{"id":3060,"date":"2016-07-02T10:34:45","date_gmt":"2016-07-02T08:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=56120"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:10","slug":"five-summer-art-culture-events-in-rotterdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/07\/02\/five-summer-art-culture-events-in-rotterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"Five summer art & culture events in Rotterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"
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You finally get around to it in the summer holidays: reading a thousand-page book, playing your favourite game and watching all five seasons of a popular Netflix series in one go. Fantastic for a few days, but you can soon get bored with your student accommodation and your parents\u2019 sofa. Luckily there\u2019s more than enough to do in Rotterdam this summer. Street art lover Dave Vanderheijden, Ludivine Berouard from the Student Art Association and Kirstin Feberwee and Willem Scholten, event organisers at SG Erasmus, share their art and culture tips.<\/p>\n

1. Fernando Botero in De Kunsthal: celebrate life the Latin way <\/h3>
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Dancers, 2002, Fernando Botero<\/span><\/p>

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IBA student and art lover Ludivine Berouard thought that the university didn\u2019t do enough to generate enthusiasm for art among its students. That\u2019s why she decided to establish the Student Art Association<\/em> (SAA) together with a friend. \u201cRotterdam is an incredibly arty city, but students often miss the best events because they only hear about these once they\u2019re over.\u201d To prevent this happening this summer, Ludivine\u2019s tip is the \u2018Celebrate Life!\u2019 exhibition by Colombian artist Fernando Botero in De Kunsthal<\/strong><\/a>. \u201cDe Kunsthal art gallery always has fantastic exhibitions that are really diverse; there\u2019s something for every visitor.\u201d As well as the Botero exhibition, every Sunday in July is all about Latin-American life: \u201cA unique way to spend your Sunday afternoons: fantastic art, cocktails and live Latin music.\u201d<\/p>\n

2. Street art in the Witte de Withkwartier: Rotterdam\u2019s Banksy <\/h3>
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\u201cAt the beginning many people were sceptical about my idea of bringing street art to Rotterdam\u201d, explained Dave Vanderheijden, the man behind the Rewriters010 project. He decided to bring all the street artists\u2019 talents together and developed the Rewriters app<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0together with the Municipality of Rotterdam to enable those interested to enjoy an art city walk. \u201cTake a look and try it\u201d, said Dave to his critics. After a walk along the murals, even they were convinced: street art is real art. If you want to see Rotterdam\u2019s Banksy\u2019s works with your own eyes, Dave suggests Hoornbrekerstraat and Eendrachtsstraat. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of street art particularly in and around the Witte de Withkwartier area. On a nice day and with a bit of luck you can even see a \u2018wall in progress\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

3. Pleinbioscoop & Roffa Mon Amour: much more social than Netflix<\/h3>
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\u201cWatching a film together outdoors is much nicer than watching one at home on the sofa\u201d, explained Kirstin Feberwee, event organiser at SG Erasmus. \u201cIt\u2019s such a different atmosphere. A good film can really bring people together.\u201d As organiser of the Open Air Cinema on the university campus, Kirstin\u2019s tips are two film festivals. \u201cFor a few euros you can see the best films of the past year at de Pleinbioscoop<\/strong><\/a> cinema from 10 to 18 August. From Lantarenvenster films to the Path\u00e9 blockbusters; they are all shown in the Museumpark.\u201d There are special evenings as well as the standard evenings, such as a Golden Oldie <\/em>evening and an evening organised for the deaf and hard of hearing. \u201cReally special. You\u2019re suddenly ordering your drink in sign-language.\u201d Roff Mon Amour<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0takes place two weeks earlier, from 27 to 31 July. You can watch films with headphones on at this festival, organised on the Hofbogen. \u201cThat is because of the noise nuisance, but it\u2019s also for the silent disco at the end of the film.\u201d<\/p>\n

4. Art evening in the Witte de Withkwartier: free art & drinks<\/h3>
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\u201cWitte de Withstraat Art Evening<\/strong><\/a> is the<\/em> place for art lovers, but also for students who want to discover Rotterdam\u2019s art scene\u201d, explained SAA chair Ludivine Berouard enthusiastically. Although Witte de Withstraat is mainly known as a nightlife area among most students, Ludivine suggests trying the free art evening that takes place on the first Friday of every month. On that evening, the next one is planned for 5 August, the art galleries and museums in the street open their doors to the public for free. Ludivine also sees opportunities for art lovers to convince their friends to enjoy an evening of art: \u201cMost galleries offer free drinks during the evening. That seems to me to be a good way to get your friends to go with you.\u201d<\/p>\n

5. Metropolis Festival: the festival headliners of the future <\/h3>
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\u201cFeyenoord hooligans headbanging to Syrian wedding music is not an unusual scene at the Metropolis Festival<\/strong><\/a>.\u201d Willem Scholten, music lover and programme maker at SG Erasmus, is looking forward to the free festival that will take place in the Zuiderpark on 3 July: \u201cAlthough the festival is free, that says nothing about the music quality. It\u2019s actually really great.\u201d The festival offers a stage to a wide range of musical styles played by local talent as well as promising newcomers from abroad. \u201cYou can discover really good bands there; for instance, The Black Keys and The Killers were once on the line-up.\u201d But it\u2019s not just the music that\u2019s surprising: \u201cThe festival audience is just as diverse: \u201cFrom rich to poor, hipsters to real rockers; they all travel to the deep south. This is Rotterdam at its best.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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