Art is our first language. Even while we are closed for renovations, our programming continues. You will find our art programmes at off-site locations throughout the year and on the digital platform The Couch. The permanent installations in Het HEM will remain open to the public after the renovation.
Our music programme focuses on experimental ways of making, presenting and experiencing sound in the building through listening sessions, live performances and musical artist-in-residence programmes. During renovations, we organise music programmes at off-site locations and on the digital platform The Couch.
Het HEM loves books. During your visit, come lose yourself in the library's rich selection.
The building's industrial design and our experimental art programme bring ambience and meaning to every event.
Situated in a former munitions factory, Het HEM is a new home for contemporary culture.
Silent film screening of a reconstructed version of the film Colour film of the Netherlands Steamship Company – also known as The colours and glory of our tropics from 1938 by Dutch filmmaker, photographer and journalist, Alphons Hustinx. It is one of the oldest color films by the Dutch government (Rijksvoorlichtingsdienst).
The film was commissioned by The Netherlands Steamship Company and documents a trip from The Netherlands to the former Dutch East Indies shortly before the beginning of the Second World War. Due to its political and historical context, different debatable aspects of western superiority, power as well as legitimation, appropriation and exoticism are captured in the footage. The Dutch-Indonesian music collector and dj Derozan will reflect the film material and the conveyed contents through a vinyl dj-set.
Invited by Phuong-Dan with the support and film provided by RE:VIVE an initiative from The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision