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What's on selection 18-23 May 15/05/2008
Includes Hugh Masekela, Kinky Friedman, Bharati, Witnessed From Within, Short story and improvisation workshops. read more
Open ateliers in the Netherlands 14/05/2008
Michele Carloni visits the open ateliers in the Jordaan over the weekend and talks to established Russian artist Olga Okuneva about living and working in the Netherlands. read more
Art exhibitions in the Netherlands 13/05/2008
Here's our guide to the major art exhibitions in the Netherlands and the editor's tips on how to get into the Amsterdam Art scene. read more
Tours and workshops 13/05/2008
Would you like to take a tour of Amsterdam or Groningen, learn Dutch, take a creative writing course, open your chakras in a local yoga class? Look no further than our listings. read more
Kunstvlaai (10 - 18 May) 12/05/2008
Photos of work at alternative art fair Kunstvlaai (Art Pie International), now allied with Art Amsterdam (previously KunstRai).
This year's Kunstvlaai runs from 10 - 18 May at seven locations on the Westergasfabriek grounds. read more
What's on: Selection: 7-18 May 10/05/2008
Our selection includes Exhibitions: Kunstvlaai 2008 , Film: Luis Buñuel Retrospective, Debate: The Next President of the United States: Holier Than Thou. read more
A bike trip through Mokum 10/05/2008
Amsterdam's deeply-rooted Jewish history is revealed in the city's popular nickname, Mokum. The word is a corruption of the Hebrew word makom, which means simply 'place'. Jews began settling in the city from the end of the 16th century, and despite the ravages of the holocaust there is still much to be seen of the Jewish presence in Amsterdam.
By Michael Blass & Klaas den Tek. read more
Art Pie International
Photos of work at alternative art fair Kunstvlaai (until 18 May) in Amsterdam.
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