Every Thursday evening at 21.00 a new artwork from various disciplines is exhibited.
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A growing number of creative collectives are working together to share resources, provide mutual support, showcase their work internationally and promote social activism. But how can we sustain collective efforts in a system that lacks structural support? This International Clinic, led by Yin Aiwen, addresses this critical question and offers practical guidelines on how to overcome this challenge.
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Kunstavond, free entry, various programs
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The Salon of Queer Indoctrinations is returning to WORM for its sixth iteration! We are trying to shake things up this time and work with artists who wish to experiment with performance in ways that push their practice into new directions. More than ever before, we wish to maintain the Salon as a space where artists can try new things out, be silly, take risks, and, in the true spirit of queer culture, FAIL spectacularly.
For this reason, we’ve teamed up with three punk queers (or queer punkers?) from within WORM’s wider ecology to curate an evening of questioning, experimenting, and collective play. Together, we will explore the long-standing connection and intersection of queer and punk culture.
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The starting point of the exhibition is the word ‘text’, derived from the Latin texere, meaning ‘to weave’, and which shares its origin with the word ‘textile’. This exhibition explores the tension between two seemingly opposing forms of knowledge: the ‘formal’ – written, systematized, patentable, and mediated by technology – and the ‘informal’ – ephemeral, embodied, alive, and unarchived.
Texting questions this contradiction and the underlying systems of meaning-making on which we rely, without acknowledging that these systems are constructed.
Through the work of the participating artists, Texting investigates who constructs text, what is archived, and whose labor and language disappear in that process.
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Wilfried de Jong has likely taken thousands with his old, analog camera. Now, after four years of looking and shooting, Wilfried de Jong has created a truly magnificent selection of his photos for the special exhibition *Polaroidman* in Weisbard. With extreme precision, Wilfried displays his personal view of the world, showing how light falls on everyday objects, condensed into a small, square box: the polaroid.
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Art-Gang and WORM presents another expo project. 18 young people get a chance to create new artworks or performances in a supportive community.
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Wolfgang Ganter (1978), studied at the Karlsruhe Academy of Fine Arts. He lives and works in Brandenburg and Berlin with his partner, the artist Ria Wank. Ria Wank (1988) studied textile design at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design in Halle. She has been working with analogue photography since 2014. Ria Wank develops techniques of camera-less photography in which she deliberately uses the effects of chemicals, light, and shadow as painting media on photographic paper. Central to these experimental works is when and how the developer and fixer react, and how the result changes over time.
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BAR OMI: Participative workshop with Tomi Hilsee & Floor van Leeuwen
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Tom Gallant is bringing his research into Basque funerary rites and objects alongside his analogue and digital methodology to explore co-creation and collaboration with artists and designers. Artists in collaboration with Tom Gallant – Summer Guest Nieuw Charlois 2026: Teresa Hunyadi, Iza van den Baar, Maja Pop Trajkova, Jenny Konrad, Driessens van den Baar, Zowie Smeets, Jasper Niens, Aglaë Miguel, Kamiel Verschuren, Lieske van der Seijp and others.
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This exhibition presents three artists who, with a healthy dose of humor, explore the relationship between humans and their man-made environment. They deconstruct their subject matter to provide insight into the consequences of human actions on our culture, nature, and industry. For Olaf Mooij, the car is his source of inquiry. In his oeuvre, the car has been recreated into an entity of its own, complete with a life cycle, culture, and belief. Aletta Bos investigates nature as an intelligent being, creating her world with a hint of anthropomorphic imagery. Bianca Runge explores the relationship between humans, nature, and matter. She collects the excess of human luxury products and uses them to create aesthetic dioramas that oscillate between revulsion and beauty.
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Workshop: Interactive / Participatory Installation by Ainhoa Eslava, Regina Korkovelou and Pavlos Theodorou
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During KunstKoppels, you meet someone at the Kunsthal who is completely new to you. Someone from a different generation, background, or way of life. Together, you will visit the exhibition Helen Levitt. City at Play.
