December gift suggestions

December gift suggestions
Shop till you drop!

Nov. 24, 2023
The colder months have begun again! And with December approaching, we would like to help you on your way with original gift ideas. Because the best gifts for by the chimney, or under the Christmas tree, can be found at the Kunsthal!

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Refik Anadol

Refik Anadol
Coming soon

Oct. 26, 2023
This autumn, you will be able to immerse yourselve in a visual spectacle created by one of the most progressive exponents of digital art: Refik Anadol. Kunsthal Rotterdam is presenting the first solo exhibition of this Turkish artist in the Netherlands

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Artist Talk Ai Weiwei

Artist Talk Ai Weiwei
Save the date!

Sept. 30, 2023
Kunsthal Rotterdam is proud to present a large-scale exhibition by one of today’s most prominent artists, the activist, and critic of authoritarian power systems Ai Weiwei. The exhibition opens on the 30th of September exhibition, with an Artist Talk from Ai Weiwei himself during the day.

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Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei
In Search of Humanity

May 24, 2023
Kunsthal Rotterdam is proud to present a large-scale exhibition by one of today’s most prominent artists, the activist, and critic of authoritarian p…

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The Kabuler

The Kabuler
Now on view

May 15, 2023
Magnum photographers Cristina de Middel and Lorenzo Meloni ut Afghanistan in front of their lenses for the photo project ‘The Kabuler’. The photographs – powerful portraits, surrealistic landscapes, and everyday scenes – formed the point of departure for a one-off magazine entitled ‘The Kabuler’.

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All you can Art Summerschool 2023

All you can Art Summerschool 2023
Sign up now!

April 4, 2023
Do you have guts, creative talent and a passion for art? Then sign up now for the All you can Art Summer School 2023. During the Summer School you spend four intensive days per week working under the guidance of artists. You can sign up to and including Sunday, May 14.

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There Are Black People In The Future

There Are Black People In The Future
Now on the façade of the Kunsthal

Nov. 16, 2022
From today, Kunsthal Rotterdam is showing the work “There Are Black People In The Future” by Alisha B. Wormsley on its façade. Following many different cities around the world, this powerful community artwork and billboard has now arrived in the Netherlands for the very first time, as part of the exhibition In the Black Fantastic.

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All you can Art Summer School 2022

All you can Art Summer School 2022
Sign up now!

April 4, 2022
Do you have guts, creative talent and a passion for art? Then sign up now for the All you can Art Summer School 2022. During the Summer School you spend four intensive days a week working under the guidance of artists.

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Opening Calder Now

Opening Calder Now
Sunday 21 November

Nov. 18, 2021
This Sunday, Kunsthal Rotterdam will proudly present ‘Calder Now’, an impressive exhibition that explores for the first time in Europe the modern master’s enduring and unmistakable influence on contemporary art.

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Last week

Last week
We Are Animals

Oct. 19, 2021
Only one more week to visit We Are Animals! Enter the animal kingdom of art until Sunday 24 October at the Kunsthal. Look feathered polar bears, a floating elephant and a wild wolf straight in the eye and learn more about the relationship between humans and animals.

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NN Open Museum Week

NN Open Museum Week
Free Kunsthal ticket

May 31, 2021
From Saturday 5 June, the Kunsthal, together with all Dutch museums, will be open to the public again! To celebrate this festive moment, Nationale-Nederlanden organises the NN Open Museum Week.

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Museumpark Rotterdam Opens Up!

Museumpark Rotterdam Opens Up!
check out the video

May 19, 2021
Today the Kunsthal, together with the other cultural institutions of the Museumpark, is turning over the Song Contest clock. Only 3 more days until the Grand Finale! This moment is the starting point for the launch of the amazing video production Museumpark Rotterdam Opens Up.

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Kunsthal focuses on collaboration and experiments

Kunsthal focuses on collaboration and experiments
Looking back on an exceptional year

Jan. 5, 2021
Before the Covid-19 measures led to all cultural institutions temporarily closing their doors from Friday 13 March, Kunsthal Rotterdam appeared to be on course for another record year. During the first 2.5 months of the year we had already welcomed 79,000 visitors. Now, exactly nine months later, the Kunsthal is again closed for the public, giving us time to draw up the balance sheet of an extraordinary year.

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Winners top 10 Art & Music

Winners top 10 Art & Music

Dec. 1, 2020
What a nice result! Some 450 participants submitted their top 10 favourite records with the best songs and exhibition worthy album covers. Together with Nationale-Nederlanden and Fresh 'n Rebel we organised this contest on the occasion of the exhibition 'Black Album / White Cube. A Journey into Art and Music'. Curious about the lists and looking for inspiration? Have a look and listen to them all here.

