Dermot Kennedy @ AFAS Live
Dermot Kennedy lights up AFAS Live in Amsterdam, delivering soaring vocals and intimate ballads with a sweeping stage presence and a shared warmth that lingers long after the encore.
Jochem Myjer – Net Als Of
Comedy icon Jochem Myjer returns to 1 Amsterdam with Net Als Of, delivering rapid-fire wit, playful storytelling, and Dutch stand-up energy that fills the room.
Public Problematisations of AI
A panel of researchers discusses how AI's role in society is publicly problematised and explores imagining alternative futures for living with AI.
The AI Gigafactory
An academic event at the University of Amsterdam examining AI gigafactories, governance, environmental impact, and the EU's digital sovereignty strategy.
Rusland. Een strijd tegen moderniteit
Renowned Russian historian Alexander Etkind discusses his book Russia. Een strijd tegen moderniteit, analyzing the regime and the drivers of war, in conversation with Peter van Dam, moderated by Simone Peek, at Spui25 in Amsterdam.
Confronting Genocide Denial: What can we do?
A thought-provoking lecture at Spui25 addressing why genocide denial persists, how it manifests, and effective ways to challenge it in public memory and discourse. Experts will examine mechanisms by which atrocities are minimized and discuss strategies for counter-narratives in society and policy.
Shaping Real Lives into Narratives: Heather Clark on Truth and Fiction
Shaping Real Lives into Narratives: Heather Clark on Truth and Fiction at Spui25 in Amsterdam probes how biography balances fact and imagination, and what writers must navigate when weaving history and story.
Feestelijke aftrap van de Boekenweek 2026
Kick off Boekenweek 2026 with a festive live edition of the Literaire Letterenshow podcast, featuring guests including Dean Bowen and Babs Schutte, plus tributes to favorite books.
The ‘Elite’ as Delicate Beast
A thought-provoking lecture at Spui25 in Amsterdam, examining how the term 'elite' is deployed in debates about justice, democracy, and inequality. It traces distinctions among intellectual, colonial, nouveau riche and postcolonial elites and challenges the idea of a single 'elit
The New Women of the Right: How the Far Right Has Waged the Gender War in France
The New Women of the Right: How the Far Right Has Waged the Gender War in France takes the Voltaire lecture at Spui25 in Amsterdam as a lens to examine how female leaders, media strategies, and gender politics reshape European politics.
Autisme. Een biografie
In Spui25 Amsterdam, author and literary scholar Niels Springveld discusses Autism. Een biografie, tracing autism’s history and its evolving portrayal in culture, in a live conversation about diagnosis, identity and storytelling.
Uitreiking Socratesbeker 2026
An award ceremony for the Socrates Cup 2026 at Spui25 in Amsterdam, featuring interviews with the nominees of the Dutch philosophy book of the year and the final winner announcement.
Het ontstaan van taal
Evolutionary biologist Madeleine Beekman presents a radical theory that human language arose from shared childcare rather than hunting or tool-making.
De onzekerheidsepidemie
A provocative lecture at Spui25 examining how AI, weather data, and geopolitical shifts seed uncertainty in everyday life. The talk probes how sensors, cameras, and dashboards shape our trust—and our choices—in a world where tech and politics intertwine.
Zondagskinderen – Europeanen, oorlog en vrede
Caroline de Gruyter, NRC Handelsblad's Europe correspondent, discusses her book Zondagskinderen and how Europe came to take peace for granted, even as new geopolitical tensions mount. In this Amsterdam lecture at Spui25, she analyzes the fragility of peace and what it means for Europe today.
Young Men, Masculinity, and Democracy: Challenges and Pathways Forward
A multidisciplinary roundtable at Spui25 in Amsterdam exploring how masculinity, gender equality, and democratic engagement shape young men's political attitudes across Europe. The session brings together researchers, practitioners, and an artistic intervention to examine pathways toward a more caring democracy.
Activisme en solidariteit in de queergemeenschap in de jaren zeventig en tachtig
A compelling lecture tracing 1970s–80s queer activism in the Netherlands, from COC to feminist collectives and unions, born amid exclusion and HIV/AIDS, and built on fierce solidarity—at Spui25 in Amsterdam.
Sudan in Context: Islamic Modernity & Sufism
Join a scholarly dialogue on Mahmud Muhammad Taha, the Sudanese thinker who linked Sufism to Islamic reform. Scholars explore his Second Message of Islam and its relevance to contemporary Sudan, with a panel and a keynote discussion at Spui25 in Amsterdam.
Symposium Synesthesie
Symposium Synesthesie at Orgelpark in Amsterdam threads synesthetic thinking through sound, organ acoustics and cross-disciplinary talks in a venue famed for intimate, resonant halls.
‘Beyond Sanctuary’ with Ananya Roy and Veronika Zablotsky
Scholars Ananya Roy and Veronika Zablotsky discuss migration, abolitionist and decolonial imaginaries, and their book in a dialogue at Spui25 in Amsterdam.
On Failure: Error and Defeat in the Arts of the Dutch Republic
This scholarly lecture at Spui25 rethinks failure and defeat in the arts of the Dutch Republic, questioning the 'golden age' narrative and Amsterdam Museum's 2019 shift. It explores risk, bankruptcy, crises, and disaster as shaping forces in early modern art history.
Synthetic Genders: How Generative AI Reimagines Gender in Visual Culture
Three talks at the University of Amsterdam explore how Generative AI reshapes gender in visual culture, examining gendered art-historical styles, AI analyses of gender in visual art and film.
Singashore
Experience immersive theater at OT301 - Studios as Collettivo Nebulæ weaves striking visuals with intimate performance, turning Amsterdam’s artsy venue into a night of atmospheric storytelling.
Sakura: The Flowering of Cherry Blossoms
Sakura: The Flowering of Cherry Blossoms at Spui25 in Amsterdam traces the blossom's history—from Collingwood 'Cherry' Ingram to Japan's iconic spring—through Naoko Abe's engaging history lecture.
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