Multiform TournamentMultiform Tournament

In Multiform, you will compete in teams, but your team line-up is anything but fixed. Experience how we position ourselves against ‘the other’, what it means to belong to a majority or a minority, and how sport can help counter exclusionary processes.

Multiform was developed by Gabriel Fontana in Rotterdam and has since travelled the world. In recent years, it has been played in schools across Europe, at Nike’s headquarters in Portland, at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, and presented as part of the Dutch contribution to the Venice Architecture Biennale. In 2025, Multiform was acquired by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York for its Architecture and Design permanent collection.

The programme is split into two separate sessions, one for adults and one for children and young people aged 12 –18. Both programmes begin in the Nieuwe Instituut where Pinatih and Fontana will introduce the game. You will then head to the Museumpark to play a live game of Multiform. After this, you will return to the exhibition space and take part in a collaborative workshop on the future of sport, play and public space.

Morning programme (ages 12 –18):

• 09:45 – 10:00 Arrival
• 10:00 – 10:30 Introduction by curator Amanda Pinatih and social designer Gabriel Fontana
• 10:30 – 11:30 Multiform tournament in the Museumpark
• 11:30 – 12:00 Multiform workshop

Afternoon programme (ages 18 +):

• 13:45 – 14:00 Arrival
• 14:00 – 14:30 Introduction by curator Amanda Pinatih and social designer Gabriel Fontana
• 14:30 – 15:30 Multiform tournament in the Museumpark
• 15:30 – 16:00 Multiform workshop

Please come dressed in sportswear and bring enough water for yourself. The Multiform kit is worn over your own clothes, so there is no need to change on site. You can sign up individually, or encourage your friends, classmates or colleagues to join – teams will be formed on the spot.

Social designer Gabriel Fontana aims to reshape sports in order to support societal shifts. His goal is to provide a playful way for people to experience the true meaning of the prevailing norms of identity, community and inclusion, and how we can bring about change.

Following its premiere as the official contribution to the Venice 2025 Architecture Biennale, SIDELINED: A Space to Rethink Togetherness transforms the Deck of the Nieuwe Instituut into an alternative sports bar – a space to play, question and belong.

Multiform, which is organised in collaboration with Queer Gym Rotterdam and the Wijkatelier of the Afrikaanderwijk Cooperative. The event is supported by the Municipality of Rotterdam as part of the Queering the City programme.