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.
The video series ‘Director’s Commentary’ by The Couch, our new editorial and artistic platform, is going offline and into the physical cinema at LAB111.
In the Director’s Commentary, artists provide a new layer to a video artwork. Inspired by the special features options on DVDs, we asked artists to record an audio essay, letter, story, or reflection on their own work. They give background information or add new thoughts and ideas. We take away the curatorsplaining and leave art lovers with a new way to contextualise a visual work by listening to the artist’s voice explaining the piece in their own creative way.
Join us on Thursday, May 30, for three live film screenings and Q&A sessions with the artists Lorena Solís Bravo, Kévin Bray and Clementine Edwards & Alexander Iezzi.