The John Adams Institute
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Wandering Stars with Tommy Orange
Native American Literature and Representation
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!
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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.
What else is going on?
American culture in the Netherlands
An evening about James Baldwin by Writers Unlimited
In honor of James Baldwin’s 100th birthday, Writers Unlimited hosts ‘James Baldwin, A Son of America’. On Wednesday 9 October, Simone Atangana Bekono and John Adams director Tracy Metz will talk about Baldwin’s work and his critical view of America, through today’s eyes. Click here for more info and tickets.
Exhibition by American photographer Richard Avedon
Kunsthal Rotterdam is presenting a large-scale retrospective of the American photographer Richard Avedon. With over a hundred and thirty photographs, the exhibition Richard Avedon: Relationships sheds light on Avedon’s groundbreaking contribution to fashion photography as well as his distinctive photographic portraits. His powerful, expressive portraits capture people like the writer Truman Capote, the actress Marlene Dietrich, the musician Bob Dylan, the artist Andy Warhol, and the actress and model Nastassja Kinski. On view until Oct. 6