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This workshop is designed to help garden and landscape architects take practical steps towards organising their own archives. It is part of the 2026 Landscape Triennial and will take place in Arnhem.
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Antoinet Deurloo, Toine Klaassen and Anton Vrede each work from distinct material and visual languages. Deurloo moves between painting, drawing, ceramics and installation, including her technique of “painting with porcelain.” Klaassen works with installation, performance and found materials, often transforming everyday objects through experimental and participatory processes. Vrede works across painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture, developing a figurative language populated by recurring animal forms and references drawn from art history, popular culture and mythology.
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Materials are not silent witnesses. They carry stories and traces of origin and loss, and transmit knowledge. In An Eye Dreads the Sun, earth, plant-based pigments, textiles, sound and the human voice become carriers of memory. By bringing these material histories into view, the artists create space for other ways of perceiving.
The title, which is drawn from a poem by Etel Adnan, evokes an ambiguous image: the sun as a life-giving force as well as a witnessing eye for violence, strife, and displacement. Sometimes it illuminates the world; at other times, it mercilessly lays it bare. Participating artists: AYO, Taqwa Ali, Atousa Bandeh, Nolan Oswald Dennis, Jennifer Tee
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‘SHOW 3 PRIVATE VIEW ONE’, group show with works by Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Vittorio Introini, Jeroen Koolhaas, Jonas Lutz, Odd Matter, Carlos Revilla, and Hidde van Schie.
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DreamRiders is an art project for and with young people from across the Netherlands who have been affected by the Toeslagenschandaal (Childcare Benefits Scandal). Through a series of three art workshops, participants collaborate on an artwork that will be presented in The Hague in 2027.
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Hans van Bentem, sculptor, is well known for working in different media. He creates mostly monumental sculptures and installations in ceramics, porcelain, crystal, glass, wood and bronze.
The beauty of his work is his almost childlike notion of the surrounding world. His vision is always fresh, playful and full of wonder. His work is realistic yet also cartoonish, sometimes erotic and even fairy tale like. Van Bentem does not like to be pinned down. He uses all aspects of the kaleidoscopic cosmos—whether it is art history archetypes, pop culture icons or pure fantasy figures. These figments of his imagination never stop amazing the viewer.
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Jasper van den Ham (Lelystad, 1978) is a Dutch visual artist working primarily with painting and works on paper. His work moves between landscape, interior, and imagined space, drawing on memory, observation, and recollection.
Originally trained as a fine art photographer, Van den Ham began focusing on drawing and painting several years ago. His photographic background continues to inform his approach to framing, light, and composition, while his paintings have developed increasingly away from the logic of the camera.
Frequent relocations during childhood contributed to an enduring interest in place, displacement, and memory, themes that continue to inform his practice.
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Ralf Brueck studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, where he began his training under Bernd and Hilla Becher—the legendary photographers who shaped generations of visual artists and whose influence is still felt in the international art world today. He completed his studies as a master student under Thomas Ruff, one of the most influential photographers of his generation and a fixture in the collections of major museums worldwide. That academic training is visible and palpable in Brueck’s work—but he has given it his own unmistakable direction. Where the Bechers documented the industrial landscape with utmost objectivity, and Ruff explored the boundaries of the photographic image through digital manipulation, Brueck goes a step further: he calls photographic reality itself into question.
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Yesum Yoon(b.1995) is a South Korean artist creating objects of various scale and creature-like forms. Her works are often weaved together as visual storytelling of her imaginary landscape. As a cultural nomad, her stories give voice to and greet people living in the permanent flux of closures and openings.
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#10 – Jubileumshow with Gam Bodenhausen, Tahné Kleijn, Frans van Lent, Steven Antonio Manes, Jochem Rotteveel, Carmen Schabracq, Esmee Seebregts, Jessica Skowroneck, Lise Lou Sore, Giannina Urmeneta Ottiker. For exhibition #10, work by ten artists has been selected that is typical of Studio Seine; the work invites reflection. Paintings, drawings, video, and photography are on display—media in which the maker's signature is clearly recognizable and with which the viewer actively engages.
