Three great Amsterdam venues for culture and art
Amsterdam locals are into art and culture a lot and there are always nice new places to attend there, as well as various venues in the city where culture and arts meet. I have selected three such places that deserve the attention and which are favorite meeting spots of the locals. The first one to mention is the former shipyard Noorderlicht, which is now a café. The café is placed at the industrial wharf, at the waterfront. It is a considerably new place, which is becoming very popular now and is turning into a trendy venue for organizing different festivals and other cultural events. The address of the café is T.T. Neveritaweg 33 and one should better check it on the map before heading towards it. During the day, the Noorderlicht Café is a wonderful place to sit outside, enjoy the water view and a view towards the central station on the other side, drink something or choose a meal from the menu. Sometimes here are organized music and art events, as well as some performances and in general the atmosphere is laid back and relaxed. The same is valid for the atmosphere in the evening, when the parties start and many people gather here.
This photo of Noorderlicht Cafe
This photo of Noorderlicht Cafe
The other thing that has provoked my interest is a kind of an event and it is called “Tour de Force”, which combines art with … cycling. This is a very interesting new project, which is organized by several young artists from the city of Amsterdam. The project is called “Volleband the Audiovisual Cycling project” and it is as interesting, as it sounds. The event starts at about 9 o’clock in the evening and the group gathers in front of the bicycle shop Kwikfiets, on the street ‘de Ruyterkade’ 105, behind the Central station. The night usually starts with a smoke pong game and then goes on with a ferry ride to the other side of the river, where several audio and video performances take place. These performances are then followed by intermittent bicycle rides to the next place. Though currently these tours are not that often organized, this shall change in the future. In order to participate in such a performance, one should come with a bike and have good mood. The mood gets even better with a few cold beers that are offered at the bike bar.
The third venue to be featured here is the Friday Next Café, which is a kind of combination of a café and a store. It comes with a café, an exposition room and a lifestyle store, which features some inspiring collection of design furniture, leather bags, jewelry, etc. Actually, on every two months a designer or brands are being asked to expose their work here, so the items are unique. The place looks like a beautifully arranged apartment with a café in the middle of the store. One can have lunch here as well. the address of the place is Overtoom 31 Str.
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