Opening FUNGI: Anarchist Designers
Step into the fascinating world of fungi, and discover how mycelium networks can inspire new ways of thinking, making, and living. Curated by anthropologist Anna Löwenhaupt Tsing and architect and artist Feifei Zhou, this new exhibition explores the rebellious, symbiotic and surprisingly creative nature of fungi: as disruptors, connectors and designers.
20 November 2025 18:30 - 22:00
Programme
The opening programme takes place on Thursday 20 November from 19.30 to 23.00 hrs, with a welcoming speech by Tsing and Zhou at 8.15 pm!
Let the traces of your imagination blossom. Come dressed up as your favorite fungus, or complete your outfit with mushroom-inspired headgear. The theme of the evening is in line with this dress code: Fungi lead the way. There is music and there are appropriate snacks and drinks
Language: English and Dutch | Location: Nieuwe Instituut | RSVP (Free)
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Fungi – better known as moulds or mushrooms – satisfy many human needs. We have long eaten mushrooms, for example, and used penicillin to fight bacteria. Today, fungi are being embraced as a new, on-trend material in the worlds of design and architecture. Providing a counterbalance to this human-centred approach is FUNGI: Anarchist Designers. This exhibition, curated by anthropologist Anna Tsing and architect and artist Feifei Zhou, presents fungi as independent organisms that thrive in unique, multi-species environments and in the ruins of capitalism.
Earlier this night
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,. 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.