City Talks Amsterdam: The City as Archive
Every third Thursday of the month, you are welcome at The Bookshop for City Talks Amsterdam! For this monthly talk show, we invite guests - from scientists to artists and from journalists to economists - who come to talk about a social topic or urban trends. Together we dive into a theme and ask how it affects Amsterdam and its residents.
Themes that came up last season include the influence of money, political activism and artificial intelligence. We invite you to grab a drink, join the conversation and get inspired!
Festival Lieve Stad, 750
Location The Bookshop
Run time 60 minutes
Genre Perspective
Language English
City Talks Amsterdam: The City as Archive
Who writes - and preserves - the story of
Amsterdam? In our next City Talks, we’ll explore how cities hold memory: from
official archives to oral histories, from hidden corners of the urban fabric to
voices long erased from our collective narrative. How do we collect and care
for stories that challenge dominant histories? What does it take to decolonise
a city’s memory? And who gets to decide what is remembered? Join us for drinks
and conversation as our three speakers and performer guide us through questions
of heritage, power, and storytelling. We’ll dig into the methods, and ask how
we can build an Amsterdam whose archive truly belongs to all its people.
Moderator: Geoffrey van der Ven
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This edition
of City Talks is part of Lieve Stad, 750, a joint theater festival of
Internationaal Theater Amsterdam and Meervaart. In honour of 750 years of Amsterdam, we
are celebrating an extra-large edition in May with more than 50 performances in
14 theaters throughout the city. The festival brings everything together: the
artists, the stages, the stories and the audience. We honour the city’s rich
traditions, but also give space to new voices and perspectives. Together we
make Amsterdam - and we celebrate it.
About Lieve Stad, 750
This programme is part of Lieve Stad, 750, a joint theater festival of Internationaal Theater Amsterdam and Meervaart. In honor of 750 years of Amsterdam, we are celebrating an extra-large edition in May with more than 50 performances in 13 theaters throughout the city. The festival brings everything together: the artists, the stages, the stories and the audience. We honor the city's rich traditions, but also give space to new voices and perspectives. Together we make Amsterdam - and we celebrate it.
Celebrate the art. Celebrate the city. Celebrate it together.
Together with inspiring guests from the LGBTQIA+ community, we explore the themes behind the theatre experience. Two episodes per session — with a free drink during the break!
