Other initiatives and projects in Amsterdam-Noord
Amsterdam-Noord is bursting with inspiring initiatives. On this page, we show related projects and initiatives related to culture and history in Amsterdam-Noord. We are certainly not exhaustive, so if you have a good tip, let us know at hello@zeppa.nl
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De Canon van Noord
A canon is a big message board with pieces of history worth remembering. These are described and illustrated in ‘windows‘. For example, there is a Canon of the Netherlands and a Canon of Amsterdam. Unfortunately, the women and girls of Noord are left out of these. That is why the Canon van Noord focuses on the role of women and looks at people, events, developments, buildings and places in Noord from their perspective.
Visit the websiteMijn Noord
Project by Jaap Breukel. A few years ago, photographer Jaap Breukel moved to Amsterdam-Noord. The view from his flat made him curious. Who are those Northerners who live in the garden village across the water anyway? He decided to take his camera with him while walking through the neighborhood. That's how he discovered 'Mijn Noord'. The project consists of a web documentary, exhibition, book and a film.
Visit the project websiteThe End of the World — Asterdorp
Documentary by Saskia van den Heuvel. The residential school Asterdorp was inaugurated in 1927, intended for those ‘who had yet to learn how to live’, but what exactly did that term mean...? In popular parlance, it soon became a village for ‘anti-socials’. In The End of the World, former residents themselves talk about their time in Asterdorp.
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Historic Center Amsterdam-Noord (HCAN)
Historic Center Amsterdam Noord (HCAN) has existed for 40 years and developed into the historical memory of Noord. Also called the Stadsdeelarchief.
Visit the websiteMuseum Amsterdam-Noord
At Museum Amsterdam Noord, Noord's past comes to life. In Vogeldorp's historic bath house, people discover the history of Noord and the extraordinary stories of residents then and now.
Visit the websiteHATO Foundation (Tuindorp Oostzaan Historical Archive)
The HATO Foundation wants to spread and increase the culture and historical knowledge of Tuindorp Oostzaan and the surrounding area. The foundation organises exhibitions and affordable walks, and you can visit a museum house.
Visit the websiteNDSM Herleeft Foundation
The NDSM Herleeft Foundation aims to collect, document, manage and monitor, but above all visualise, the glorious shipbuilding and ship repair history as it once existed in Amsterdam North.
Visit the websiteAtelier Volten
André Volten (1925 - 2002) squatted the Poortgebouw of Asterdorp as a sculptor in 1952, thereby saving it from demolition. Volten gave the Poortgebouw a new future by living and working there with his wife until his death in 2002. Atelier Volten is open during current exhibitions on Saturdays and Sundays from 13:00 - 17:00.
Visit the websiteDe Ceuvel
Sustainable breeding ground for creative and social entrepreneurs at a former shipyard on the Johan Van Hasselt Canal in Amsterdam North. Besides giving tours of their own site, they also like to tell more about the immediate surroundings of de Ceuvel. They are happy to take you through the neighbourhood, which is currently going through a major transition.
Visit the websiteThe Zonnehuis
Visit the beautiful Zonnehuis on the cosy Zonneplein in Amsterdam-Noord, a monumental site in the style of the Amsterdam School.
Visit the websiteTolhuistuin
Tolhuistuin is 18,000 square metres of space for art and culture. On the grounds you will find an idyllic garden, halls for concerts and performances, a hip-hop school, a delicious restaurant, a remarkable history, a Lecture House, art across the grounds, and an incubator for 30 cultural organisations.
Visit the websiteA Lab
A Lab is Amsterdam's most adventurous community, incubator, community centre, studio, hub, stage, workplace and connector. A Lab is located in Shell's former Groot Laboratorium. Have a cup of coffee at the Coffee Virus or visit the various events or exhibitions in the building.
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Dijkreis
Dijkreis is a podwalk that takes you on a discovery tour of the 11-kilometre-long Waterlandse Zeedijk. In forty extraordinary stories, you will learn about the history of Amsterdam North in the place where it actually took place.
Visit the websiteThe story of the Netherlands — Noord
Podwalk by NTR. This walk, which crosses the old NDSM site, tells about the development of Amsterdam's IJ banks. About the success and demise of an industry. And how supertankers are launched and how Amsterdam continues to develop as a migration city.
Visit the websiteHow Amsterdam Noord was once built as the ‘drain’ of the city
Podcast from the Parool. Noord is Amsterdam's fastest-growing district. But not all Amsterdammers know that large parts of now hip Noord were once built to provide shelter for destitute families from the city centre. What history lies on this side of the IJ? And what was actually the idea behind all those garden villages in Noord?
Listen to the podcast Ons Amsterdam Podcast - the podcast about Amsterdam history
The Ons Amsterdam Podcast is a monthly podcast in which the magazine ‘Ons Amsterdam’ talks with its authors. Because there is often much more to say about the stories they write than the magazine can fit into its pages. With episodes about Amsterdam-Noord, of course. To be listened to on Soundcloud, Spotify and Apple Podcast.
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Oerknal aan het IJ
Book by Bas Kok. Oerknal aan het IJ sheds new light on Amsterdam-Noord. The centuries-long influence of the gallows field on the appearance of Noord, the rise and fall of the shipyards, the rising star of the cultural palaces EYE and A'dam Tower. Above all, Bas Kok stumbled upon a still unknown story of Noord. It change the history of the district - and that of the entire city of Amsterdam.
Buy the bookAsterdorp, an Amsterdam history of upliftment and humiliation
Book by Stephan Steinmetz. Steinmetz uses archival research, reports from supervisors and interviews with former residents to tell the history of Asterdorp from the inside.
Buy the bookThe Overhoeks mystery - stories around the former Shell site In Amsterdam Noord
Book by Barbara Bulten. Using eight stories and many unique old and new images from the archives of Shell, the Amsterdam city archives, private collections and other sources, the book attempts to uncover the soul of Overhoeks.
Buy the bookBookstore Over het Water
Independent bookstore on the Van der Pekstraat, run by two women. They have a section with books about Amsterdam-Noord.
Visit the websiteBoekhandel van Noord
Spacious bookstore on Buikslotermeerplein. They have a section with books about Amsterdam-Noord.
Visit the websiteThe Leeshuis
At the Leeshuis, books are given a second life. You can bring books and take or exchange books. The books are available free of charge. The Leeshuis is part of the Tolhuistuin and is run by volunteers. These skilled volunteers also provide language coaching and other activities.
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