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Tuinen van West

Tuinen van West (Gardens of West) is a combination of old and new landscapes, and suitable for all kinds of purposes such as art/culture, (urban) agriculture and healthy products, catering, nature and sports/recreation.

See how Café Ceuvel makes a visit accessible for people with a disability or handicap.

Café de Ceuvel

Café de Ceuvel is a bohemian waterside café and bar situated in Amsterdam North. It blends a strong dedication to sustainability with a laid-back artsy feel. Both locals and visitors flock to this venue for its sweeping terrace, eco-friendly architecture and unique ambiance.

De VerbroederIJ

The VerbroederIJ is a city beach with a pavilion and a community vegetable garden. It's a lovely spot where people from the neighborhood can come together. This community initiative that was devised and realized together with the residents of the neighbourhood. Come and have lunch or dinner, enjoy an afternoon of gardening with us, or join the neighborhood meal.

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Fashion for Good Museum

Within the museum you will also find The Good Shop – a carefully curated selection of brands that changes every six months, based on a theme with the aim of making you look at fashion and sustainability differently. This museum will be permanently closed from June 5.

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Amsterdam Dance Event

In 2025, ADE will return to celebrate its 30th edition, coinciding with the city's 750th anniversary. The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is the mecca for fans of the international electronic music scene. 5 days and nights, 200+ stages, 2,500+ artists. Explore the ADE Festival program, follow your favorite artists & events and buy your tickets now while they're still available... Please note: Dates and times mentioned for 2025 are subject to change.

Restaurant Elixer

Restaurant Elixer has moved from the Bijlmer to Amsterdam East. The interior of Elixer restaurant is made from recycled materials and furniture, the ingredients partly come from our own Exemplary Food Garden. Part of the profit is used for sustainable entrepreneurship and cultural neighborhood projects.

De Kas

Restaurant De Kas

In a striking greenhouse in Amsterdam-Oost, you’ll find Restaurant de Kas, a unique restaurant that embodies the art of eating according to nature's rhythms. With its emphasis on seasonal and locally sourced ingredients, Restaurant de Kas offers a sustainable dining experience like no other.

Het Stenen Hoofd

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PLUK de NACHT Amsterdam

PLUK de NACHT - undiscovered cinema

Pluk de Nacht Film Festival

For more than 20 years, you have been able to enjoy the open-air film festival at the Stenen Hoofd in Amsterdam. This festival guarantees sultry summer evenings with the most beautiful films on a big screen, beach chairs, warm blankets, a campfire and cocktails! In 2024, you can again sit in a beach chair and watch the most beautiful films. Please note: dates and times mentioned for 2024 are subject to change.

Stimulus-free hours: (On request, the exhibition can be visited on weekdays outside regular opening hours. This can be requested at arcam@arcam.nl or 020 620 4878

Arcam

Arcam by night

Arcam aan de Prins Hendrikkade

Arcam tijdens opening tentoonstelling

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Arcam, the architectural centre of Amsterdam

The futuristic building of Arcam is a striking appearance at the Oosterdok, and is worth a visit for that alone. The building houses an extensive information point about Amsterdam architecture.

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Luchtfoto Amsterdam

VR Workshop voor architecten

Open Gebouwen tour - De Bocht, LEVS architecten

Open Gebouwen tour - Jonas, Orange Architects

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Architecture Day Amsterdam

During Architecture Day you will experience new architecture, undiscovered places and unique tours. Architecture Day will return to the city in June 2024 with a new theme. The national theme of Architecture Day in 2024 is Creating Space.

BRET Beer Cafe Bar

A stone's throw from Sloterdijk train station you'll find BRET Beer Cafe and Bar, a testament to sustainable design and community spirit. Built from repurposed shipping containers and reclaimed materials, this distinctive venue is a bar and restaurant during the day, and moonlights as one of the city's best techno venues when the sun goes down.

Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

Holland Festival

Holland Festival will return in 2024. A leading international performance arts festival in the Netherlands, the Holland Festival takes place in Amsterdam in June. Since 1947, the festival has been providing Dutch and international theatregoers with a survey of the latest, best and most widely acclaimed productions from around the world. This year, the Holland Festival celebrates its 77th edition.

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See how Mediamatic makes visits accessible for people with disabilities.

Mediamatic

A poineer in sustainability and innovative agricultural practices, Mediamatic is a truly unique restaurant and cultural space in Amsterdam's culinary scene. Nestled on the Oosterdok waterfront, it began as a creative lab focused on ecology and art, gradually evolving into a plant-based restaurant and event hub.

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Amsterdam Sculpture Biennale ARTZUID

ARTZUID is the leading Sculpture Biennale of the Netherlands. Every two years, 50 high-profile sculptures are exhibited for four months on the green lanes of Amsterdam Zuid. Their mission is to create a new meeting place on the street with a museum-quality selection of sculptures and to make art accessible to everyone free of charge. In 2025 ARTZUID returns with "Reflections on Amsterdam".

Amsterdam Fringe Festival 2024

Amsterdam Fringe Festival

Every year in September, Amsterdam Fringe Festival presents a mix mash of theatre, performance and dance from new, emerging and untamed talent for 11 days. The whole city is our playground; from boat to club to theater, from North to South, you will find us for 11 days at about 24 locations throughout Amsterdam. The festival is an ode to theatrical madness, the independent spirit and a plea for artistic freedom. The program promises another intriguing mix of performances. Please note: Listed dates and times for 2025 are subject to change.

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NoordOogst + Pof

NoordOogst is a community project for agriculture, catering, and sustainable business, as well as a nature playground in nature. Local residents, volunteers and people with a labour market disadvantage come in and work on the cultivation of the vegetable gardens. Anyone is welcome to come and watch, participate or follow one of NoordOogst's workshops.

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How far can we push the limits of creativity? Stretch your imagination with these initiatives to renew your view of Amsterdam.