Events
Future and Ongoing Events
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Joel Sternfeld - Color Photographs since 1970
December 16, 2011 - March 14, 2012 - Amsterdam: FOAM - The first major retrospective exhibition in the Netherlands of the work of Joel Sternfeld (1944, New York), one of the pioneers of color photography.
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Saul Leiter - New York Reflections
October 24, 2011 - March 4, 2012 - Amsterdam: Jewish Historical Museum. Saul Leiter created a unique oeuvre of painterly photographs of street life in New York. His compositions, often complex and riddled with reflections and shadows, are the most exceptional feature of his work.
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Chuck Close: Prints: Process and Collaboration
January 28 - May 6, 2012 - Rotterdam: Kunsthal. American painter and photographer Chuck Close (1940) is one of the best-known portrait artists since the 1960s.
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Alexander Calder: Movement in Space
February 11 - May 25, 2012 - The Hague: Gemeentemuseum. Exhibition focuses on the impact of Piet Mondrian on Alexander Calder, one of the founders of modern sculpture.
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Calder Exhibition: Alexander S.C. Rower In conversation with Joost Elffers
February 12, 2012 - The Hague: Gemeentemuseum - On the occasion of the opening of Alexander Calder: The Great Discovery, the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag will stage a conversation between Alexander S. C. Rower and Joost Elffers in the auditorium. Admission free on presentation of a valid ticket.
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Election 2012
February 13, 2012 - Amsterdam: De Melkweg. Bijeenkomst over de Amerikaanse Presidentsverkiezingen.
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New York Philharmonic in Amsterdam
February 13, 2012 - Amsterdam: Concertgebouw. The New York Philharmonic with violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann plays Beethoven, Ravel, Stravinsky.
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Lang Lang with the New York Philharmonic in Amsterdam
February 14, 2012 - Amsterdam: Concertgebouw. Tsjaikovski, Prokofjev
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Black History Month: Celebrating Black presence in Europe
February 17, 2012 - Rotterdam: Erasmus University: Guest speaker Andrew Muhammad speaks about the impact which Africans made to the development of Europe and European civilization.
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Black History Month: Celebrating Black Presence in Europe
February 24, 2012 - Rotterdam: Erasmus University. Interactive discussion, led by a panel, will take place, focusing on some contemporary issues and challenges of Black people in Europe.
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Jason Berger
February 25 - March 31, 2012 - Rotterdam: Galerie Kralingen. Exhibition of Boston Expressionist painter Jason Berger (1924-2010).
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New Masters on Tour: Henry Kramer in Amsterdam
February 26, 2012 - Amsterdam: Het Concertgebouw - American pianist Henry Kramer plays Beethoven, Chopin and Skrjabin.
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New Masters on Tour: Henry Kramer in Zwolle
February 28, 2012 - Zwolle: Theater Odeon - American pianist Henry Kramer plays Beethoven, Chopin and Skrjabin.
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Deborah Scroggins: Wanted Women - John Adams Institute Lecture
08 March 2012 - Wanted Women gives a riveting look at militant Islam, Muslim women’s rights, and the war on terror.
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Het Concertkoor (Bergen op Zoom) and Hudson Valley Singers (New York) in Amsterdam
March 19, 2012 - Amsterdam: Concertgebouw. Dvořák - Stabat mater, op. 58
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Harlem Globetrotters - the Greatest Basketball Show on Earth
April 12, 2012 - Almere: Topsportcentrum. Spectacular basketball show with Dizzy Grant, Hi-Lite Bruton and Firefly Fisher.
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Harlem Globetrotters - the Greatest Basketball Show on Earth
April 16, 2012 - Groningen: Martiniplaza - Spectacular basketball show with Dizzy Grant, Hi-Lite Bruton and Firefly Fisher.
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Martha Nussbaum - Creating Capabilities - John Adams Institute Lecture
May 31, 2012 - Amstelveen: International School of Amsterdam. Martha Nussbaum is among the America's most prominent philosophers. She teaches at the University of Chicago. Her most recent book is "Creating Capabilities".
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Gayle Lemmon - The Dressmaker of Khair Khana - John Adams Institute Lecture
June 11, 2012 - The Dressmaker of Khair Khana tells the story of a real-life heroine, a young entrepreneur whose business created jobs and hope for women in her neighborhood during the Taliban years.
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Upcoming JAI Events
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