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  • Image: Erik Diekstra

    favelous restaurant during Ignite Amsterdam 26

  • Urbanism
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  • Slovak Cabbage Traditions

    Cabbage in the Slovak culture and everyday life has a strong tradition, dating back centuries ago. It´s roots lay deep in the folklore, proverbs, superstitions, festive customs and of course...

  • Ignite Amsterdam 4: Games

    Pictures

    Pictures of Ignite Amsterdam 4. December 22, 2010. Mediamatic Bank, Vijzelstraat 68.

  • Gastarbeider Dating

    2008

    Gastarbeider Dating was an exhibition series about identity, feeling at home, being foreign and meeting each other. 7 weeks, 7 countries, 10 artists and the launch of a new Dating site. Curated by...
  • Book: Christopher Alexander 1 Jan 1977

    A Pattern Language

  • Pigeon Fertilizing Tower

    Bringing pigeons' fertilization power back into the cycle of life by collecting their shit in a pigeon tower made from recycled paper.
  • Mediamatic Magazine Vol. 8#2/3 Mike Davis 1 Jan 1995

    Beyond Blade Runner: Urban Control (1)

    The Ecology of Fear

    Every American city has its official insignia and slogan, some have municipal mascots, colors, songs, birds, trees, even rocks. But Los Angeles alone has adopted an official Nightmare. Mike Davis

  • Nuit Blanche Amsterdam

    Een nachtelijke ontdekkingsreis

    Stichting Vuig is een jaar geleden in het leven geroepen door Josine Neyman en Kristel Mutsters "om grote en mooie dingen te kunnen creëren". Ze wilden een groter publiek in contact brengen met...

  • The White Trash Factory

    First sip of vodka

    In collaboration with Alexander Krone (Denmark) and André Avelãs (Portugal) our favela started producing white spirits out of organic trash collected from the neighbourhood. During Slum Sessions #2...

  • Mediamatic Fabriek

    Our location from 2011 till 2014

    Mediamatic has moved on average every 3 years. Mediamatic is a gallery, project space, aquaponics farm and cafeteria. In December 2011 we moved part of our activities to the Van Gendthallen on...

  • Mediamatic presents Ignite Amsterdam

    Mediamatic has teamed up with Ignite to host the Ignite Amsterdam events. First one takes place on July 9th.

    Ignite was founded in the cold winter of 2006. On December 7th two hundred Seattle geeks settled into a small bar for a night of networking, cool ideas and, of course, a few beers. Ignite was a fact.

  • The Mediamatic Sluisdeurenloods

    A cultural landmark

    The Sluisdeurenloods or 'Canal Lock Gate Warehouse' was originally built at the end of the 19th century, before being dismantled, moved, and reconstructed at Dijkspark in 1957. The building is now...

  • A look at the history of Caribbean cuisine

    A blog for Code Noir

    Whether culture, tradition or simple sustenance, food is a central part of human life. It also carries great symbolic value. To share a meal goes beyond the food itself; it extends to an experience...

  • An interview with Kareem Lotfy

    Cairo, the tale of love and hate.

    Over a big plate of sushi, some green tea and lots of wasabi, we discussed Kareem's experience of Amsterdam, living in Cairo and feeling like a tourist.

  • Pop-up Urinals

    Public convenience by the push of a button

    This public urinal hides in plain sight during the day, and rises for the occasion at night. With room for three, the urinal provides ample opportunity and encouragement for male citizens to do their...

  • Joodse Huizen

    herdenking van Joods Amsterdam

    Het project ‘Joodse Huizen’ verbindt Amsterdammers van nu met de Amsterdammers van toen. Zij geven een gezicht aan de namen van alle in de oorlog omgekomen Joodse Nederlanders. Op 4 mei 2011 werden...

  • Spinoza

    Superster uit de gouden eeuw

    Er bestaat slechts één substantie, met één en dezelfde natuur Wie vrij is schrijft zichzelf de wet voor Het doel van de staat is de vrijheid
  • Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS

    Over Datum Eetclub 1

    Shells and Crusts with Tinda van Smoorenburg

    The first in our series of weekly dinner parties kicked off on Tuesday July 19th to a hungry crowd filling Mediamatic bank. It resulted in the successful resistance against the demonization of...
  • Mediamatic Magazine Vol. 8#2/3 Mike Davis 1 Jan 1995

    Beyond Blade Runner: Urban Control (2)

    The Ecology of Fear

    The Half-Moons of Repression
  • Mediamatic Magazine Vol. 8#2/3 Mike Davis 1 Jan 1995

    Beyond Blade Runner: Urban Control (3)

    The Ecology of Fear

    Parallel Universes
  • Film: Hoekstra, Korrie 1 Jan 2000

    Cursus presenteren

    04/13/00

  • NDSM, or the resurrection of the shipbuilding…

    The Noord participants explore Amsterdam Noord

    Our guests discussed Amsterdam's cultural life with Eva De Klerk. They talked about gentrification and the future of Amsterdam Noord.

  • Report Talk of the Town #18

    17 nov 2009

    Van A naar B in 2040

  • An interview with Engy Aly

    "There are much, much more Arabs and Muslims than I have ever seen in my life outside of an Arabic country."

    July 2010. Engy has been living and working in Amsterdam-Noord for a few weeks. She was kind enough to share her first impressions, and tell us a little bit about her background.

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