Posted on: December 11, 2018 Posted by: Eilidh Northridge Comments: 62

Startup Village: A Hotbed for Young Start-Ups in Amsterdam

Startup Village, located at the heart of Science Park, is Amsterdam’s attempt to mold young technology innovators into entrepreneurs. It started in 2016 with a focus on technology and science companies. The project, an initiative of ACE (Amsterdam Center for Entrepreneurship), Amsterdam Science Park, and UvA Ventures-Holding, now houses around 25 start-up enterprises. Designed by Julius Taminiau Architects, the Village is made up of old shipping containers converted to offices…

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Posted on: December 10, 2018 Posted by: Raluca Dumitrache Comments: 9

NOOR presents Arctic: New Frontier to Explain Consequences of Melting Sea Ice

On December 6, over 170 people gathered at Pakhuis de Zwijger for a talk and presentation organized by NOOR Foundation, an Amsterdam-based non-profit organization. NOOR is dedicated to raising awareness of worldwide social issues through photojournalism. The organization assembled a panel of journalists and photographers who shared with the audience details of their Arctic expeditions, exploring climate change’s impact on the region. The guest speakers aimed to make the public…

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Posted on: December 10, 2018 Posted by: Valeria Mongelli Comments: 8

Amsterdam Light Festival Lights up the City Center

On Thursday, November 29 the seventh edition of Amsterdam Light Festival officially opened. Until January 20, visitors can admire 30 luminous artworks especially created for Amsterdam by artists from all over the world. The artworks will be lit up every day between 5 pm and 11 pm. The festival, hosted in Amsterdam’s historical city center, can be experienced by boat, bike or on foot. The theme of this year is…

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Posted on: December 7, 2018 Posted by: Andrea Rossignoli Comments: 2

The Amsterdam Magic Show: Closing Off Their Third Year and Excited for What the Future Holds

Last Tuesday, this year’s final performance of Amsterdam’s Magic Show (AMS) took place at Boom Chicago. The event, which counted with the presence of approximately 180 people, closed off with what has been their third year on stage since Alex Blackwood, a known Irish magician, developed the project in the Dutch capital. [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”19″ gal_title=”Amsterdam Magic Show 2″] True to their slogan, “Things that make you go huh?”, the show…

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Posted on: December 6, 2018 Posted by: Aakash Nair Comments: 2

Make Music Art Again

Since Columbia Records hired Alex Steinweiss as the first ever art director in 1938, music has become an industry riddled with variables. Whether album covers featured the artist or a concept, they immediately became a point of judgment for music. When I stopped buying CDs for what I saw on the album covers, I started listening to music based on thumbnails. Regardless of where I went and how I searched,…

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Posted on: December 4, 2018 Posted by: Veronica Fontana Comments: 1

Amsterdam Light Festival Is Back to Charm Its Visitors

The seventh edition of the Amsterdam Light Festival hosts thirty light artworks and installations in the heart of the city. Both locals and tourists can admire the pieces of art, especially made for Amsterdam, from November 29 till January 20 by passing through the canals by boat or simply cycling or walking over the bridges that characterize the capital. The main theme of this year’s festival is “The medium is…

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