Upcoming events
For an overview of prior events, see the events archive.
May 22, 2025
Thursday Night Detour
Join the free Thursday Night Detour with a surprise Detour Guide and explore the museum from inside and out.
May 22, 2025
Design Without Compromise: Creating Books in a Digital World
How to condense the rich and varied life’s work of one of the Netherlands’ most famous graphic designers into a book?
May 25, 2025
Design Fair 2025
A new edition of the Design Fair – the outdoor market for tastemakers, with a wide range of unique design for every budget – will take place again this year under the Arcade of the Nieuwe Instituut.
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
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 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 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 26, 2025
Thursday Night Detour
Join the free Thursday Night Detour with a surprise Detour Guide and explore the museum from inside and out.
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
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 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 31, 2025
Thursday Night Detour
Join the free Thursday Night Detour with a surprise Detour Guide and explore the museum from inside and out.