Some people are too ‘Amsterdam Culture’ to ignore–and that’s a happy thought! Def P is at it again: a new expo coming up, a new tour and a new solo show–his first since 2007! Both the expo and the solo show are in Amsterdam, this very weekend. Read more
Amsterdammers Tim Holland and Robbert Wefers Bettink embody everything that Amsterdam Culture’s about–creative entrepreneurship, and sustainable at that!
Plastic is no waste! Read more
On June 25th 2014 at the ABN AMRO headquarters in Amsterdam the accelerator program for startups Startupbootcamp presented to the public its 11 startups Read more
The 3D-slogan ‘I Amsterdam’ has become as iconic for Amsterdam as the Eiffel Tower for Paris, Christ the Redeemer for Rio de Janeiro and the Statue of Liberty for the US. September 23rd it will be Read more
A picture is worth a thousand words? Those by Ed van der Elsken sure are! His black & white pictures of Amsterdam are amongst the most appreciated: Read more
Oh yes, the Rolling Kitchens are back for their 7th edition. General idea? Go to the park, pick your mobile restaurant(s) and eat out in the sun! Read more
Just imagine walking around in a building that was built in the 1450s… How inspiring would that be? Sometimes it’s hard to get your brain around the fact you can Read more
Amsterdam inspires. At Amsterdam Culture, we consider that a fact. And although we aim to focus on Amsterdammers, we can’t help but wanting to Read more
The city council sighs and complains about the amount of bikes in the city, removing them left and right for reasons unfathomable to Amsterdammers*. Read more
I met Claudio Tapia in 2010 on a writers’ class at the ABC Treehouse, Amsterdam. My immediate impression of him was: ‘This is the real deal. This is the type of writer I’d love to become.’ Read more
Many creative talents in Amsterdam are exercising their skills in more than one field. Fashion Designers like Bas Kosters spin the decks as DJs, musicians like Read more
For the sixth consecutive year Rolling Kitchens will be wheeling their way into one of Amsterdam’s finest city gardens. The basic premise of this outdoor happening is: go to the park, pick your mobile restaurant(s) and eat out in the sun. Read more
Even though we aim to show how Amsterdam is being shaped by its people, the Queen wasn’t the first person that came to mind. For one thing, she doesn’t live in the capital of ‘her’ country, by which alone she doesn’t qualify. However, she has influenced our city1 in a way we can’t ignore. Read more
As a follow-up on our blog about the Rijksmuseum re-opening, we simply have to share this video – without any comments about banks, resources, crises et cetera. Just a very big hurray for this creative way of marketing the Rijksmuseum! Read more
Some visitors of Amsterdam’s city centre seem to think they’re walking around in an open air museum. Oblivious to the fact there are cars and scooters and quite a few bikes on the street, they’ll walk on all roads available – something they probably wouldn’t think of doing in New York City! It’s actually not that weird a thought, though… Read more
Close your eyes and his warm tenor sounds bring you to dark, late-night jazz cafe no matter where you are. His old mouth piece is a conscious choice, as he doesn’t want the clean sound that’s popular with some. His examples are Ben Webster, Dexter Gordon. We’re talking about Read more
