On Thursday 21 June Het Nieuwe Instituut brings an ode to the longest and warmest day of the year, inspired by the Dissident Gardens programme. It’s going to be a sizzling hot evening with food, music, live radio, performances, workshops, exhibitions and garden walks.

Hereby more information on the festive Midsummer programme!

• Doors open at 17:00

• Programme from 18:00 until 21:00

• Music by DJ from 21:00 until 0:00

What can you expect?

• Cleansing Midsummer cocktails at the entrance

• Buffet inspired by the longest day

• Live radio show with an exploration into the Dutch colonial garden and its contemporary developments

• A live music performance conducted by an ant

• Explorative walks through Dissident Gardens

• A search for your innerself, in a workshop by using clay and fire

• Expedition into De Nieuwe Tuin

• Cultivation of weeds by giving Power to the wild

• A trip to the Canary Islands via our basement

• And… Flamingo pedal boats in the pond!