Christmas holidays 2024
21 December, 2024 - 5 January, 2025
Experience the Kunsthal during the Christmas holidays! On Monday 23 and 30 December, the Kunsthal will be open. Dive into the illustrated stories of Rotterdam-based comic artist Aimée de Jongh, explore the world of the Diva, and be surprised by the meaning behind the images of Thomas J Price. As ever there will be loads of activities this Christmas holidays, so drop by for a healthy dose of inspiration & fun. Admission is free for youth up to and including 18 years of age.
For young, budding artists
See you later, Illustrator!
3 January 2025 14:30 -
3 January 2025 15:30
On Friday 3 January you can join poet Wessel Klootwijk and illustrator Yara Ruby at the Kunsthal to make a visual story together! Get creative and imaginative and draw along. Read more and sign up.
Diva Studio
Daily
In the exhibition DIVA you can immerse yourself in the universe of divine entertainers: from 19th-century opera goddess right op to today’s global superstars. Let yourself be inspired by the artists in the exhibition and go in search of the diva inside you. In the Diva Studio, influencer and Rotterdam diva Lotte van Eijk challenges you to walk the catwalk like a true diva. Experience what it feels like to be on stage, then get hands-on with the interactive installation by Nou & Herkauw. Here, you can design your own digital diva with the Diva Designer. Dance alongside your own diva and see your creation on stage or on the cover of a magazine!
All ages
No registration required
Look&Do TourThomas J Price (6-12 year-olds)
Daily
A free booklet (available in English and Dutch) with various assignments and questions will help you to find out more about the art of Thomas J Price. Discover his sculptures, make drawings, write texts, and take photos of yourself posing as an artwork!
Special Tours Thomas J Price
Special Tours Thomas J Price
4 January 2025 -
4 January 2025
Visit the exhibition Matter of Place through the eyes of content creator Nicky Angelina do Rosario. The installation of the sculpture Moments Contained by Thomas J Price at Stationsplein has sparked much discussion in Rotterdam and inspired do Rosario to create the movement #IKBENKUNST.
KUNSTHAL SHOP SUPER SALE
Saturday 4 January
Start 2025 off on a good note during our New Year’s Sales in the Auditorium. Discover beautiful art books at surprisingly affordable prizes, as well as unique designer items and unusual gifts. The perfect opportunity to give the new year a creative boost. Drop by to buy some bargains.
ArtHopping Family Tours
Join a surprising ArtHopping tour criss-crossing through the Kunsthal past many highlights and hidden gems! The tours are Dutch spoken.
Monday 23 December
11:00 – 11:45 hrs
12:00 – 12:45 hrs
13:00 – 13:45 hrs
Monday 30 December
11:00 – 11:45 hrs
12:00 – 12:45 hrs
13:00 – 13:45 hrs
From 6 years old
Register on the day at the Kunsthal box office. Full = full.
Show your inner diva.
Diva Photoshoot with Harmen Meinsma
5 January 2025 12:00 -
5 January 2025 16:00
During the DIVA Photoshoot on Sunday, January 5, you’ll create a diva-worthy portrait under the guidance of photographer Harmen Meinsma. Step into the role of photographer and capture the perfect moment, or choose to be the model and bask in the spotlight.
Winter Walk from Price to Price
From Price to Price
5 October 2024 -
9 February 2025
This free walk through public art in the centre of Rotterdam takes you from the sculpture ‘Reaching Out’ (2020), which is temporarily displayed at the entrance of the Kunsthal, to the sculpture ‘Moments Contained’ (2022) at the Stationsplein. Alternatively, you can walk the route in reverse: starting from the Stationsplein and heading towards the Kunsthal.
StoryLines Studio
Daily
Aimée de Jongh is an artist from Rotterdam who has become world-famous with her beautifully illustrated books. The stories she tells in her drawings can take on all kinds of shapes, including comics, animations, and graphic novels. Graphic novels are comics in which the story unfolds through drawings and text balloons. In the StoryLines Studio, you create your own mini graphic novel in the exhibition space (and first, of course, get inspired by the StoryLines exhibition...).
All ages
OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES
| Sunday 22 Dec | Special Tour Thomas J Price | 11:00 - 12:00 h |
| Monday 23 Dec | Family tours Art Hopping (45 min) | 11:00, 12:00 and 13:00 h |
| Monday 30 Dec | Family tours Art Hopping (45 min) | 11:00, 12:00 and 13:00 h |
| Friday 3 Jan | See you later, Illustrator! | 14:30 h |
| Saturday 4 jan | Special Tour Thomas J Price | 15:00 - 16:00 h |
| Saturday 4 jan | Kunsthal Shop Super Sale | All day |
| Every day | Diva Studio | continuous |
| Every day | StoryLines Studio | continuous |
| Every day | Look&Do Tour | continuous |
| Every day | Price to Price Walk | continuous |