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.
On Wednesday March 13th, Het HEM returns to Benelux Bar for a new listening session. This edition selector Suze Ijo will curate a selection of records to be played on the hand-built, high end 1130 HIFI soundsystem, made by Amsterdam local and music lover, Jules Brans.
Ijó grew up in Rotterdam, and was surrounded by hip-hop, Caribbean music and Eurodance - products of cultural import and synthesis from the house sounds of Chicago and New York. Through her experiences in nightlife in many roles and ultimately as a DJ, Suze Ijo developed her taste for the genres she plays out, interlocking waves of polyrhythms and vocals and timbres all speaking to a profound transhistorical groove.
Please RSVP by sending an email to rsvp@1130hifi.com. Limited seats are available.