28 Sep 2024
28 Sep 2024
Amsterdam Museum on the AmstelIntroducing...
The program introduces you to the ‘Future Tellers’. They’re a group of young makers who met at De Kazerne - a cultural center and incubator in the Reigersbos neighborhood of Amsterdam Zuidoost. There, people are given the opportunity to come together, with a focus on talent development, entrepreneurship and neighborhood participation. In the exhibition ‘Collecting the City #4’, the Future Tellers introduce themselves and share their personal vision on the community.
During this program, the Future Tellers will take you through their own room in the exhibition and you will work with photographer and creator Thaniel Owusu Agyemang, also known as Kala Cité. The program starts at 2.30PM (walkin 2.00PM) and ends at 4.45PM).
The program is free if you have a valid entrance ticket for the museum.
Please note: The workshop is in English.
Collecting the City#4: Kazerne Reigersbos
Collecting the City is an exhibition series in which the Amsterdam Museum, in collaboration with various communities and organizations, “collects” and presents the vibrant city of Amsterdam. Each edition consists of a few mini-expos that together form a single exhibition. This fourth edition we present the small exhibition Kazerne Reigersbos in which five young creators talk about their neighborhood in Amsterdam Zuidoost.
The neighborhood initiative Kazerne Reigersbos was launched in 2020. A group of local residents got permission from the municipality to temporarily convert a former fire station into something for the neighborhood. It has since grown into a cultural center and creative incubator, with studios for entrepreneurs, artists, and cultural organizations. In addition, the building houses a music production studio, neighborhood workspace, (community) stage, local kitchen, coffee bar, gym, and coworking spaces.
According to its initiators, this spot has become essential, and they hope they can stay. This exhibition makes clear why. A film shows the reasons behind the Kazerne’s establishment and what kind of role the venue has come to play in the neighborhood. In the second room is a workspace for the Future Tellers project. During the coming year, as part of this project, a group of young makers from the Kazerne are actively creating an art installation. Through this they will share their future vision of their neighborhood.