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.
With Seada Nourhussen, you don't start a conversation about the sense (and nonsense) of polyphony. Seada, editor-in-chief of OneWorld Magazine for 3 years now and recently co-owner of it, no longer has the time and patience for advocating polyphony. No, Seada just does it. And that's what we're going to talk about: achieving and facilitating polyphony in the daily ins and outs of a Dutch magazine with an international orientation. What will it cost (in terms of position and status in the Dutch media landscape), and what may it cost? What are the challenges and opportunities, e.g., language, time, attention, impact, and alliances?
Olave Talks is a series of free-form conversations with critical thinkers, doers, artists, researchers, and activists. Olave Talks is an invitation to witness the potential of vulnerable conversations as a tool of knowledge production and knowledge sharing.