Agenda
Through 24 May
HERE TO STAY: A DECADE OF REMARKABLE ACQUISITIONS AND THEIR STORIES @Van Gogh Museum • www.vangoghmuseum.nl In an exhibition covering the whole spectrum of the Thursday 20 May
museum’s collections – from paintings to drawings, prints,
LIVING IN ZUIDAS
sculpture and letters – Here to Stay presents a large selection
@Online 3-4pm
of works acquired by the Van Gogh Museum over the past
• kirsten.vankeimpema@hellozuidas.com
decade. Most are rare works are by other artists, including
This online meeting about residential
greats like Edgar Degas, Berthe Morisot and Edvard Munch.
affairs will focus on neighbourhood
Photo: Pollard Willow-VanGogh
activity and amenities. We’ll discuss Rialto, Griffioen and Sapiens – the cinema, theatre and living lab, respectively, that are set to
Through Sunday 30 May
bring even more activity to Zuidas. Guests Raymond Walraven, director of Rialto, and
BREITNER, ISRAELS AND CONTEMPORARIES. AMSTERDAM IN WATERCOLOUR AND PASTEL
Eme van de Schaaf, director of Griffioen,
@Amsterdam City Archives
and Sapiens, will be joining this afternoon
• www.amsterdam.nl/stadsarchief
to present and explain the plans.
The exhibition Breitner, Israels and contemporaries. Amsterdam in watercolour and pastel is a unique opportunity to see late 19th and early 20th-century masterpieces together at the Amsterdam
Friday 21 May
City Archives. Around 1900, Amsterdam was booming and that
HARNESSING SYSTEMS THINKING FOR THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY
attracted artists like Breitner, Israels, Mondrian and Gestel. Their
@Circl • www.circl.nl
Photo: Leo Gestel, Stadsarchief Amsterdam
work and that of many others offers a marvellous picture of a city embracing the modern era with fresh élan.
How do you become a systems thinker? And how do you harness systems thinking to create impact? This training is for all
Thursday 27
professionals keen to accelerate their
through 30 May
company or organization’s circular
KUNSTRAI
ambitions. You’ll learn what systems
@RAI Amsterdam
thinking is, how to develop it and how
• www.rai.nl/agenda
to use it in your workplace. Led by
The longest-running contemporary
experienced trainers and experts from
Saturday 22 May
art fair in the Netherlands,
Sustainability University, you’ll work
MUIDERSLOT TASTING
KunstRAI is where art connoisseurs
together in a small group to put systems
@Muiderslot Castle • www.muiderslot.nl
and art lovers go to see the best
thinking into practice.
Dining is about discovery, especially at
and newest pieces. More than 80
Photo: Jan Vonk
Muiderslot. How did people cook in the old
participating galleries show their
days, and what did they eat? Join the castle’s
contemporary work at the fair,
cook and historian on a flavour-based trip
ranging from paintings, sculpture
back to the Middle Ages and 17th century
and photography to design and
during this fascinating Saturday afternoon
accessories. Besides galleries,
tasting. Interested to learn about the past
the fair also features solo stands
over a delicious sampling of products from
showcasing individual artists to
the castle garden? Sign up now!
introduce visitors to their work.
Photo: Kasteel Muiderslot
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