Research

Screenshot from Miro Board outlining forms of tool-shedding. Nieuwe Instituut, 2023.

5 March 2026

Research Night: Tool Shed Open Book Session #1

A presentation and workshop on collaborative problem-solving in the cultural sector, focusing on the new Tool Shed publication by the Nieuwe Instituut and HumDrumPress.

-1 Encounters Through Sounds.

19 March 2026

-1 Encounters Through Sounds: In and out of the Loop

An evening of listening and discussion on how music and other sounds travel around digital networks. Featuring insights from Edoardi Biscossi, Luca Bruls and Lynnée Denise Bonner.

Past events

A black and white illustration of a throat and an abstract collage next to it. Image by Catherine Hu and Cleo TSW

5 February 2026

Research Night: Through Sounds Clipping 2: sum, parts

A Research Night on Clipping 2: sum, parts, the second publication from the Through Sounds project.

Graphic Design: Cengiz Mengüç

27 November 2025

Research Nights: Epistemic Futures

Join us as we celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Nieuwe Instituut’s Research Fellowship programme with a day of reflection, creativity and festivity.

Image: Lucas M. Franco.

6 November 2025

-1 Encounters Through Sounds: Between off/online

In collaboration with -1 Digital Lab, Nieuwe Instituut researcher Federica Notari invites Angelina Nonaj to co-curate an evening program exploring the relationship between sound, digital networks, and identity.

Extremely light Delphinium-Bouqet, 2025. A work by Sarah Oos in the exhibition Delphinium Maximum. © Bauhaus Dessau Foundation. Photo: Thomas Meyer (OSTKREUZ)

9 October 2025

Research Night: Re-wriggling the Museum

Join us for a conversation with Oliver Klimpel (Bauhaus Dessau Foundation) about how today’s cultural institutions are rethinking their modernist heritage.

24 April 2025

Counter-forensics: Responding to Police Violence

This Research Night will focus on the case of Sammy Baker, who was killed by the Amsterdam Police on 13 August 2020.

Catherine Hu (2025). Image courtesy of the artist.

27 March 2025

Research Nights: Through Sounds x Rewire

Nieuwe Instituut and music festival Rewire invite you to an evening exploring shared and personal coming-of-age experiences through music.

Joline Jolink in Welsum.

20 March 2025

New Store Sessions with Joline Jolink and Iris Veentjer

During the Circular Economy Week, Rachid Naas and Joline Jolink talk about innovation in the fashion industry. Designer Iris Veentjer presents biodegradable underwear, including elasticity, designed especially for the New Store.

Image courtesy of Heritage Foundation Pakistan.

20 February 2025

New Currents: Yasmeen Lari and Marina Tabassum

Marina Tabassum and Yasmeen Lari argue for a humanistic, holistic and activist approach to architecture to exchange with marginalised communities facing climate, conflict and flood risks.