OUT & ABOUT

IN ROTTERDAM
HIGHLIGHTS JUNE / JULY / AUGUST
FESTIVALS
ing oases all across the city. 14 & 15 June
/ various locations / 10:30-17: 00 / 6
Swan Market Lifestyle market offering
a wide range of creative work: fashion,
jewellery, vintage, accessories, affordable
works of art, and more. In addition, you
will be treated to delicious fair-trade
catering and live music. 15 June /
Museumpark / 1
CHIO Rotterdam Top-ranking interna-
tional equestrian sports in the elegant
setting of the Kra lingse Bos park. Five
days of show jumping, dressage and
equestrian shows, as well as enjoyment
and entertainment. 18-22 June /
Kralingseweg 120 / from 15
De Parade A theatre festival descends on
Museum park with colourful marquees,
terraces and restaurants. Attend one of
70 theatre, dance and music performances.
19-29 June / Museumpark / 15: 00- 01: 00
/ 7.50 entry, shows between 0 and 10
Architecture Day: People make the
city Discover well-known places and
buildings in Rotterdam through tours,
lectures and workshops and see with
your own eyes how it is the people that
make Rotterdam. 21 June / various
locations / free
Rotterdam Laat Open (Rotterdam
Till Late) Shops in downtown Rotterdam
stay open until 11 p.m., offering exceptio-
nal shopping, entertainment and fashion.
27 June / city centre / free
North Sea Round Town Jazz takes over
Rotterdam for more than two weeks. From
JUNE
Summer Sundays Sizzling summer
music and inspiringly imaginative theatre
shows! Bring your picnic basket and a
blanket to lie on, and enjoy. 1, 8, 15, 22
& 29 June / 14: 00-18: 00 / Het Park
(at the Euromast) / free
Mysterious A festival with (Latin) house,
eclectic, hiphop, R&B and some dubstep.
Line-up: Sidney Samson, Billy the Kit,
Gregor Salto and more. 7 June / 12: 00-
23: 00 / De Kuip / 27.50
ZigZagCity (part of IABR) Follow one
of the special walking routes through the
city and experience the city of Rotterdam
in a new and unexpected way. until 9 June
/ city centre / various times & prices
Route du Nord Art route which caters
to all tastes. Encounter visual arts, photo-
graphy, design, architec ture and fashion
and listen to music and literature. 6-8
June / Zomerhofkwartier / free
Rotterdam Harvest Market Local
farmers market selling products from
the greater Rotterdam area and from
your neighbours downtown. 7 June /
10: 00-17: 00 / Noordplein / free
Poetry International Festival A festival
showcasing rich and diverse poetry from
all over the world. 10-14 June / Rotter-
damse Schouwburg / various times &
prices
Verborgen Tuinen (Hidden Gardens)
Dozens of garden owners open their
hidden green nooks to the public, reveal-
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living rooms to metro stations, from jazz
cafs to Ahoy, you can enjoy (free) jazz
music all over the city. 27 June - 13 July /
various locations, times & prices
Expedition Festival for electronic and
techno music, featuring Carl Craig, Mind
Against, John Talabot and others. 28 June /
Bergse Bos / 13: 00-23: 00 / 34
JULY
Rotterdam Harvest Market See June.
5 July / 10: 00-17: 00 / Noordplein / free
DanceFloat This spectacular new dance
event takes place on four different loca-
tions on the waterside and on four ships
on the water. Listen to DJ Chuckie, Kevin
Saunderson, Mark Knight and more. 5
July / various locations / from 27.50
Metropolis Festival Adventurous,
original and trendsetting: this open-air
music festival gives you the opportunity
to get to know new, mind-blowing talent
from the Netherlands and abroad.
Metropolis consists of a mix of pop,
rock, hiphop, world music and dance.
