Multi-day exhibitions and festivals still on today.
Exhibition exploring drawing as a form of movement and resistance, featuring work by seven international artists at Kunstinstituut Melly.
Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou-Rahme present a work based on conversations with former Palestinian prisoners and poets, exploring how resistance takes shape in everyday life.
Hajra Waheed presents a multimedia work about freedom fighters, combining sound, drawings, and paintings.
Kunsthal Rotterdam celebrates Rotterdam artist Woody van Amen with a retrospective of his work, marking his ninetieth birthday and his influential role in post-war avant-garde art.
Over a hundred floating baby penguin balloons drift through the Kunsthal Rotterdam in this playful installation by Danish artist Benedikte Bjerre.
A retrospective of street photographer Helen Levitt featuring over 220 photographs, a film, and color slides from her complete archive.
Interactive exhibition for children exploring the future, with hands-on activities and creative making opportunities.
The Maritime Museum Rotterdam celebrates the women who have shaped maritime history and continue to make their mark on the industry today.
Riet Wijnen transforms Kunstinstituut Melly's bookshop, café and event space into an innovative project combining art, commerce and social space.
Family exhibition exploring nature's patterns: why zebras have stripes, ladybirds have spots, and snail shells have spirals.
An exhibition at the Belasting & Douane Museum exploring the Dutch childcare benefits scandal and the experiences of those affected.
Janilda Bartolomeu's film installation examines the dreams and aspirations of the Cape Verdean diaspora at Rotterdam's Nieuwe Instituut.
Exhibition exploring how women across the globe have shaped art and culture throughout history, from antiquity to today.
Exhibition featuring the three nominees for the 2026 Hendrik Chabot Prize, a prestigious award for artists based in Rotterdam.
The Maritiem Museum Rotterdam showcases historic ships and cranes in working order. In spring and summer, visitors can take sailing trips aboard some of the vessels.
Three years of restoration work on Van Gogh's "The Poplar Lane near Nuenen" in the studio of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.
Follow the journey of artworks to the museum in this exhibition. Diary of Things traces how works find their way to Rotterdam, from quiet routes to turbulent transformations.
An exhibition about artists working with technology and how the pixel has transformed modern art and culture.
The Collection Gallery at the Nieuwe Instituut displays over 150 years of design history in a permanent exhibition.
Exhibition exploring sustainable food production through portraits of farmers, growers, researchers and pastry chefs from around the world.
The Natural History Museum Rotterdam displays twelve remarkable mice from its collection in a compact exhibition.
Twenty Dutch photographers and visual artists present their work in this exhibition exploring how photography has developed over the past decade.
An exhibition exploring the fascinating miniature world of lichens, featuring works by artists Suzette Bousema and Ingeborg Klarenberg at the Natuurhistorisch Museum Rotterdam.
Photo exhibition exploring the design history of the Nieuwe Instituut through architect Jo Coenen's original sketches and drawings from the 1980s.
SIDELINED turns the Nieuwe Instituut's Deck into an alternative sports bar where you can play, ask questions, and feel part of the community.
Membership is an event on 1 January 2026 at De Dependance in Rotterdam.
