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News

Het HEM is currently closed in preperation for renovations and will reopen in fall 2024.

In the meanwhile, you’ll find our programming on several off-site locations and on The Couch.

Our event spaces are available for rent until October 2023.

Art

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.

Performances & Events

Listening Event at the Benelux Bar
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Sleep In: Slow Wave Phase
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A WHAT FOR EVERY WHEN – Het HEM Season Closing Party x Sandberg
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If You Could See Me Now – Arno Schuitemaker at ADE
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ADE: Osàre Label Night
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ArtScience ShortCuts
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Sonic Acts Biennial – INNER EAR(TH) FRIDAY
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New HHHorizons: Het HEM x Horst
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Wisselgesprek Chapter 5IVE
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CH5: A miller’s toll: sweetgrass and bitter malts (2022) – ice cream tasting by Suzanne Bernhardt
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Het HEM Experience | Grachtenfestival
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Presence Present | Werkplaats Typografie
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A Dream That Belongs to No One | Asa Horvitz
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An Educational Album – Natasha Papadopoulou & Yiannis Loukos
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Amsterdam Art Week - Het HEM & Friends
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Dance performances by Reza Mirabi and Arno Schuitemaker
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Before Wisdom X OCULUS
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Season Opening Party
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Installations

Media

Music

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.

Food

We are closed at the moment. When we are open again you are welcome for a drink and a bite, wine and dine at our restaurant. With good wether we suggest you settle down on our sunny terrace on the Costa del Zaano.

Books

Het HEM loves books. During your visit, come lose yourself in the library's rich selection or discover new favourites in the SANZ Shop.

Community

Werkplaats Typografie
Homebase
Artists Studios
9 dates with 'Still Life'

Private Hire

The building's industrial design and our experimental art programme bring ambience and meaning to every event.

About

Situated in a former munitions factory, Het HEM is a new home for contemporary culture.

Support

RAAAF

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Video: Maurice Spees

STILL LIFE

In the former munitions factory Het HEM, millions of bullets were produced during the Cold War for the use of NATO soldiers worldwide. Still Life creates a link between the past, present and future of this loaded heritage. The source material for bullet production has been melted down into four heavy brass plates. The large plates move between the columns in an unpredictable rhythm; combined, they open and close the perspective of this immense space. The viewer is forced to continually re-relate themselves with the work and the space, as the brass plates move slowly away from the viewer, only to inevitably return.

 

RAAAF operates at the crossroads of visual art, architecture and philosophy. Erik and Ronald Rietveld founded their multidisciplinary studio in 2006. RAAAF has since become widely known for site-specific art installations that intervene in the existing built environment and its historical context.

 

Iedereen ziet iets anders in een kunstwerk. Maar dezelfde persoon kan ook steeds andere betekenissen halen uit hetzelfde werk. Dichter Ko van ’t Hek date negen Chapters lang het kunstwerk Still Life van RAAAF. Na elk bezoek schrijft hij een column. Lees hier de columns die hij tot nu toe heeft geschreven.

Photo: Creativebros

RAAAF, Still Life, 2019
Cast brass, steel beams, crane trolleys
4 plates 5.30 × 3.30 m, length of movement through the space 70 × 17 m

Still Life was commissioned by Amerborgh International.