The Bookshop
The Bookshop is ITA's new cultural living room on Leidseplein. This compact stage offers a space for innovation, reflection and new perspectives. Here, makers, performers and visitors meet for special programmes, from experiments to intimate performances. The Bookshop is a place for everyone, with a focus on accessibility and openness. It is a gift to the city, made possible by the support of more than 500 donors and various funds and partners.
COMING UP IN THE BOOKSHOP
City Talks Amsterdam: Recipes for Change
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05 Feb '26
In this edition of City Talks, we invite artists, thinkers, and doers to explore how shared practices can craft more just and connected futures.
Hiphop is erfgoed
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12 Feb '26
Hiphop is Heritage takes you into the world of hip-hop. In this edition, we highlight what hip-hop means for Amsterdam Zuidoost, as well as how hip-hop from Zuidoost has inspired and influenced the rest of the Netherlands.
Baldwin & de literaire wereld
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15 Feb '26
Reading in Black is a book club that centers Black literature and connects communities through stories, conversations, and shared curiosity.
Radical Space: Ancestor Work #1
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19 Feb '26
Movement artist and spiritual worker Desta Deekman presents her artistic research into the intersection of dance, spirituality and dramaturgy.
Baldwin & Queerness
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26 Feb '26
Reading in Black is a book club that brings people together through Black literature and shared stories.
Bookshop Kids
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01 Mar '26 to 07 Jun '26
ITA Presents: The Bookshop Kids
For bookworms and eager listeners aged 6 and up, we present The Bookshop Kids! Every first Sunday of the month, we transform our soft‑pink Bookshop into a place full of children’s stories where imagination has all the space it needs.
For bookworms and eager listeners aged 6 and up, we present The Bookshop Kids! Every first Sunday of the month, we transform our soft‑pink Bookshop into a place full of children’s stories where imagination has all the space it needs.
City Talks Amsterdam, March
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19 Mar '26
City Talks focuses on talented creatives and innovators from our city. In each edition, we connect one of our performances to social issues, urban trends, and everyday life. Every month on Thursday, you’re welcome at The Bookshop for City Talks Amsterdam.
City Talks Amsterdam: May
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21 May '26
City Talks focuses on talented creatives and innovators from our city. In each edition, we connect one of our performances to social issues, urban trends, and everyday life. Every month on Thursday, you’re welcome at The Bookshop for City Talks Amsterdam.