Mitchell - The Black Archives

Yusuf - Rederij Lampedusa

Ira and Ayra - KIP Republic

Renew your view

Best stages for comedy and spoken word in Amsterdam

About Keti Koti

Specialty film houses and cinemas in Amsterdam

Jewish Cultural Quarter walking route

LGBTQI+ history walking route

Maritime Trade walking route

Diverse locaties / Various locations

IDFA

IDFA: International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

Each November, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) transforms Amsterdam’s city centre into a paradise for documentary film fans. Held since 1988, IDFA is the world’s largest documentary festival and features lectures, workshops and over 300 movies that tell stories about life around the world. Some are funny, others sad, and they all represent the best the genre has to offer. Screenings take place throughout the city and include outdoor showings where you can watch a film under the night sky.

Rederij Lampedusa Canal Tours

Rederij Lampedusa introduces a unique canal tour in Amsterdam on board of two former migrant boats, pulled from the Meditteranean in 2015.

Bekijk hoe De Balie een bezoek voor mensen met een beperking of handicap toegankelijk maakt.

De Balie

Located in a former courthouse close to Leidseplein, De Balie is home to a daily offering of debates, seminars, theatre productions and films. The varied programme is aimed at a wide audience, primarily focused on social and political issues.

https://www.dezwijger.nl/over-ons/toegankelijkheid

See how Pakhuis de Zwijger makes visits accessible for people with disabilities.

Pakhuis De Zwijger

Pakhuis de Zwijger (De Zwijger warehouse) was built during the heyday of Amsterdam’s Eastern Docklands area and was used as a warehouse for refrigerated goods. Following extensive renovations, it now serves as a cultural meeting place for creative and innovative types.  Networking events, exhibitions, lectures and workshops are regularly held here.

Bekijk hoe Podium Mozaïek een bezoek voor mensen met een beperking of handicap toegankelijk maakt

Podium Mozaïek - Buitenpodium

Podium Mozaïek met terras van Café Mozaïek

Café Mozaïek - restaurant

Café Mozaïek - café

Café Mozaïek - Bar

Podium Mozaïek - zijtribune

Privé diner in studio Podium Mozaïek

Podium Mozaïek - theater voorstelling

Podium Mozaïek - voorstelling

Terras Café Mozaïek

Expositie in Café Mozaïek

Podium Mozaïek - catering

Seizoensgerechten bij Cafe Mozaïek

Deserts bij Café Mozaïek

Podium Mozaïek

Podium Mozaïek is a metropolitan theatre with a café-restaurant in Amsterdam West, located in the former Pniëlkerk on Bos en Lommerweg. The Podium Mozaïek program is for young and old and offers theatre, music, comedy, spoken word, storytelling, dance and all possible crossovers in between from home and abroad. There are meetings and exchanges between young and old, residents of West and beyond. Podium Mozaïek stimulates metropolitan offerings by supporting makers and utilizing its network.

Please note: the lift is a stair climber, see more explanation in the text.

de Appel

Performance: 'to her, and with her' door Noor Abed en Zeynep Kayan

Vinyl launch 'Hope is a discipline'

Basma al-Sharif, The Place Where I was Condemned to Live

De Appel

De Appel arts centre is an inspirational international institution for contemporary art, fulfilling a key role in both Amsterdam and the Netherlands. This art institution is also an eye-catcher at an international level, serving as a standard for determining relevant trends in contemporary art in all its forms.

MILK

Part of popular music venue Melkweg, MILK is a creative cafe that skillfully blends comfort with a flair for great food and an emphasis on social and creative community building. This modern restaurant epitomises the youthful cool of a city that cares deeply about its cultural and artistic spirit.

https://www.amsterdam.nl/stadsarchief/praktische/bezoekinformatie/

Stadsarchief Amsterdam - De Bazel

Internetstraat Stadsarchief

Stadsarchief Schatkamer

Amsterdam City Archives

Discover the rich history of Amsterdam in the City Archives. Various exhibitions and activities present a unique view of the capital divided into controversial themes. The Amsterdam City Archives is the former municipal archives of Amsterdam.

Framer Framed

Framer Framed is a platform for contemporary art, visual culture, and critical theory & practice in vibrant Amsterdam Oost. You can find some new photos below.

Museumplein

Keti Koti Festival - Museumplein

Every year on July 1, we celebrate Keti Koti, the abolition of slavery, and commemorate the Dutch history of slavery.

