independent school for the city

MIGRATION

Because of the port and its connection with the rest of the globe, Rotterdam has always attracted people from all over the world. Nowadays over 170 different nationalities call the city their home. The population has become so diverse that Rotterdam has become part of a worldwide family of Majority-Minority cities – meaning that more than half of the population has a migration background. And, not just the number of nationalities has increased: as generations pass, also the diversity within the different migrant groups has become increasingly complex and as anthropologists call it: Superdiverse.

STUDIOS

We, The Temporary

A three-day education studio on migration in Rotterdam. Fri. 7, Sat. 8, and Sat. 15 November 2025.

Superdiversity Studio

Exploring Superdiversity with Crimson, photographer Florian Braakman and the Niteshop by Concrete Blossom. 27 May – 14 June 2024.

The Rotterdam Dream

7, 8 & 15 October 2022 - A Research by Photography studio with Charlie Koolhaas

LIVING IN THE SUPERDIVERSE CITY

14 - 25 FEB 2022 with Arnold Reijndorp and Neeltje ten Westenend

A City of Comings and Goings

A one-week studio investigating the different aspects of migration in Rotterdam's Superdiverse Neighbourhood Afrikaanderwijk, with Crimson Historians & Urbanists, that took place from 15 - 19 November 2021.

Superdiverse Cities

A research by photography studio exploring Superdiversity, taking place between 15 - 25 February 2021

BORDERS ARE FOR CROSSING

18—25 MAR 2019 Spring School

EVENTS

School's Out! #50 with Traumnovelle

School's Out! #50 with Brussels-based architectural office Traumnovelle. A lecture about their work at the intersection of architecture and fiction, rethinking how we live together. Followed by a short film, drinks and tunes. Friday 25 April 2025, 19:00 - 22:00. Tickets available for 5 euro here

School's Out! #46 with Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy

School's Out! #46 with curator Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy - the former director of Kunstinstituut Melly in Rotterdam. A lecture, drinks and a short movie. Friday 29 November 2024, 19:00 - 22:00.

Mapping Informality, Engaging Creativity

A public lecture by Omar Nagati of the Cairo-based office CLUSTER. Thursday 19 September 17:00 – 18:30.

Back to School with… Lena Knappers & Bram van Ooijen

A series of three evening lectures about climate change, environmental justice and migration. Tuesday 08 October, 05 November and 03 December 2024

Back to School with... Arna Mačkić - Architecture of Memory

A series of three evening lectures that explore the architecture of memory, taking place on Tuesday 31 October, 21 November and 12 December 2023.

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