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
Toys Are Us
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20 Apr '26 to 30 Apr '26
Toys Are Us tells the different stories of Ma Pansa, Jan Valckenburgh, Tula, and J.P. Coen—four key figures from our colonial history.
City Talks Amsterdam: Unsung Heroes
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23 Apr '26
Whose stories are remembered and whose are left out? In this edition of CityTalks, we explore how history is shaped, told, and reimagined.
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.
(R)oma Courage
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03 May '26 to 04 May '26
On the evening of National Remembrance Day, 4 May at 9 p.m., theatre makers and artists throughout the Netherlands commit themselves to giving this day extra meaning. Every year, more than 130 performances related to the Second World War take place simultaneously.
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.
Radical Space: Devi Scented Encounter
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04 Jun '26
The performance Devī Scented Encounter is an intimate encounter in which two dancers move in interaction with the audience and in which the space is filled with a specially developed scent.
Never Have I Ever
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26 Jun '26 to 27 Jun '26
You decide your own route through the theatre for an evening full of intimate encounters.