The world is looking bright for Maartje Wortel: she just published her new book with brand new publishers Das Magazin, that very book was named book of the month by De Wereld Draait Door and she delightfully joined our team…
The fact that Christmas and New Year’s go paired with a little too much food, a little too much drink and a little too much family is a given. The holidays also means a wealth of boredom, with seemingly endless…
Last Saturday we celebrated Amsterdam Is Public. We Are Public members crossed the city to attend events, taking no notice of the heavy downpour. Editors were out giving introductions, while Public Figures provided context at various locations. After everything, people…
The symposium ‘Tussen zwerven en wonen’ (meaning ‘Between roaming and living’) in Castrum Peregrini, included in our October programme, delves into the relationship between our house and our identity. The topic reminded our architecture editor and editor-in-chief Anna Berkhof of…
Last Friday a group of We Are Public members were guided around Discovery Festival, a festival driven by the thrill of discovering new things. The evening was dedicated to new music, stimulating science and experimental art aimed at awakening your…
Pianist Ivo Janssen rebuilt his houseboat to convert it into a tiny venue. A few We Are Public members got the exclusive chance to hear him perform Canto Ostinato on the water. Our editor Floris Kortie had the honour of…
We love to take our members on trips during our Public Insights. Together with Amsterdam Art, we took a group of art-loving members past three galleries in Amsterdam on 12 September. This edition we biked over to visit Jeanine Hofland,…