In the run-up to the presidential elections, the John Adams hosts the ‘Coffee Klatsch’, a weekly online discussion for our members and patrons and our Family and Friends about election related topics, hosted by Glen Kendall and Gabe Marino. At the third meeting, we discussed the corona virus hitting the White House and what it might mean....
The final part of this blog series tells the remarkable story of how research into the origins of a military cemetery for American soldiers in the Netherlands led to the discovery of the forgotten history of the Black Liberators....
The fourth blog of our series about the Black Liberators examines the mixed-race relationships that arose from the presence of African American soldiers in The Netherlands during World War II....
In the third part of our blog series about the Black Liberators, Professor Gloria Wekker stresses the importance of an inclusive history and asks the question: is the issue of race in Dutch history forgotten, or suppressed?...
The 2nd blog of our series about the Black Liberators examines the rare depiction of African American soldiers in popular historical culture, and in comics in particular....
This new four-part blog series is about the Black Liberators – the African American soldiers who helped liberate Western Europe during World War II. For this first part, we talked to Brian Elstak, the illustrator of the graphic novel Franklin – A Dutch Liberation Story....
In the 3rd part of the blog series about abolitionist John Brown, we explore the motives for his raid on Harpers Ferry. What drove him to act and who inspired him?...
In the second part of the blog series about abolitionist John Brown, we ponder the question if somehow his failed raid on Harpers Ferry can still be considered a success....
In 1859, the white abolitionist John Brown led a raid on Harpers Ferry in Virginia to initiate an armed slave revolt. Although the uprising failed, it still captures the imagination of many. Mieke Bleeker of the John Adams Institute travelled to Harpers Ferry to find out why....
On the website www.dokin.nl, made possible by the sound research by Miriam Keesing, you can learn about the refugee children from the Third Reich who came to the Netherlands after Kristallnacht on the so called Kindertransports. The John Adams recently hosted an event related to this topic....
In this fourth and final blog of this series, John Adams director Tracy Metz selected photographs from Brian Rose’s book ‘Atlantic City’ showing the city as a symbol of excess and decline....
For the third blog of this series, John Adams director Tracy Metz selected several photographs from Brian Rose’s book ‘Atlantic City’ showing the remnants of Trump’s failed Atlantic City kingdom....
For the second blog of this series, John Adams director Tracy Metz selected photographs from Brian Rose’s book Atlantic City showing the effect Donald Trump had on the city. The book captures a haunting image of the place once known as the world’s playground....
In this new 4-part blog series, John Adams director Tracy Metz reflects on Atlantic City, a book by American photographer Brian Rose, who captures a haunting image of the city once known as the world’s playground....
American artist Rachelle Meyer lives in Amsterdam Noord and uses her 12 minute ferry commute to sketch her fellow commuters and the city’s changing seasons. In this 4-part blog series she takes us with her on her Faces on the Ferry art project. In this last part: summer....
American artist Rachelle Meyer lives in Amsterdam Noord and uses her 12 minute ferry commute to sketch her fellow commuters and the city’s changing seasons. In this 4-part blog series she takes us with her on her Faces on the Ferry art project. In this third part: spring....
American artist Rachelle Meyer lives in Amsterdam Noord and uses her 12 minute ferry commute to sketch her fellow commuters and the city’s changing seasons. In this 4-part blog series she takes us with her on her Faces on the Ferry art project. In this second part: winter....
American artist Rachelle Meyer lives in Amsterdam Noord and uses her 12 minute ferry commute to sketch her fellow commuters and the city’s changing seasons. In this 4-part blog series she takes us with her on her Faces on the Ferry art project. In this first part: autumn....
In our latest blog series, Dutch photographer Emile Waagenaar captures Cajun musicians in South Louisiana in black and white photographs. Click here to read all seven episodes....
In the third episode of our blog series about the Dutch island of St. Eustatius, nicknamed ‘The Golden Rock’, we learn how the conquest of St. Eustatius by the British ended the American War of Independence, but not in the way they had envisioned....
In this second episode of our new blog series about the Dutch island of St. Eustatius, nicknamed ‘The Golden Rock’, we learn how the American War of Independence offered new trading opportunities for the ‘double-dealing Dutch’....
In this new blog series, journalist Willem de Bruin tells the story of The Golden Rock, the name by which the Dutch island of St. Eustatius was known in the eighteenth century and which played a decisive role in the birth of the United States....
Journalist Laila Frank spent part of 2018 traveling the West Coast. In this series she shows the different faces of California, ‘the Golden State’: the richest of all states is also home to the highest poverty rate in the country. In her 8th and final blog, Laila wonders about the American art of storytelling....
In the sixth and final blog of our blog series about the Midterm Elections 2018, Iris Bos writes about ballot questions – which are used by public officials to ask their constitutions advisory questions on specific legislation – and ballot measures, a way for the public to directly pass or repeal a specific law without it …...
In this 6 part blog series we will focus on the theme of our event with Matthew Desmond on July 4: home evictions. We will post an interview with Arjen van Veelen, three segments of his book 'Amerikanen Lopen Niet', an interview with Matthew Desmond, and a review of the exhibition at the National Building Museum in Washington based on Desmond’s book ‘Evicted'. Click here to read part 1.
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The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation has awarded the 2018 Erasmus Prize to the American journalist and writer Barbara Ehrenreich. Listen to Barbara Ehrenreich speak at our event in 2005. Read Tracy Metz’ interview with Ehrenreich for NRC here. ...
Andrew Keen, author of ‘How To Fix The Future’ was interviewed by Katherine Oktober Matthews. Keen will be our guest on May 24th, 8pm at Pakhuis de Zwijger – moderator Seije Slager....
Jennifer Egan was our guest at the Aula in Amsterdam on February 21st discussing her book Manhattan Beach. You can read moderator Hollis Kurman’s introduction to Jennifer Egan here....
Jonathan Taplin spoke about his book ‘Move Fast and Break Things’ at Pakhuis de Zwijger on February 2nd. Watch the short video of the lecture here. The full lecture and interview are available on Lezen TV....
Katherine Oktober Matthews interviewed Russell Shorto on his latest book ‘Revolution Song’. Read the full interview here . On January 23rd Shorto discussed his book at the Aula of the UvA in Amsterdam. ...
On the 10th of October Holly Krieger talked with Ellen de Bruin about The Beauty of Symmetry through the eyes of a Mathematician. Ellen de Bruin’s introduction of Holly Krieger can be read here....
Holly Krieger will be speaking at John Adams Institute on October 10 about the beauty of symmetry, one of the most visibly aesthetic principles of math. We spoke with Holly to learn more about the creativity and structure of pure mathematics....
Watch the video of our event with Belgian filmmakers Rob Rombout and Rogier van Eck, who spoke with Tracy Metz about their documentary Amsterdam Stories. A roadmovie in which they take you to all American places named Amsterdam....
