
International Clinic: European Collaborations
Are you an early- or mid-career creative practitioner? Find out about European collaboration opportunities, including where to start and how embassies and funds can help, in this International Clinic.
October 30, 2025
Thursday Night Detour
Join the free Thursday Night Detour with a surprise Detour Guide and explore the museum from inside and out.
October 30, 2025
Book Launch: Herman Hertzberger’s Shaping Freedom
The 93-year-old architect will discuss the future of architecture and the architect’s role with young, recently qualified architects.
November 1, 2025
Designing Digital Futures: Ghana × Netherlands
Limbo Museum and Nieuwe Instituut co-create a public event in Accra during Culture Week.
November 20, 2025
In collaboration with Praemium Erasmianum Foundation, the Nieuwe Instituut is hosting an in-depth programme to kick off the opening of the exhibition FUNGI: Anarchist Designers, curated by anthropologist Anna Tsing and artist/designer Feifei Zhou. This programme will feature a Q&A discussion with Erasmus Prize 2025 laureate, and famed feminist and philosopher, Donna Haraway alongside Anna Tsing, and hosted by philosopher Rosi Braidotti.
November 26, 2025 - November 27, 2025
XII. Networks of (Ex)Change, Global Disseminations of Architectural Knowledge
The 12th Jaap Bakema Study Centre conference focuses on international knowledge exchange within architecture and urban planning.