Nieuwe Instituut
Nieuwe Instituut

Sonneveld House

Upcoming events

For an overview of prior events, see the events archive.

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.

June 5, 2025

Nieuwe Instituut and Tilting Axis invite you to This Is My House, presented by Amanda T. McIntyre, this year’s Fellow.

June 5, 2025

Exclusive Detour: Explore the Archives

During Rotterdam Architecture Month, join the special Thursday Night Detour through the archive and get to know the National Collection in a unique way.

June 11, 2025

Take your family on a mission to the future with a special Detour through the Future Makers! children’s exhibition.

June 12, 2025

How do you archive living, changing things? This one-day symposium explores how regeneration plays an important role in creating future-proof archives.

June 12, 2025

Thursday Night Detour

Join the free Thursday Night Detour with a surprise Detour Guide and explore the museum from inside and out.

June 14, 2025

Build like MAD and create the city of the future during the Day and Night of Architecture on Saturday 14 June.

June 19, 2025

Exclusive Detour: Explore the Archives

During Rotterdam Architecture Month, join the special Thursday Night Detour through the archives and get to know the National Collection in a unique way.

June 22, 2025

Curious about what our neighbours have to offer? The Museumpark celebrates its annual Friends Day on 22 June, which is open to all of our Members.

June 26, 2025

International Clinic: Defining Your Ideal Investor Profile Within and Beyond Digital Culture

In this latest International Clinic, entrepreneur and investor Christina Caljé helps entrepreneurs and creatives navigate the early stages of fundraising and identify their ideal investors.

June 26, 2025

Thursday Night Detour

Join the free Thursday Night Detour with a surprise Detour Guide and explore the museum from inside and out.

June 26, 2025

Powered by imagination, artifice and creativity, role-playing has found a new place in contemporary culture. Spend an evening discovering how it creates new worlds.

June 26, 2025

Meet Ma Yansong, the founder of MAD Architects, the practice he runs with Dang Qun and Yosuke Hayano. He discusses the exhibition about his work with Aric Chen, director of the Nieuwe Instituut.

July 3, 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.

July 3, 2025

Thursday Night Detour

Join the free Thursday Night Detour with a surprise Detour Guide and explore the museum from inside and out.

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 10, 2025 - July 12, 2025

Wasteland Summer School: Wastescapes

How is waste changing the landscape? Find out at Wastescapes, the Wasteland art collective’s summer school, where you can explore the world of waste and post-natural landscapes.

July 10, 2025

Thursday Night Detour

Join the free Thursday Night Detour with a surprise Detour Guide and explore the museum from inside and out.

July 10, 2025

Wasteland Festival: Postnatural Wastescapes

What kind of landscapes are created where waste is dumped and processed? Researchers, designers and artists explore the hidden landscape design of waste processing.

July 17, 2025

Thursday Night Detour

Join the free Thursday Night Detour with a surprise Detour Guide and explore the museum from inside and out.

July 23, 2025

Help build the city of the future every Wednesday afternoon during the summer holidays and, just like the world-famous MAD Architects, let your feelings do the talking!

July 24, 2025

Thursday Night Detour

Join the free Thursday Night Detour with a surprise Detour Guide and explore the museum from inside and out.

July 30, 2025

Help build the city of the future every Wednesday afternoon during the summer holidays and, just like the world-famous MAD Architects, let your feelings do the talking!

July 31, 2025

Thursday Night Detour

Join the free Thursday Night Detour with a surprise Detour Guide and explore the museum from inside and out.

August 6, 2025

Help build the city of the future every Wednesday afternoon during the summer holidays and, just like the world-famous MAD Architects, let your feelings do the talking!

August 13, 2025

Help build the city of the future every Wednesday afternoon during the summer holidays and, just like the world-famous MAD Architects, let your feelings do the talking!

August 20, 2025

Help build the city of the future every Wednesday afternoon during the summer holidays and, just like the world-famous MAD Architects, let your feelings do the talking!

August 27, 2025

Help build the city of the future every Wednesday afternoon during the summer holidays and, just like the world-famous MAD Architects, let your feelings do the talking!

October 22, 2025

Bring out the Digibeast in you at FamilieFest!

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