The John Adams Institute

Welcoming the best and brightest of American thinking

Upcoming events

Timothy Snyder: On Freedom (SOLD OUT)

Imagining and Designing a Better America

Please note: this event starts at 7.30pm. Doors open at 7pm. “Americans are told that we were given freedom by our Founding Fathers, our national character, our capitalist economy. None of this is true. Freedom cannot be given. It is not an inheritance… The moment you believe that freedom is given, it is gone.” After …...

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200 Years of American Photography

American Photographers in conversation. In collaboration with the Rijksmuseum

Join the Rijksmuseum and the John Adams Institute in welcoming photographers from the United States whose work is on view in the major exhibition on American photography. Their collective works invite us to investigate what America is, not only in the present, but also what it has been in pivotal moments since the invention of …...

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Kim Wehle: Pardon Power

Reforming the Sword of Justice

From high-profile clemencies to its utilization as a political weapon, the use and abuse of the presidential pardon has sparked debate about justice and accountability since the founding of the republic. Most recently, the cases of Hunter Biden and Roger Stone have reignited debates about the system of pardons, facing both immense public scrutiny and …...

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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

Photography exhibition Sam Leiter

Foam presents An Unfinished World, a major retrospective exhibition of the celebrated American artist Saul Leiter (1923–2013). It brings together over 200 works, consisting of photography, both black-and-white and colour, as well as his abstract paintings. Leiter is considered one of the iconic photographers of the mid-twentieth century. On view from 24 January-23 April. Click here for more info and tickets.

Dr. Martin Luther King Tribute & Dinner

On February 9th, at 6pm, Overseas Americans Remember
in cooperation with Nieuwspoort will host the yearly MLK Tribute & Dinner in The Hague. With talks by Rev. Harcourt Klinefelter & Lois Mothershed Pot and music by Adrienne West. For more information and tickets, please send an email to reserveringen@nieuwspoort.nl.

‘Go on and improve in everything worthy.’

John Adams