Gala van de Wetenschap 2025
Gala van de Wetenschap 2025
New Scientist
On November 25, 2025, the Gala van de Wetenschap will take place for the thirteenth time at the International Theater Amsterdam. Nuclear physicist Ralf Mackenbach is our guest curator this year; together with the very best scientists, he will look in the rear-view mirror, and then cast his gaze forward to discover what scientific lessons from the past can help us in the future.
Stephen Hawking, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, as well as Johanna Westerdijk and Christiaan Huygens were way ahead of their time and paved the way for today's researchers. Cross-disciplinary, fundamental and applied. The Gala van de Wetenschap an evening full of wonder and groundbreaking insights.
Run time 180 minutes
Genre Events
Language Dutch
Public Tour (in English)
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06 Sep '25 to 06 Jun '26
Every first Saturday of the month, you can join the public tour (in English) of the building and get a peek behind all the doors that would otherwise remain closed.
Public tour (in Dutch)
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06 Sep '25 to 06 Jun '26
Every first Saturday of the month, you can join the public tour of the building and get a peek behind all the doors that would otherwise remain closed.
Empathy Day
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03 May '26
With contributions from, among others: Sinan Çankaya, Hannah Prins, Jerry Afriyie, Frida Boeke and you.
Nacht Na de Dam
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04 May '26
During Nacht Na de Dam, audiences and theatre makers from all corners of the city gather at Internationaal Theater Amsterdam (ITA) to meet each other and discuss the commemoration and the performances.
Theatercollege Michiel Vos en Tim de Wit - Het Amerika van Trump
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06 May '26
This theater lecture is a lively exploration of modern American society and politics.
Open House of Legacies
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09 Apr '26 to 28 May '26
In April and May 2026, The Need for Legacy will organize Open House of Legacies: two editions, on 9 April and 28 May 2026.
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.
Honor | An Artist Lecture by Suzanne Bocanegra, Lili Taylor
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22 Jun '26
At its center is the monumental tapestry Honor, one of the largest in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, measuring nearly 6 by 7.5 meters. Honor: is it an artist talk, a performance, or a performance that masquaredes as an artist talk?