6 July / Zuiderpark / free
Port of Rotterdam North Sea Jazz
Festival The world-famous jazz festival,
where you can also listen to blues, funk,
soul, R&B, hiphop and Latin. This years
performers will include Stevie Wonder,
Pharrell Williams, Joss Stone and Al
Jarreau. 11-13 July / Ahoy Rotterdam /
from 82
Robin Rotterdam Unlimited
The denitive summer festival in Rotter-
dam, featuring new and colourful music,
dance, theatre and street performances
at various locations in the city centre.
Highlights: the annual Summer Carnival
street parade on Saturday and the new
Crazy Sexy Cool festival on Sunday.
18-20 July / various locations, times
and prices / various free performances
UCI BMX World Championships 2014
Rotterdam is proud to present the BMX
World Championship in Ahoy Rotterdam.
The course in the arena is based on the
track used in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
22-27 July / Ahoy Rotterdam / from 21
European Universities Games 2014
More than 4,000 students will compete in
10 different kinds of sports; basketball,
football, futsal, handball, volleyball,
badminton, tennis, table tennis, golf and
rowing. 24 July - 8 August / Erasmus
University / Burg. Oudlaan 50 / free
Lost & Sound Festival Small-scale
electronic music festival with music
and art. The line-up includes me (live),
Bicep, FunkinEven and Modular DJs.
26 July / various locations / 33
Swan Market See June.
27 July / Museumpark / 1
AUGUST
Rotterdam Harvest Market See June.
2 August / 10:00-17:00 / Noordplein / free
Boothstock A celebration of progres-
sive electronic dance music. Boothstock
showcases the creativity that underpins
the dance genre and therefore only
books producing DJs. 2 August / Zui-
derpark / 37,50
Djemaa el Fna - Food Court Rotter-
dam In this open-air restaurant, a range
of different culinary cultures meet and
intermingle into a spicy global melange.
8-10 August / Museumpark / free
Duizel in het Park The Vroesenpark
becomes an oasis of literature, visual
art, theatre and music. 8-10 August /
Vroesenpark / free
Pleinbioscoop (Open-air cinema)
The biggest open-air cinema under the
starry skies screens Hollywood smash
hits, famous arthouse lms and the
highlights of world cinema. 13-31 August
/ Museumpark / 4
Swan Market See June.
24 August / Museumpark / 1
Dag van de Romantische Muziek
(Day of Romantic Music) Concerts
will be performed across numerous
stages featuring atmospheric classical
music and popular romantic tunes, gypsy
music and arias. 24 August / Het Park
(at the Euromast) / free
ParkProeven Enjoy delicious and
socially-responsible cuisine from Rot-
terdam-based delicatessens, restaurants
and caterers during the Day of Romantic
Music. 24 August / Het Park (at the
Euromast) / free
OVG Veerhaven Concert A classical
open-air concert in Rotterdams most
charming harbour. Enjoy waterfront
performances by the Rotterdam Philhar-
monic Orchestra and others from the quay
or in the comfort of your own small boat.
30 August / Veerhaven / free
VKV City Racing Rotterdam Experi-
ence the Formula 1 live on the streets of
Rotterdam! This unique racing event in
the city centre offers spectacular dem-
onstrations featuring rst-class national
and international race cars and drivers.
31 August / city centre / free
EXHIBITIONS
Locations with this icon offer 25%
discount or more with the Rotterdam
Welcome Card. Available at tourist
information ROTTERDAM.INFO and
online via www.rotterdam.info.
