Our cultural projects
Kunst & Cultuur op het Tolhuistuinterrein
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read more The Lost Flower Almanac | Abner Preis
Explore The Lost Flower Almanac by Abner Preis in the garden and explore life lost and saved
read more Flipping the Bird | Jaap Scheeren
Photography of the 'Flipping the Bird' project by Jaap Scheeren
read more Opening galerie en creatieve ontmoetingsplek PEXPO
PEXPO is een nieuw creatief initiatief in het hart van Amsterdam-Noord i.s.m. Tolhuistuin, de Breitner Academie AHK, buurtbewoners en ondernemers in de Van der Pekbuurt.
read more De Reuzen van Noord (audiowandeling)
A surprising audio route through Amsterdam North where you will meet 6 giant trees that tell you their life story.
read more De NOORDKrANT | kinderen voeren actie
Vierde editie van De NOORDKrANT | Kinderen uit Noord voeren actie in beeld en woord
read more LFMC maakt kunstwerk voor de Entree van Noord
LFMC maakt kunstwerk voor de Entree van Noord
read more NOORDKrANT, kinderkrant in tijden van corona
Vol mooie nieuwtjes, persoonlijke verhalen, interviews en fotoreportages over het leven in Noord
read more Het Wilde Noorden
Urban nature guide to discover Amsterdam-Noord as a nature area. For sale in the shop of Tolhuistuin
read more Birds don’t Sing, They Shout
Ontdek 'Birds don't Sing, they Shout' van kunstenaar Talisa Harjono als tegengeluid tegen de behandeling van migranten.
read more De Toekomstmachine
Een ode aan de regeneratieve kracht van de natuur en het vernuft van techniek.
read more Klimaatbankje: What are we waiting for?
Discover the Climate Bench on the IJ in front of Tolhuistuin. The bench indicates how high we should sit as the earth continues to warm and water continues to rise. Be sure to climb on it!
read more Ah Ah Ah Ah Staying Alive | Freeling Waters
Artwork by Freeling Waters, a collaborative project by designer Job Wouters and muralist Gijs Frieling
read more Adem voor de Aarde | Eva van Manen & Isa van Lier
Breath for the Earth is a poetic audio tour where Eva van Manen musically takes you through the Tolhuistuin Garden past Isa van Lier's hidden ceramic creatures.
read more Klimaatmuseum
At the front of the Tolhuistuin Pavilion you will find the Climate Museum; a pop-up museum of art and science about today's biggest challenge: the climate crisis.
read more Ontaarde Dierentuin | Jef Andrea
In Jef Andrea's Degenerate Zoo, vilified animals are placed in a positive light
read more De Ontheemtuin | Nils van Went & Nicky Castricum
The Ontheemtuin is a traveling educational butterfly garden, a work of art by Nils van Went and an initiative of Nicky Castricum, of Vlindertuin Mot in Mokum.
read more We Are Warming Up
Annual multiday programme featuring music, art, performances and talks on climate justice
read more Natuurgebied Noord
Amsterdam-North is a nature area where also human species live. In this programme line, we explore urban nature with adventurous programmes, research and exhibitions
read more Programma's over democratie
Tolhuistuin organises programmes on democracy, elections and politics every year. Programmes for and by young people.
read more Het Leeshuis
At the Leeshuis, the Reading House, books are given a second life. You can read books, bring books, and take books with you. The books are available free of charge.
read more In My Backyard
A series of cultural programmes for and by the community of In My Backyard, with live music, dance, food or film aimed at meeting newcomers and locals from Amsterdam.
read more The Clothes Swap & Slow Fashion Show
Every year, Tolhuistuin organises the Clothes Swap and, especially for young people, the Slow Fashion Show, a movement for slow fashion, self-expression, meeting and creative making
read more Garden Trail Walking routes Amsterdam North
Be surprised and inspired during the green walking routes through the nature area called Amsterdam Noord. Together we will walk through this unique district with its great ecological value.
read more Tolhuistuin als MeeMaakPodium
We zijn een meemaakpodium waar kunst, cultuur en samenlevingsvraagstukken samenkomen. De afgelopen jaren hebben we ons gepositioneerd als een dynamische plek voor co-creatie, doe jij mee?
read more Stemmen voor de Toekomst
Tolhuistuin organises the ‘Vote for the Future’ project around the elections. We do this in cooperation with secondary schools in Amsterdam.
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