Bekijk hoe het Bijlmer Parktheater een bezoek voor mensen met een beperking of handicap toegankelijk maakt.

https://www.bijlmerparktheater.nl/pQKYcJ/je-bezoek/je-bezoek

Bijlmer Parktheater

A unique theater offering a diverse and inclusive range of performances for all ages. As a professional city theater in Amsterdam Southeast, Bijlmer Parktheater excels in the field of intercultural programming, culture & arts education, and talent development.

Het Ketelhuis

Ketelhuis Cinema

Roze Filmdagen (Pink Film Days)

Roze Filmdagen (Pink Film Days) will return in 2026 for its 29th edition at Het Ketelhuis in Amsterdam. As the largest, longest-running and most successful LGBTQ+ film festival in the Netherlands, Roze Filmdagen once again offers a broad and inclusive range of films, documentaries, and short films, supplemented with in-depth talk shows with an LGBTQ+ context. Roze Filmdagen is an eleven-day film festival in Amsterdam.  Please note: Start and end times as mentioned are an indication and subject to change.

https://www.tropenmuseum.nl/nl/plan-je-bezoek/toegankelijkheid

Scootmobiel is niet mogelijk museum te bezoeken

Lichthal Tropenmuseum

Wereldmuseum Amsterdam

The Wereldmuseum Amsterdam is a museum of world cultures, housed in one of the most beautiful museum buildings of the Netherlands, off the beaten tourist track in Amsterdam’s hip east.

https://www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.com/planyourvisit/accessibility

For more information about accessibility go to the museum's website

Voc Schip + Gebouw

Republiek aan zee

Koningssloep

Verhaal van de Walvis

VOC Schip

Duiker Doris tentoonstelling

Gebouw + Schip

Jachtmodellen

Schaduwen op de Atlantische Oceaan

The National Maritime Museum

At a beautiful location in Amsterdam you will find Het Scheepvaartmuseum. Here you can discover everything about five centuries of maritime history and how strongly this is connected to the society of today and the future. Het Scheepvaartmuseum is a national museum in a world city and the museum shows how Dutch history is connected to water.

https://www.eyefilm.nl/nl/plan-je-bezoek/toegankelijkheid

Maak een flipboekje in de Flipbook Machine

Affiches uit de collectie worden in het gebouw gepresenteerd

Eye Filmmuseum met rechts de ADAM Toren

Permanente tentoonstelling met bijzondere filmapparaten uit de collectie

Doe de gratis speurtocht met kinderen en leer over pre-cinema apparaten

Film Catcher

Flipbook Machine

Eye Filmmuseum

The striking architecture of the Eye Filmmuseum made it quickly become one of Amsterdam’s modern icons. Situated on the northern bank of the River IJ, just opposite Central Station, this cinema, film museum, café/restaurant and cutting-edge event location is a must-see. Eye Filmmuseum is free to visit with the I amsterdam City Card, but for some of the exhibitions there is an additional surcharge.

Voor blinden/slechtzienden en doven en slechthorenden hebben we aparte rondleidingen

https://www.amsterdammuseum.nl/locaties/amsterdam-museum-aan-de-amstel/1495

Amsterdam Museum on the Amstel

The Amsterdam Museum can be found on the Amstel, in the building of the H'ART Museum. During a large-scale renovation of the monumental Burgerweeshuis, the Amsterdam Museum will find its temporary home here. With a completely new range of exhibitions, public programmes and children's activities. Here, the Amsterdam Museum will display an entirely new collection presentation that, besides the traditional history of Amsterdam, also offers plenty of space for dissenting voices and lesser-known and more recent histories of the city.

Ruimte CBK Zuidoost

Interieur en winkel CBK Zuidoost

Contact

Kunstbezoekers

Kunstlessen

Kunstuitleen

MAFB en CBKZO

CBK Zuidoost

For over 25 years, Centrum Beeldende Kunst Zuidoost (Centre for Visual Arts Southeast) is the place to be for contemporary art with cultural accents. The centre bring art to the general public by exhibitions, a collection of rental art, art education, artist-in-residence, commissions, and debates. The programme is based on current developments in society.

OSCAM

At the Open Space Contemporary Art Museum (OSCAM) on the Bijlmerplein you will find a place where art, fashion, design and craftsmanship in the Bijlmer come together. It is a museum in the Amsterdamse Poort shopping center in the Zuidoost district. They are located in the old Cool Cat building, diagonally opposite the KFC, between the Panda Bubble Tea Bar and Hunkemöller. You understand, between the fast food chicken, Instagram drinks and sexy lingerie, there is of course a great need for art and culture.

More inspirational initiatives

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Take a stand or revise your opinion with these initiatives to renew your view of Amsterdam.