MUSEUMS
MUSEUM BOIJMANS
VAN BEUNINGEN
Tue-Sun 11:00-17:00 / 12.50, 18 yrs free
Paul Noble - Nobson This exhibition
will bring together for the rst time Paul
Nobles twenty-three enormous pencil
drawings of his surreal universe, Nobson
Newtown. until 21/9/2014
Focus Beijing De Heus-Zomer
Collection A selection of contemporary
Chinese art from the collection of Henk
and Victoria de Heus-Zomer that provides
a broad overview of developments in
contemporary art in Beijing.
until 21/9/2014
The Design Collection The history of
design, illustrated by objects from the
Middle Ages until now: from a 17th-cen-
tury tulip chest to an Eames chair, from
ceramics from the Middle Ages to china
by Hella Jongerius. until 31/12/2014
KUNSTHAL ROTTERDAM
Westzeedijk 341 / Tue- Sat 10: 00-17: 00,
Sun & hols 11: 00-17: 00 / 11, 18 yrs
2, 5 yrs free
IABR 2014 - Urban by Nature Kunsthal
Rotterdam is hosting the International
Architecture Biennale (IABR) this sum-
mer. Films, infographics, videos, photos
and architectural models take the visitor
through the present and future of the
city landscape. until 24/8/2014
MARITIEM MUSEUM ROTTERDAM
Leuvehaven 1 / Tue- Sat 10: 00-17: 00,
Sun & hols 11: 00-17: 00 / 7.50,
15 yrs 4, 3 yrs free
Living on Water (8+) This family exhi-
bition allows you to experience what its
like to live on the water in the Netherlands
based on models of houseboats and
various travelling waterborne housing.
until 14/3/2016
Sex & The Sea - By Greenaway/Bod-
deke (16+) Peter Greenaway and Saskia
Boddeke carry you away to explore the
emotions of homesickness, sexual desire
and temptation that sailors experience
when they spend months at sea without
their loved ones. until 19/12/2014
Professor Splash (4+) Children aged
4-10 can have exciting adventures in the
wonderful port world of Professor Splash,
playfully exploring the ins and outs of
maritime matters. Permanent
NEDERLANDS FOTOMUSEUM
Wilhelminakade 332 / Tue-Fri 10: 00-
17: 00, Sat & Sun 11: 00-17: 00 / 9,
12 yrs free
Ermakov Photostudio A selection from
the photographic archives of Dmitri Er-
makov (Georgia, 1845-1916), a renowned
ethnographic photographer who travelled
through the Caucasus and surrounding
countries, documenting thousands of
people, street scenes, landscapes and
interiors. until 31/8/2014
The Dark Room Extraordinary stories
from the history of Dutch photography.
Drawing from the museums rich collec-
tion, over 185 years of photography are
brought to vivid life. until 31/12/2014
WERELDMUSEUM ROTTERDAM
Willemskade 25 / Tue- Sun 10:30-17:30 /
12.50, 12 yrs free
Future Pass 3.0 A new art form that
melds Eastern and Western artistic tra-
ditions, blending real and virtual worlds.
Futuristic and colourful, Animamix uses
humour and satire to depict the ideal of
eternal youth in a globalizing society.
until 31/8/2014
CHABOT MUSEUM
Museumpark 11 / Tue-Fri 11: 00-16:30,
Sat 11: 00-17: 00, Sun 12: 00-17: 00 /
9.50, 11 yrs free
Jan Kamman, photographer of
Moder nism Portraits and architectural
photography (including photos of the Van
Nelle Factory) by this early exponent of
the New Photography in the Netherlands.
until 3/11/2014
NATUURHISTORISCH MUSEUM
ROTTERDAM
Westzeedijk 345 / Tue- Sun 11: 00-17: 00 /
7, 15 yrs 3.50, 4 yrs free
Pure Resilience (part of IABR)
Photographs of urban nature - dragon-
ies over a garden pond, pigeons on a
balcony, peregrines around Willemsbrug,
Nile geese on Spoorsingel, ferns along a
quayside feature in a sweeping pano-
rama of Rotterdam. until 24/8/2014
Biodiversity - a wealth of species in
the collection Showcasing a plethora of
large mammals, specially selected butter-
ies and seashells, breathtakingly beau-
tiful birds, and a range of representative
species from other classes and families
in the plant and animal kingdoms.