Studio Seine is the place for personal stories, where artists are invited to peel back and display their personal stories layer by layer: stories about conflict, personal and societal fault lines, echoes of history, healing, and connection.
Every person is a story. By telling, we know who that person is, where he or she comes from, and which dreams, wishes, obsessions, and fears shape the present and the future. The viewer can immerse themselves in the stories of others—and thus come closer to their own story.
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‘The Unfixed Line’ with Vivian Ammerlaan, François Hendrickx, Anne Kaere, Merel Klomp & Elmar Janse, Marlike Marks, Sanne Romeijn and Dineke Versluis
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Every object can become a symbol. And every symbol can reveal unexpected depths. Sebastian Haquin (London, 1991) explores the magic of everyday things.
His starting point is dreams and distorted memories. The scene that has been etched in his mind is physically replicated with chosen models, and then often immediately painted. The elements of his work - a naked man on all fours, a woman with sunglasses and a glass of wine, Peter Pan - may seem somewhat ambiguous at best. But combined in Haquin's work, they reveal a spectacle.
His work is figurative and expressionistic. He uses a rich color palette and a varied coarse and fine brushstroke. Haquin frequently employs wet-on-wet painting (alla prima), applying a new layer without letting the layers dry in between. By showing the different layers of paint, Haquin aims to create space in the painting. Just as a dream leaves certain parts vague, and others detailed or distorted. The layers of paint thus serve as the starting point of the narrative and provide an additional symbolic layer to the work.
Sebastian Haquin was born in London and raised in Australia. His father is French. He graduated from the RMIT Art Academy in Melbourne, BFA painting. He lives and works in Rotterdam.
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Join us to celebrate Open Monument Day 2026 with the opening of Spangen in Earlier Times, an exhibition featuring the personal photography archive of TINUS and BEP DE DOES.
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Join us for the Multiform Tournament! In celebration of the exhibition SIDELINED: A Space to Rethink Togetherness, which is currently on display at the Nieuwe Instituut, curator Amanda Pinatih and social designer Gabriel Fontana invite you to take part in this unique event exploring sports and inclusion. You will play in a dynamic team on an alternative version of the playing field wearing a transformable team kit. Discover what it means when ‘the other’ becomes your teammate – and vice versa.
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Hans van Bentem, sculptor, is well known for working in different media. He creates mostly monumental sculptures and installations in ceramics, porcelain, crystal, glass, wood and bronze.
The beauty of his work is his almost childlike notion of the surrounding world. His vision is always fresh, playful and full of wonder. His work is realistic yet also cartoonish, sometimes erotic and even fairy tale like. Van Bentem does not like to be pinned down. He uses all aspects of the kaleidoscopic cosmos—whether it is art history archetypes, pop culture icons or pure fantasy figures. These figments of his imagination never stop amazing the viewer.
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For Kim van Norren (1980, the Netherlands), painting starts with the search for a text in which she can distinguish a personal experience. Form, color and text are her three main ingredients while the latter gains a potency which emerges from its confluence with the image. She finds her words in song lyrics, among others, granting them a whole new meaning once lifted from their context.
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The Amsterdam Poet's Theater, founded by writers Artun Alaska Arasli and Joachim Robbrecht, brings its raw, unpolished, and highly interactive productions across cultural venues, including collaborative performances hosted at the Rotterdam-based avant-garde house WORM
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Every third Friday of the month, you're welcome at the Kunsthal for an exciting and inspiring programme infused with a generous dose of art. All exhibitions are open until 22:00 hrs and each edition is curated by a different Rotterdam-based partner. On Friday 18 September, Wildlife Film Festival Rotterdam takes over the Kunsthal! The exhibition Benedikte Bjerre. When the wind blows serves as the source of inspiration for this vibrant evening.
