EuropaNacht: Shaky Grounds

Women of Mokum on European Ground

9 May 2025

Paradiso

Those who dance, fight. Those who speak, change.

On May 9th, Paradiso opens her doors for EuropaNacht: a clubnight at the nexus of culture, ideas and music. Celebrate EuropaNacht with De Kiesmannen and a new generation of artists, activists, journalists, writers and thinkers - in all halls of Paradiso. The Amsterdam Museum is partner of EuropaNacht and presents a program in the Upper Hall of Paradiso: Women of Mokum on European Ground.

Tickets and information about the full program can be found on the Paradiso website.

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EuropaNacht, 2024, foto: Atacan Tutulmazay

Inbetween the dancing

After midnight, the Main Hall becomes the theater of a clubnight. Need a break from dancing? Step into a world of inspiring talks, discussions and workshops in the Upstairs Hall. Here, the Amsterdam Museum presents Women of Mokum on European Ground: celebrating Amsterdam women who have left a lasting impact on Europe. Host Cathelijne Blok has a conversation with Frida Boeke, David Breebaart and Devika Partiman about their odes to women of Amsterdam. After this, you can create an ode yourself, which will end up in the collection of the Amsterdam Museum. Enrich Amsterdam's story!

Discover the full program via Paradiso's website.

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Cathelijne Blok

Cathelijne Blok is an art historian, journalist and media maker. Her mission is to make art even more accessible, one of the ways she does this is with her platform The Titty Mag. The Titty Mag is a platform that invites dialogue and reflection. Blok worked among other things as (chief) editor and director for BNNVARA, gives art lectures, writes articles for NRC and presents the podcast Maffe Meesterwerken.

David Breebaart

David Breebaart is a presenter and political editor at BNNVARA. You may know him from online news platform De Marker, where he was a presenter from the beginning. He is now political editor at De Nieuws BV (Radio 1) and can regularly be heard as host on Vroeg! (Radio 1).

Devika Partiman

Devika Partiman (1988) is one of the best-known feminists in the Netherlands. She is director and founder of Stem op een Vrouw, the foundation dedicated to the position of women in politics in the Netherlands. In October 2024, her book bearing the same name, “Vote for a Woman - The Fight for Women in Politics”, was published. In 2019 she won the Ribbius Peletier medal for her commitment to women's emancipation, and in 2021 she was one of the nominees for the Joke Smit Prize. Partiman is also a board member at Zus 'n Zo and at Nederland Wordt Beter, and a supervisor at ActionAid Netherlands.