until 31/12/2014
THE NEW INSTITUTE
Museumpark 25 / Tue- Sat 10: 00-17: 00,
Sun & hols 11:00-17:00 / 6.50, 18 yrs free
Wood The rich story of WOOD is told
through design objects, architectural
projects and artifacts from national and
international collections. until 10/8/2014
Treasury 100 top pieces from the
Institutes extensive collection famous
designs by the icons of Dutch architec-
tural history. Permanent
OTHER
FENIXLOODS I KATENDRECHT
Veerlaan 9 / Mon-Sun 10: 00-18: 00 / 14,
16 yrs 7, 5 yrs free
200 Greatest Paintings Two hundred
works are reproduced in a particularly
precise manner and exhibited chrono-
logically in the exhibition 200 Greatest
Paintings. 15/6/2014 (tbc) until 30/9/2014
LAURENSKERK
Grotekerkplein 15 / Tue- Sat 11: 00-
17: 00 / 5, 18 yrs 3.50, 12 yrs free
The Laurenskerk, a monument lled
with stories 84 audio narratives tell
stories about the past and present of this
historic church and its place in Rotterdam.
until 31/12/2014
FUTURELAND
Europaweg 902 / Tue-Fri 10: 00-17: 00,
Sun 11: 00-17: 00 / free
The journey of a container From
dispatch to reaching its destination.
Experience the transport and handling
at the fully automatic terminals on
Maasvlakte 2. until 9/10/2014
WITTE DE WITH CENTER
FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
Witte de Withstraat 50 / Tue- Sun 11: 00-
18: 00 / 5, 18 yrs 2.50
The Part In The Story Where A Part
Becomes A Part Of Something Else
Group exhibition by over 40 artists,
playing with variation and repetition,
similarities and differences, synchro-
nicities and slippages. until 17/8/2014
TENT
Witte de Withstraat 50 /
Tue- Sun 11: 00-18: 00 / 4, 17 yrs 2
Graduation Shows Piet Zwart
Institute In succession, TENT presents
the graduation shows of the Master of
Fine Art and Master Media Design and
Communication programmes of the Piet
Zwart Institute, the postgraduate institute
of the Willem de Kooning Academy.
13/6/2014 t/m 17/8/2014
TENT Academy Awards Exhibition
showcasing all the nominees for the
TENT Academy Awards (TAA), the annual
competition for the best graduation videos,
feature-length lms, shorts and anima-
tions from all the Dutch art academies.
12/7/2014 until 17/8/2014
VILLA ZEBRA
Stieltjesstraat 21 / Wed, Fri, Sat and
Sun 12: 00-17: 00, also open on Tue &
Thu during school holidays / 7
MOOOVE 2 (7-12 yrs) Dynamic exhi-
bition allowing children between the ages
of 7 and 12 to discover and experience
what is in motion in their lives and the
world at large through 20 special artworks
and installations. until 31/8/2014
ZELF! (3-6 yrs) Toddlers and young
children can explore the visual arts
through the stimulating and challenging
installations in this exhibition.
until 31/12/2014
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Visit Museum Boijmans Van
Beuningen and undertake a
journey through the history of
art from the Middle Ages to the
twenty-rst century. Discover
the collection with design,
contemporary art and master-
pieces by Bosch, Bruegel,
Rembrandt, Van Gogh, and Dal.
Open Tue - Sun
Closed Mon + 1Jan, 26 Apr, 25 Dec
Price Standard 12,50; Students
6,25; <18 free (excl. any surcharges)
www.boijmans.nl
Maurizio Cattelan (Padua 1960), Untitled, 2002, copyright Maurizio Cattelan,
courtesy Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, photo: Attilio Maranzano
CITY PROMOTION CENTRE
Your central source for Rotterdam
information, as well as tips, souvenirs,
concert tickets, travel passes and parking
cards. Check out the scale model
of downtown Rotterdam!
FEYENOORD FANSHOP
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are available from July. Until then last
seasons shirts are available at
discounts up to 80%.
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