An Evening with Dele Adeyemo and Submerged Heritage

5–6.30pm: Thursday Bite (€ 10)

Every Thursday, from 5pm, you can enjoy a tasty Thursday Bite for €10 at Het Nieuwe Café. The Thursday Bite is a light vegetarian or vegan meal from the kitchen of chef Manuela Gonçalves Tavares, plus a soft drink. You can order from the bar on the evening itself.

7–8pm: Thursday Night Detour (Free, max 12 participants)

Every Thursday night a Detour Guide takes you on a free Detour through one of the exhibitions on display at Het Nieuwe Instituut. Discover design, digital culture and architecture from the perspective of your guide. Every Detour is different: you might end up working on a joint choreography or designing a space for insects.

No registration is needed. Participants who wish to join can gather at the reception desk at 6.55pm.

7–9pm: Concept of Space: (Re)claiming Ownership - Conversation (€ 7,50 / € 3,75)

During this event the members of Submerged Heritage – Miguel Peres dos Santos, Vincent van Velsen and Daphne Bakker – are joined by Dele Adeyemo, artist and curator of Wey Dey Move. Together they will take us on a journey from Suriname to Nigeria. Through conversation they reflect on the colonial infrastructures that are still being upheld today, such as the Brokopondo Dam in Suriname and the speculative urban developments in Lagos, Nigeria – both of which have huge consequences for local communities. Adeyemo focuses on the resistance of claimed space through the power of dance, whilst Peres dos Santos and Bakker will discuss forms of perseverance of cultural space. With a special performance by Poernima Gobardhan.

7.30–9pm: Night Shift: New Kid on the Block (Donation, Pay what you can)

Night Shift is back! After many online sessions, Night Shift has finally returned for an in-person event. This evening we celebrate the launch of Culture Caleidoscoop, a new online, peer-reviewed, open access platform about socially engaged practice in the arts, culture and heritage sectors. Night Shift talks with peers who have been engaged in this work where participation, co-creation and activism meet. What is the urgency behind this work? And what are the pitfalls?

You can get tickets to this programme component via the separate Eventbrite.

9–11pm: DJ set by ZOBAYDA (Free, RSVP)

Close off the evening with drinks and music by DJ ZOBAYDA.

Thursday Night Live!

Thursday Night Live! is a weekly evening devoted to burning questions in architecture, design and digital culture, featuring leading speakers from home and abroad. Het Nieuwe Café serves a meal, there’s music from DJs or live perfromers, the museum is open for free and our Detour Guides (aka tour guides) show you around the exhibitions. Meet people, be inspired and join the discussion!