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    Gentle Disco: Dancing on Mycelium

    19
    May 2023
    - Gently dance on the Gentle Disco

    Another fresh batch of mycelium has arrived, which means... A new Gentle Disco! On Friday, the dance floor will be laid out, the DJ will play their favourite tunes and drinks will be served. So put...
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  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Arne Hendriks

    Pigeon Cam

    On the 7th of June 2022, almost two years after we first started learning how to build pigeon towers with waste mycelium, we introduced the first four squab (young pigeons) into their new living...
  • Party: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Gentle Disco: Dancing on Mycelium

    23
    Jun 2023
    - Shoes off, socks on, dance away!

    Another fresh batch of mycelium has arrived, which means... A new Gentle Disco! On Friday, the dance floor will be laid out, the DJ will play their favourite tunes and drinks will be served. So put...
  • Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt, Arne Hendriks

    Yellow

    Feb '21 – Pigeon Tower 06

    The construction of this tower is mainly focused on speed and efficiency. It is a simple square design so we did not have to trim the blocks. To press them we organized a ‘Gentle Disco’. We gently...
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Boro Stitching

    with Emma Fukuwatari Huffmann

    Are you looking for ways of diversifying and renewing your wardrobe? Or maybe you are just tired of your clothes? Come and join Japanese artist and designer Emma Fukuwatari Huffmann to learn the...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    A place for happiness

    Getting married in your own way

    Weddings are times of joy and happiness. There is no better way to start a life together than at Mediamatic, where creativity and uniqueness are put on a pedestal. Our venue offers a beautiful...
  • Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt, Arne Hendriks

    Gentle

    Oct '20 – Pigeon Tower 04

    The blocks of mycelium from mushroom grower John Verbruggen that we used to build are wide and heavy, and so they give us more security when stacking than in previous towers. Because we wanted to...
  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Mycelium Pigeon Towers

    1
    Oct 2021
    1
    Oct 2031
    - by Arne Hendriks

    New  pigeon   towers emerge as old ones slowly collapse into fertile soil at the Biotoop. These structures are an ongoing experiment to build with living mycelium waste from oyster mushroom...

  • It's Electric!

    Electric pee in Rio de Janeiro

    Every year the city of Rio de Janeiro has to deal with the same reoccurring problem. The many people at the Carnival pee in the streets. With this in mind, AfroReggae and JWT came up with a way to...
  • Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Arne Hendriks, Nehis Osagie, Andy Cartier

    Jute

    June '20 – Pigeon Tower 02

    We put the remains of the collapsed tower from the first experiment in a long burlap tube. Burlap is a biodegradable textile, and provides structure and nourishment for the mycelium. We rolled up the...
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Weimin Zhu

    Playful Jewelry Workshop

    25
    Jun 2023
    - with Wei Min Zhu

    Come and explore the process of creating playful jewelry, together with jewelry and object designer Wei Min Zhu. You will not only make a beautiful piece of jewelry, but also learn more about how it...
  • Private workshop Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Radical Embroidery

    with Desirée Hammen

    Do you think embroidery is reserved to stitching flowers? Or that you can only embroider on fabric? In the last decades, embroidery has evolved from a traditionally feminine and domestic practice to...
  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Invasive Energy Harvesting: EROI Drink

    14
    Apr 2023
    25
    Jun 2023
    - Exhibition by Yoshinari Nishiki

    EROI Drink ( エロいドリンク ) is an energy drink made from invasive Japanese Knotweed harvested within the Netherlands. By focusing on unpolluted strains obtained through water companies and a nature...
  • Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Andy Cartier, Arne Hendriks

    Cartier

    Sept '20 – Pigeon Tower 03

    The third tower was build inside the Clean Lab . Two previous attempts to build a sturdy, living tower had failed. Time to take a step back. We did not know whether our principles were correct.
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Boro Stitching

    9
    Jul 2023
    - with Emma Fukuwatari Huffman

    Are you looking for ways of diversifying and renewing your wardrobe? Or maybe you are just tired of your clothes? Come and join Japanese artist and designer Emma Fukuwatari Huffman to learn the...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Accessibility

    On this page you will find all the information about the accessibility for visitors.  Please contact Mediamatic Biotoop if you have further questions by calling + 020 638 99 01   or mailing ...
  • 2 april 2008

    El HEMA on the Road

    Kosmopolis adopteert El HEMA

    De tentoonstelling en winkel El HEMA reist in 2008 met Kosmopolis door Nederland. Het multimediale platform Kosmopolis maakte vandaag bekend dat zij de El HEMA adopteert. De El HEMA is in mei te zien...

  • An interview with KhaJag Apelian

    "All the basic things in life are design."

    Born in Dubai, raised in Lebanon, and currently based in The Hague: KJ is leading the Noord design team. He tells us about his love for the performing arts, and the power of design.

  • Taking contemporary classical music out of the…

    Gillian Moore shares her longtime experience at ‘Kom je ook?’ 2

    The program for the second edition of Kom je ook? on September 8th 2009 is complete! Gillian Moore, Head of Contemporary Culture at Southbank Centre London will be our second keynote speaker next to...

  • Philips Videopac G7000, 1978

    Game: Flipper

    The Videopac G7000 was one of Atari 2600's biggest rivals. It was the only video game console to have a built-in keyboard. Its successor, the G7200, would feature a built-in black and white screen.

  • Report: Map Fest evening 2

    July 8, 2010. Mapping for Clarity at Mediamatic Bank

    The second evening of Map Fest was Mapping for Clarity. Speakers were Richard Rogers, Catalogtree and De Geuzen. The host of the evening was urban sociologist and researcher Merijn Oudenampsen.

  • Commodore 64, 1982

    Game: Jupiter Lander

    With a 30% to 40% market share, the C64 is one of the most successful games of its time. It's not surprising that, at 17 million sold units, it still tops the list of best selling PC's ever.

  • A web native with a sense for the audience

    Frankie Roberto opens ‘Kom je ook?’ 2

    We are proud to present our first keynote speaker at the second edition of Kom je ook? on the 8th of September 2009! Frankie Roberto will present his insights on how museums can interact with their...

  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), 1991

    Game: Super Mario World

    The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) is a 16-bit video game console. It was first released in 1990, and was Nintendo's second home console, following the NES. The SNES controller featured...

  • Philips CD-i, 1991

    Game: Escape from CyberCity

    The Philips Cd-i is an interactive multimedia CD player. Apart from games you could play audio CD's, picture CD's and, in combination with a video cartridge, video CD's (VCD). The CD-i featuring in...

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