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.
NEW YORK IS EATING ME Artist Jeroen Kooijmans lived in Manhattan in 2001 where he saw the Twin Towers collapse from the window of his apartment. In the years that followed, he made New York is Eating Me & The Cactus Dance (2005), in which he records the impact of the attack on the city, on the world, but also on his personal life. The result is a film about losing reality and how we can find ourselves again.
PROGRAM On Saturday 11 September, the Centraal Museum, in collaboration with Het HEM, is organizing a film screening of New York's Eating Me & The Cactus Dance from 7 p.m. After the film screening, Jeroen Kooijmans will discuss the film with Bart Rutten, artistic director of the Centraal Museum. On the other days (12, 17, 18 and 19 September) the film screening can be seen continuously between 12:00 and 22:00. Reservations for the other days are not necessary.
PLEASE BOOK YOUR TICKET FOR THE TALK ON 11 SEPT HERE