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DreamRiders is an art project for and with young people from across the Netherlands who have been affected by the Toeslagenschandaal (Childcare Benefits Scandal). Through a series of three art workshops, participants collaborate on an artwork that will be presented in The Hague in 2027.
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Brutus Art Space presents DEATH & MONEY by Santiago Sierra, the largest solo exhibition of the artist's work ever presented in the Netherlands. Curated by A/POLITICAL, the exhibition brings together existing and newly commissioned works that expose the ongoing geopolitical entanglement of war and profit.
Santiago Sierra's work examines the mechanisms of labour, inequality, state power and economic exploitation. With DEATH & MONEY, he reveals how violence, representation and economic interests have become increasingly intertwined in a world where war, inequality and exclusion form part of broader political and economic structures. The exhibition serves as a warning. It unveils the hard truths of global politics while inviting visitors to reflect on their own position and vulnerabilities within the political, economic and social systems of which they are a part.
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Witness an intimate performance of AYO’s A Score for Atat’s Homestead during Brandstof at Garage Rotterdam. In her work, AYO explores how sound can make hidden histories and a lost homeland audible. During the performance, sculptures, field recordings and live improvisation come together, giving personal and collective memories form through sound. Especially for this performance, she presents a new sound for the Abu, a glass interpretation of a traditional Luo wind instrument. In this way, the installation becomes a living, shared memory.
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(Un)shared Titles: books from the Book Book Festival in Seoul x Fukuoka Art Book Fair, collected and presented by Sam Kim, founder of Common Imprint, Berlin. (Schietbaanstraat 17)
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Making the Invisible Visible, A Neuro-Inclusive Riso print workshop (with the collective ADEZIV)
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DreamRiders is an art project for and with young people from across the Netherlands who have been affected by the Toeslagenschandaal (Childcare Benefits Scandal). Through a series of three art workshops, participants collaborate on an artwork that will be presented in The Hague in 2027.
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‘Industry & Identity – group exhibition. Participants: Livia Dencher, Cengiz Imamdi, Edmarla Schot, Marcel van de Velde and Marco Barbier & 18 artists from Detroit.
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‘The Unfixed Line’ with Vivian Ammerlaan, François Hendrickx, Anne Kaere, Merel Klomp & Elmar Janse, Marlike Marks, Sanne Romeijn and Dineke Versluis
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Since the opening of our Education & Participation Space, Kunstinstituut Melly has become a vibrant place for workshops, lectures, and collective learning experiences. Every Saturday, we organize free workshops open to everyone, where creativity, connection, and personal expression are at the heart of the experience.
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The Design Fair is the premier outdoor market for trendsetters and connoisseurs alike, offering a varied selection of unique designs to suit all budgets. This year’s edition will focus on circular, regenerative and sustainable design, showcasing work by emerging as well as established designers and artisans.
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SEWAJI is a duo currently based in Eindhoven, consisting of Sejoon Kim and Hyunjee Jung. Kim gained his Master's degree in Contextual Design from the Design Academy Eindhoven and Jung obtained hers in Luxury and Craftsmanship from ECAL.
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‘SEQUENTIE / SEQUENCE’ – Erris Huigens / Deconstructie curates an exhibition centred on minimal paint- erly gestures that activate space. Turn Words Into Acts
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Riso Gradients Workshop with frank d. van beek
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Antoinet Deurloo - Toine Klaassen - Anton Vrede
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‘Slowed + Reverb’, group exhibition
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Double Book Launch - by Anthony Banks and Melvin Moti
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Vivian Ammerlaan is a Dutch artist who works with digital and analogue photography. Her project Waanplekken is her personal search to depict the sublime.
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Jan Bokma - Geertrui van de Craats - Judith Jansen
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Introduction Course Riso Printing
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Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam, the world's oldest and largest international festival dedicated to films about architecture, urban development, and the built environment.
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Keramiek! 2, Rotterdam-based Heksenvuur presents a beautiful col- lection of carefully crafted ceramics— artful, functional, and full of character.
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BAR OMI: A gathering space for art, unexpected performances, talks and workshops. The gleaming bar designed by md-2 Architects winds its way through the space, which has been completely transformed together with the multicoloured curtains. The coming weeks there will be a variety of performances by artists, architects and designers.
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‘Morphogenesis – Wolfgang Ganter & Ria Wank duo exhibition
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‘Are You Still With Me?’ – Gijs Assmann, solo exhibition
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FamilieFest is a recurring, family-oriented children's festival held during school holidays at the Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam, tailored for kids aged 4 to 12. It features creative and educational workshops exploring architecture, design, and the built environment.
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Glenn DeRoche is a leading architecture firm based in Accra, specializing in civic, cultural, and community-driven projects.
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Room with a View / Voorbij de Plek’ – Anna Ramsair, solo exhibition
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You will find us in the best places, a major survey exhibition of Moshekwa Langa,
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‘BFF (Best-Friends-Forever)’ – group exhibition with J&B (Jacob van der Zwan & Bert Frings), Saminte & Rolf (Saminte Ekeland & Rolf den Dunnen) // Tom Woestenborghs, solo exhibition
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Jeannette Ephraïm - Tamara Jungnickel - Inez Odijk
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‘Het Observatorium’, group exhibition
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Vivian Ammerlaan is a Dutch artist who works with digital and analogue photography. Her project Waanplekken is her personal search to depict the sublime.
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The show brings together a new body of work in which sculpture, sound, moving image and animation unfold as fragments of a tripping world after psycho-ecological collapse. An eco-action-horror story on speculative survival.
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Expositie 11 stories about architecture: Journey through unique histories of Rotterdam through 11 city stories over the past 11 years of OMI.
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Join us for an event devoted to regenerative design and its fresh approach to design practices. Curated by Akash Kumar in collaboration with the Nieuwe Instituut, the programme features three workshops and a keynote talk. Find out how replacing extractive practices with attention to the qualities of a place, locally sourced materials and reciprocal relationships can influence design innovation and contemporary life.
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Dinner among the artworks? Art lovers are invited to take a seat at the table surrounded by artworks. Together with the curator and several artists, guests will discuss the exhibition in an intimate setting. The four-course dinner will be prepared by chef Marnix Benschop. De Gouden Ton will provide the wine pairing.
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‘Pixels & Stitches Rotterdam’ – Berend Strik & Michiel van Nieuwkerk, duo exhibition
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Although Lotti van der Gaag never officially belonged to the Cobra group, her work shows strong thematic similarities with this movement. In the early 1950s, she became closely involved with artists from the Cobra circle, particularly in Paris. Despite the lack of formal membership, her oeuvre is considered an important and innovative contribution to the post-war avant-garde and Dutch sculpture after 1945.
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‘SHOW 4 ODD MATTER’, solo show
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The exhibition explores take-away culture and our growing demand for convenience, questioning the hidden costs behind speed: who does the work, what remains unseen, and who ultimately pays the price.
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Group exhibition with Vivian Ammerlaan, Marlike Marks and Dineke Versluis
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Reinoud Pijnen - Niels Smits van Burgst - Inge Aanstoot
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Maura Polano creates narrative, magical realist oil paintings that explore loneliness in our individualistic society. She start with self-built paper and cardboard sets, which become the subjects of her paintings. Their fragile materiality, intimate scale and uncanny character evoke feelings of isolation, underscoring her theme. Through shadows, scale, and delicate materials, she construct an introspective atmosphere that she translate onto canvas.
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Jeannette Ephraïm - Tamara Jungnickel - Inez Odijk
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Group exhibition with Erna Booman, Hendriekje van Houweninge, Margareth Stigter
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‘Reality TV Show’ –
with Lizzy Deacon, Lou Hubbard, Aodhan Maden, Margaret Raspé, Julia Scher, Bein van Vilsteren and others
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