Katoenhuis

Katoenhuis Rotterdam: The hub for immersive technology, new media art, and contemporary culture, situated at the vibrant heart of the Keile Cultural District.

13/05/2026

This June, the and transform into the beating heart of 2026 - a month-long exploration of circular futures, collective building, and material reuse.

At Katoenhuis, we believe circularity, collectivity, reuse, and shared responsibility are essential for the future of cities and cultural production. As part of the wider Keile District ecosystem, we’re excited to see the area become a place where new ideas around collaboration, sustainability, and city-making can be tested and shared.

At the centre of the programme is a temporary Materials Depot: a flexible structure built from reused elements where discarded building materials gain a second life. More than a storage space, it becomes a meeting point for makers, residents, architects, designers, and builders — testing how a circular city could work in practice.
Nearby, the Keilepand presents The Power of Community, an exhibition exploring how collaboration and collective responsibility are key to circular urban development.

Throughout June, the district comes alive with workshops, markets, talks, tours, screenings, and public programmes across more than 40 locations in Rotterdam.

📍 Keile District / M4H, Rotterdam 📅 1–30 June 2026

12/05/2026

At the end of May, we are hosting something that has never been shown at Katoenhuis – an immersive opera performance! Curious to experience it?

NOISE by during .festival.rotterdam
28.05 – 31.05.2026

Born from the urgency to learn to navigate a collapsing world, Club Gewalt asks itself the question: how can you retune your senses amidst the constant noise of information predicting the apocalypse?

Get your tickets through the link in bio!

30/04/2026

At the end of March, returned to and . An expedition through the area in full transformation, where port meets the city and where old quays are transforming into a vibrant ecosystem of living and working. At Katoenhuis, we were happy to be a part of the route. With artistic encounters between industrial buildings, Parfum de BoemBoem once again offered a fresh perspective on a district in transition.

21/04/2026

NOISE – immersive opera by during .festival.rotterdam at Katoenhuis

In this immersive performance opera, born from the urgency to learn to navigate a collapsing world, Club Gewalt asks itself the question: how can you retune your senses amidst the constant noise of information predicting the apocalypse?

We live in a time of polycrisis. We are confronted with advancing fascism, the arrival of the climate crisis, Western complicity in a genocide, fruits and vegetables full of PFAS, and identities that turn out to be riddled with (internalized) sexism, racism, and homophobia.

Where a future of stability and progress was once promised, all systems around us and within ourselves threaten to collapse. The human survival instinct (LION! DANGER! FIGHT OR FLIGHT! SURVIVE! CELEBRATE!) falls short in the complexity of contemporary problems. Our amygdalas* are becoming massively overstimulated, and we are stranded in a panic limbo.

Can we learn to accept the collapse of systems as a law of the cosmos, without ceasing our protest against injustice? Can we heal ourselves by truly feeling the crises, instead of merely naming them? Can we, in this way, finally complete our stress cycles, enabling us to better navigate a world ablaze? Can we fall in love with being human again? And: is *this* the moment to seek God? Cuz: never waste a good crisis.

28.05 – 31.05.2026

For more information and tickets check our website!

07/04/2026

During 2026, Katoenhuis became the home of Lightroom – a new platform dedicated to immersive and non-linear storytelling.

Hosted at Katoenhuis alongside the Art Directions programme, the symposium formed part of a broader effort to connect immersive artistic practice with professional exchange and longterm sector development.

Across the day, participants examined the realities of producing, presenting and circulating immersive work. While artistic experimentation in the field has grown significantly in recent years, the systems designed to support it remain fragmented.

We’re happy to share the Lightroom Report 2026, capturing the key insights, questions and future directions that emerged from these discussions.

Read the report through the link in bio

📸 Ben-Houdijk

31/03/2026

What a week! Thank you for visiting the Cosmic Cabinet exhibition at Katoenhuis. We were happy to offer a glimpse into what is usually hidden behind the walls of Katoenhuis: the studios, processes, and collaborations of our community artists. While it was the first time we presented their works together in one place, it is definitely not the last. More exciting opportunities to experience their work are coming soon, stay tuned!

Works by , , and

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1, 3, 5, 6 .j.d.haan
2, 4, 7

29/03/2026

This is your final moment to experience the Cosmic Cabinet exhibition before it closes! We are open until 21:00!

Featuring works by    

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28/03/2026

Last two days to see Cosmic Cabinet exhibition and Double Helix by ! Don’t miss out! We are open from 10:00 until 21:00.

Cosmic Cabinet exhibition with works by , , and
Double Helix by and

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1 Iris Hendriks
2,4,6,8
3,5 Emmanuel Viverge
7 Jip Mus

26/03/2026

Join us on Friday, March 27, for the special evening around the exhibition Katoenhuis Observatory: Cosmic Cabinet, presenting works by , , and

Date: Friday, 27th of March
 17:30 Doors 18:00 – 19:00 Artist talk, exhibition visit and drinks
 Location: Katoenhuis, Keilestraat 9c, 3029 BP Rotterdam Entrance on the first floor via staircase on the side of the building  Cannot make it on Friday evening? Visit the exhibition during regular opening hours: Saturday 28th, Sunday 29th – 10:00–21:00

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25/03/2026

Fed up with the rainy weather? We have an ideal getaway idea for you: visit our Cosmic Cabinet exhibition with works of , , and , immerse yourself in the Double Helix performance by , or visit events of our neighbors at ! Get warm and inspired!

We are open from 13:00 until 21:00!

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Adres

Keilestraat
Rotterdam
3029BP

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http://www.katoenhuis.nl/

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