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A city without trees is hard to imagine. Trees make the city more beautiful and the air cleaner, but they are also a popular object of study, especially in times of climate change. Tree expert and green connoisseur Huib Sneep understands the 'body language' of trees, and has organised a tree walk through the Museumpark.

Alongside the creative lifestyle market Swan Market in the Museumpark, Het Nieuwe Instituut presents the Material Market on Sunday, 27 July. In the context of the exhibition WOOD, the market offers a variety of products of or about wood

The Swedish documentary The Spoon, the Bowl and the Knife tells the story of the traditional Scandinavian craft of woodcarving based on the life and work of the famous Swedish woodcarver Wille Sundqvist.

Mash Up Material Night explores the limits of wood. Wood is now discovered as the only truly carbon-neutral building material, but is it also the material of the future? Current experiments with wood are leading to innovative and controversial applications. Designers Marjan van Aubel, Lex Pott and Chris Kabel will be telling you about their own experiments with and experiences of this versatile material.