Research Nights are recurring events informed by emerging interests, ongoing investigations and lines of inquiry currently being explored within the Research team of the Nieuwe Instituut. In an intimate and collaborative setting, the public will gain insight into the various stages of projects and share ideas through dialogues, workshops, screenings or other experimental activities. During these evenings you are invited to contribute to collective forms of practicing research.
Upcoming Research Nights
Past events
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27 June 2024
Night of the Fellows: Tool Sheds
Research Fellows lumbung.space & lumbung kios, Luna BuGhanem and Varia share their ongoing projects and practices develo...
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30 May 2024
Research Nights: Zoönomy in Practice
This Research Night is about exploring the necessary steps to develop a regenerative economy, or ‘zoönomy’, that support...
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25 April 2024
Research Nights x Forensic Architecture: Evidencing the Police Killing of Sammy Baker
Forensic Architecture and their sister organisation Forensis talk about their wider practice during this iteration of Re...
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28 March 2024
Research Nights: Through Sounds x Rewire
Explore the connections between music, sound and community in special listening sessions and discussions organised by th...
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29 February 2024
Research Nights: Writing as Building
Explore the possibilities of language as material during this hybrid poetry workshop organised by the OOOReading Club an...
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1 February 2024
Research Nights: The Languages We Speak
Join us for this edition of Research Nights as we discuss the role of language in shaping environments, cultures and art...
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30 November 2023
Research Nights: Through Sounds
Through Sounds takes over the event space in the Nieuwe Instituut and transforms it with an evening of sonic experiences...
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28 September 2023
Research Nights: Modernisms Along the Indian Ocean
In this edition of Research Nights, explore the entangled Euro-Afro-Asian geographies and narratives that shape port cit...
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22 June 2023
Research Nights: Night of the Fellows
Join us for the sixth edition of Research Nights, led by this year's Nieuwe Instituut Fellows Russel Hllongwane and Dani...
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11 May 2023
Research Nights: Remapping Collaborations
Dissect, explore and reinvent what a biennial event means with Working Group members for the London Design Biennale 2023...
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20 April 2023
Research Nights: Threads of Commonality
In this edition of Research Nights, representatives of STORE Rotterdam and Nieuwe Instituut's Co-learning department sha...
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23 February 2023
Across Access Autonomy: Re-thinking Hybrid Culture
This Research Night gathers thoughts and tools for truly inclusive cultural programming that is independent of mainstrea...
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