The John Adams Institute
Welcoming the best and brightest of American thinking
Upcoming events
Beyond the Water’s Edge: Charting a New Course for America?
Townhall on U.S. Domestic Division & International Influence
200 Years of American Photography
American Photographers in conversation. In collaboration with the Rijksmuseum
The New Anthology
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!
Get acquainted with the John Adams by watching recordings of our lectures or listening to our podcast ‘Bright Minds’.
About The John Adams Institute
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.
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American culture in the Netherlands
Documentaries about or by Americans at IDFA (14-24 Nov)
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam will screen several documentaries about American topics or by American directors. One of them is An American Pastoral about a small conservative town in Pennsylvania an intense cultural and ideological battle is raging around the public school curriculum. Click here for dates and location.
FOAM presents Sam Leiter exhibition
Foam presents a retrospective of the celebrated American artist Saul Leiter (1923-2013) who was one of the most important photographers of the 1950s in the U.S. and a pioneer of color photography. This exhibition brings together a selection of 200 works, consisting of his photography, both black-and-white and in color, and abstract paintings. From 24 January-23 april 2025.