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Ticketshop Kunsthal opened

Ticketshop Kunsthal opened

Nov. 16, 2020
Next Thursday 19 November, the Kunsthal will reopen its doors after a short two-week closure. As of today it is possible to buy an online ticket again. We can't wait to welcome our public back. Book your time slot in the meantime!

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Nathanja van Dijk

Nathanja van Dijk
New director Kunsthal Rotterdam

Oct. 4, 2019
The supervisory board of the Kunsthal Rotterdam Foundation has appointed Nathanja van Dijk as the new director of the Kunsthal Rotterdam. Van Dijk (1984) is an art historian (University of Utrecht / University of Amsterdam), curator and cultural entrepreneur.

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All you can Art 4

All you can Art 4
Kick off

June 6, 2019
It was an incredible All you can Art party last Saturday, 1 June, at Het Gemaal op Zuid! A summery reunion with many partners, participants and artis…

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D-Day Flag at Rotterdam

D-Day Flag at Rotterdam
A Symbol of Freedom

Jan. 29, 2019
From Tuesday 5 February the first American D-Day flag will be exhibited in the Kunsthal in Rotterdam, a city where the war has left indelible traces. The presentation of ‘D-Day Flag 75 Years. A Symbol of Freedom’ is a prelude to the celebration of 75 years of liberation. The story behind this battered and stained flag is

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Kunsthal and IBB win &Award with All you can Art

Kunsthal and IBB win &Award with All you can Art

Dec. 10, 2018
The Kunsthal and the Instituto Buena Bista Curaçao are the joint winners of the very first &Award with All you can Art, for involving and connecting people. The news was announced today during the Beeld&Storm conference.

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Waterlicht by Daan Roosegaarde

Waterlicht by Daan Roosegaarde
Soon

Aug. 27, 2018
Stimulate your senses in the dream landscape WATERLICHT. As a virtual flood made of LEDs, software and lenses, WATERLICHT inundates the Museumpark to show how high the water could reach without human intervention.

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Viktor&Rolf arrangement

Viktor&Rolf arrangement
Mainport Hotel

July 2, 2018
Visit the exhibition Viktor & Rolf: Fashion Artists 25 Years at the Kunsthal in Rotterdam. Make an unforgettable trip and extend your visit to the exhibition of Viktor & Rolf with an overnight stay including exclusive extra’s in 5 star hotel Mainport. Read more and book now!

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Kunsthal goes cashless

Kunsthal goes cashless
Tuesday 3 April

March 16, 2018
TUESDAY 3 APRIL Please note! From Tuesday 3 April 2018 it is no longer possible to make cash payments at the Kunsthal Rotterdam. The Kunsthal is opting for cashless payment methods in order to promote sustainability and safety.

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Annual report 2016

Annual report 2016
Now online!

April 25, 2017
The Kunsthal Annual Report 2016 is now online! It was an extraordinary as well as successful year. The Kunsthal initiated, produced and presented its first traveling exhibition, ‘Peter Lindbergh. A Different Vision on Fashion Photography’, which had its world premiere in Rotterdam and is now showing at the Kunsthalle Munich.

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IBB receives Prins Bernhard Culture Fund!

IBB receives Prins Bernhard Culture Fund!
Caribbean Region

Feb. 22, 2017
IBB was recently the recepient of the 2016 Culture Prize awarded by the Prince Bernhard Culture Fund Caribbean Region. IBB received this price for it’s works and achievements in the fields of art education and social engagement the last 10 years. During the presentation IBB students did an art performance called ‘Playa Buena Bista’ outside of our gallery Esmeralda. There were also performances by other beneficiaries of PBCF during the ceremony.

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SkyTeam give away

SkyTeam give away
Win two airline tickets to the USA!

Oct. 17, 2016
Do you want to win two tickets to the United States of America? This is your chance! On the occasion of the exhibition ‘Peter Lindbergh. A Different Vision on Fashion Photography’, SkyTeam and the Kunsthal Rotterdam are giving away two airline tickets!

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Friends First

Friends First
Benefits, Priority and extras!

Aug. 25, 2016
The exhibition Peter Lindbergh - A different Vision on Fashion Photography opens on Saturday 10 September. The Kunsthal is under full construction building up this sizzling exhibition full impressive large photo’s, green screens, video walls and exciting pieces!

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Lindbergh arrangement

Lindbergh arrangement
Mainport hotel

July 21, 2016
FROM 12 SEPTEMBER 2016 till 12 FEBRUARY 2017 Visit the exhibition of Peter Lindbergh. A Different Vision on Fashion Photography at the Kunsthal in Rotterdam and enjoy a weekend getaway with your overnight stay at five-star Mainport hotel.

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