The New Anthology is a community-led, multi-year project that gives new voice to aspects of our shared Dutch-American history by connecting stories and perspectives that have often been overlooked or purposefully ignored. Visit the online collection to find out more!
The John Adams Institute provides an independent podium for American culture in the Netherlands. For three decades, we have brought the best and the brightest of American thinking from the fields of literature, politics, history, and technology.
From 10 May to 8 September, FOAM presents Rebels, the first large-scale retrospective of iconic punk and hip-hop photographer Janette Beckman. Over the past 40 years, the British-American artist has documented (underground) movements, from the rise of the punk and hip-hop scenes to like Black Lives Matter. Click here for more information and tickets.
The Netherlands lies in a delta where three major rivers meet the open expanse of the North Sea. More than a quarter of the country sits below sea level. Over hundreds of years, the Dutch have struggled to manage their sodden patchwork of land. Dutch architect Kees Olthuis has spent more than two decades seeking ways to coexist with the wolf. In this article for the New Yorker, he talks about his vision of cities floating on water.
The John Adams Institute provides an independent podium for American culture in the Netherlands. For three decades, we have brought the best and the brightest of American thinking from the fields of literature, politics, history, and technology. Love it or hate it, what happens in the United States is of continuing relevance for the rest of the world. We host a number of public events with the goal of examining cultural phenomena related to the United States, be that of national or international concern.
The John Adams Institute
West-Indisch Huis
Herenmarkt 95A
1013 EC Amsterdam
The Netherlands
T +31 (0)20 624 72 80
E-mail info@john-adams.nl
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