Events

Design Day

Join us as we welcome contemporary makers, design practitioners and archivists to share innovative projects and conversations on the field of (Dutch) design and design heritage.

Thursday Night Detour with Bas

Explore the museum building and its surroundings with Detour Guide Bas van der Kruk.

Rotterdam Pride - Queer Art Workshop with Marco Lambooij

Rotterdam Pride hosts this art workshop with Marco Lambooij, who guides participants in depicting their queer identity.

Rotterdam Pride - Pride Talk: Sexy Queer

Rotterdam Pride hosts a panel discussion on self-image, self-esteem, sex positivity and how to happily combine being queer and feeling sexy.

An Apocalyptic Soundtrack of the City

Dance your way to the apocalypse! Join Rosi Braidotti and Shay Kreuger's talk on how music can help us express our fears and desires for the end of the world. With special guest Extinction Rebellion.

Thursday Night Detour with Esmée

Detour Guides

Join Detour Guide Esmée Dros for the Thursday Night Detour about architecture.

Book launch: Women in Architecture

Discover the overlooked contributions of women to the history of architecture with the editors of 'Women in Architecture' during this book launch.

Book launch: Automated Landscapes

Join us for the launch of Automated Landscapes, jointly hosted by the Nieuwe Instituut and the TU Delft at its Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment.

Spatial Planning Today with Riek Bakker in Tilburg

Live from Tilburg town hall, join the conversation with thinkers and policy-makers, on the spatial planning plans for the Dutch province Noord-Brabant (North Brabant)

Thursday Night Detour with Laura

Explore the museum building and its surroundings with Detour Guide Laura Grimm.

Research Nights: Night of the Fellows

Research

Join us for the sixth edition of Research Nights, led by this year's Nieuwe Instituut Fellows.

An Evening with Kunlé Adeyemi

Water Cities Rotterdam. By Kunlé Adeyemi

Architect Kunlé Adeyemi talks about his practice, inspirations, fascinations and his latest publication African Water Cities.

Operator Radio x Nieuwe Instituut

Water Cities Rotterdam. By Kunlé Adeyemi

Rotterdam-based online radio station and cultural platform Operator will broadcast from the pavilion of Kunlé Adeyemi's Water Cities Rotterdam, where you can enjoy live music, conversations and performances.

Opperclaes x Nieuwe Instituut

Water Cities Rotterdam. By Kunlé Adeyemi

Join design studio Opperclaes' workshop and add your own blueprint of the Nieuwe Instituut grounds to the artworks that will clad the floating pavilions of Water Cities Rotterdam.

Caribbean Ancestry Club x Nieuwe Instituut

Water Cities Rotterdam. By Kunlé Adeyemi

Join Caribbean Ancestry Club for a programme of live music, poetry and spoken word as part of Water Cities Rotterdam.

Thursday Night Detour with Bas

Join Detour Guide Bas van der Kruk for the free Thursday Night Detour about architecture.

Free Heri Heri for All

Family visits

Around Free Heri Heri for All, families and children are invited to join various workshops and activities and grab a free plate of the traditional dish heri heri.

Water Night with Shrishtee Bajpai

Water Cities Rotterdam. By Kunlé Adeyemi

Tackle global water-related issues with researcher and environmental activist Shrishtee Bajpai during the closing event of the Rotterdam Architecture Month.

Balanzs Yoga x Nieuwe Instituut

Water Cities Rotterdam. By Kunlé Adeyemi

Especially for Water Cities Rotterdam, teachers from Balanzs Yoga guide water-themed sessions in July and August. Kunlé Adeyemi's floating pavilions form a unique location for these morning yoga sessions, with a different style of yoga each week.

Nosagenda x Nieuwe Instituut

Water Cities Rotterdam. By Kunlé Adeyemi

Celebrate Cabo Verde's 48th Independence Day against the backdrop of the Water Cities Rotterdam floating pavilions.

The Queer Salon #3

The Critical Visitor

The Queer Salon #3 explores the intersectional acts of queering and cripping with Simon(e) van Saarloos, Kenny Fries, Eliza Steinbeck and Dirk van den Heuvel.

Museumpark Vriendendag x Nieuwe Instituut

Water Cities Rotterdam. By Kunlé Adeyemi

During the Museumpark friends' day, drift along on a guided tour past inflatable billiards in the Kunsthal, underwater animals in storage at the Natural History Museum, and the floating pavilions in the Nieuwe Instituut ponds.

FamilieFest Water Worlds

Water Cities Rotterdam. By Kunlé Adeyemi

Travel with the entire family to different worlds of water and discover more about living with, around, under and above water.

Roffa Mon Amour x Nieuwe Instituut

Water Cities Rotterdam. By Kunlé Adeyemi

Dive into the two unpredictable worlds of film and water in one single jump. Rotterdam cinema platform Roffa Mon Amour selects a series of water-themed films especially for Water Cities Rotterdam.

DWNTWN x Nieuwe Instituut

Water Cities Rotterdam. By Kunlé Adeyemi

As part of Water Cities Rotterdam, the Nieuwe Instituut and Kunlé Adeyemi's floating pavilions will co-host a programme for the music festival DWNTWN.

Inside Outside x Nieuwe Instituut

Water Cities Rotterdam. By Kunlé Adeyemi

Discover how 'bioreceptive' textiles can turn our thinking about construction and building materials upside-down. Design studio Inside Outside explores their interpretation of building with water.

African Architecture Matters x Nieuwe Instituut

Water Cities Rotterdam. By Kunlé Adeyemi

Find out how rising sea levels affect the culture and economy of communities living and living on islands. With research and consultancy platform African Architecture Matters.