As Christmas draws near, Amsterdam starts to twinkle: enriching lights are giving the city an additional pinch of sentiment. This weekend, see the opening of Amsterdam Light Festival and a significant new presentation. Furthermore, the Makers Market gives a lot of choices to Christmas presents, you can get a film and unrecorded music in one hit and dare to Haarlem for another stunning display. Have a ton of fun! 

11 November 2019 

Light up 

Amsterdam Light Festival 

Upset! is the topic for the eighth release of the Amsterdam escort Festival, which must mean shockingly splendid invasions in the waterways and encompasses. Every year specialists, creators and different creatives pitch their plans to make a fine art as a feature of the occasion for. This year, a large portion of the movement will happen in the city's eastern part, where somewhere in the range of 20 establishments plan to captivate, challenge and motivate. Meander around or put your feet up and go on a journey for an alternate point of view. 

Until 19 January 2020/Various areas 

The miracle of mankind 

Humania at NEMO 

Including a goliath new work by Florentijn Hofman – recollect that gigantic elastic duck bouncing in harbors over the globe? – Humania is an energizing new perpetual presentation at Nemo. On the off chance that you've at any point needed direct understanding into the marvel of mankind, this presentation may simply assist you with comprehending a secret or two. Get familiar with about human fascination, how the body is assembled and the maturing procedure. In addition, intuitive components will test your physical and mental capacities. Captivating stuff! 

Progressing/NEMO 

Included show 

Under the Skin 

Recollect Scarlett Johansson as an outsider femme fatale in Under the Skin, a widely praised sci-fi spine chiller that bombarded in the cinema world? All things considered, here's your opportunity to encounter the show of Mica Levi's soundtrack played live by Stargaze, a gathering drove by Aart Strootman. The first film music played to Johansson's character's enchanting and distancing charms, and this makes certain to be fortified by the backup of live strings, percussion and electronic music. 

Fri/Muziekgebouw 

First independent show 

Lubaina Himid The Grab Test 

The Grab Test is the principal solo presentation in the Netherlands of British craftsman Lubaina Himid, a focal figure in the British Black Arts Movement and champ of the Turner Prize in 2017. Himid's work investigates authentic portrayals of non-white individuals, addressing written history and power relations; it incorporates compositions, collections, drawings and material pieces. For this presentation at the Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem, she has made a stupendous establishment with canvases on Dutch wax fabric, made in exchange with the seventeenth-century damasks from the assortment of the exhibition hall. 

Until 23 February 2020/Frans Hals Museum 

A spot of Christmas shopping 

Producer Market by Birgit Loit 

In case you're searching for high quality Christmas present thoughts, a pitstop at the Maker Market is an absolute necessity. Here you'll discover a scope of items made by a portion of Amsterdam's best creators, fashioners and brands. It's an incredible chance to meet a portion of the creators also who will joyfully share their anecdotes about their items. In addition, since you're at the De Hallen in any case, drop by the nourishment corridor for scrumptious treats, look at a portion of the triumphant photographs of Pride Photo Award 2019 or simply sit back with a beverage close by and watch the world pass by. 

Sat/De Hallen 

Enlivened to see more? Try not to miss our total What's on manage for a full review of occasions.