Best of 2010

The Amsterdam Biennale 2009 presented the contemporary art scene from all over the world. More than thirty international curators from the Mediamatic network provided their view of art in their city.

Ole Jorgen Hammeken is a filmmaker and hunter, born in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. Before he went to Uummannaq he was studying law, but had this burning passion inside himself to be a real Eskimo...

An exhibition with images stories and experiences from Greenland's nature and culture, made by photographer Anya van Lit and author Joost Bottema, who traveled through this vast country together. DUS...

The Japanese term 'Pecha Kucha' roughly translates as chit-chat or irritating chatter. As a happy crossbreed between an elevator pitch and speed dating, Pecha Kucha Night will present 12 participants...

More and more people discover this little miracle board, and they don't know exactly how to use it. That's where we come in! In this workshop you'll learn everything you need to know to get started.

Greenland has a rich culture that is threatened to become extinct as a result of climate change. At least, that is the current perception outside of Greenland. But what do the Inuit think themselves?

On Saturday February 6th and Sunday February 7th, prize winning chef cook and writer Anne Sofie Harderberg, will give a cooking workshop with ingredients from Greenland. Together, you can fix your...

Greenland is no longer cold, it's cool! This Sunday 14th February at 4 pm, Mediamatic is proud to present for the first time in Holland Najannguak L. Svæd, who belongs to an emerging generation of...

At our first Sur Place gathering we were happy to welcome many fixed gear enthusiasts. We listened to presentations by Gijs and Sammy of Pristine Fixed Gear, and Vera and Cheryl of Cyclic Amsterdam.

Should artists' works pick a political side in the upcoming elections or do they stand above all sides? By hacking or commenting on messages of policital parties, do you generate attention for the...

The last six weeks Greenland's rich culture has been the center of attention here at Mediamatic. For the final party of the Bardot Proviand Klub we have two very special guests from Greenland.

For the 3rd Round, EHVFXD 's co-founder Takahiro Honda joined us from Eindhoven. Together with Khanh Ly, he has created one of the nicest-looking Dutch fixed blogs around. However exciting EHV may be

The grand opening of a new exciting, and crazy, exhibition. Filled with interactive art installations. Inspired by The Jerry Springer Show, the most grotesque talk-show on screen, ever made. A crazy...

Driven by a shared passion for sneakers, three friends created Leyp.com in 2004. Creative in different aspects, Leyp has engaged in many different activities. Their focus came to lie on sneaker...

See the fantastic results on Christian Faubels website . Ralf and Christian are our favorite roboticians. With their funny and super creative ideas, participants of all levels can make amazing tiny...

Follow the Backchannel . AR Dev Camp Amsterdam is a day-long event for Augmented Reality experts and novices alike, hosted at Mediamatic Bank. We have place for one hundred participants!

Soft-and hardware, workshops, art, the internet and communities. The future is created here, with you. Together with Tim Heineke (Twones) and Vincent Lindeboom we are organizing a fantastic music...

Map Fest took place at Mediamatic on July 6, 8 and 9. Map Fest brings together kindred spirits to explore, create, define and oppose maps. We started with an evening on Mapping for Change with...

We celebrated the final week of Sur Place with the MeBike world championship of dream bicycles, fashion performances by Milena Heussler and Girls on Bikes, and the Subbacultcha! After Midnight party...

22 artists made work in and about Amsterdam-Noord. The exhibition Noord could be visited in the Mediamatic Bank . Here are some pictures of the exhibition.

Een maaltijd bestaande uit ingrediënten uit Amsterdam-Noord. Eet mee en ervaar het noordelijke stadsdeel voor het eerst écht.

Ignite Amsterdam 2 took place during Museum Night. Speakers, musicians and writers were joined and bound by one simple rule: twenty slides, five minutes.

The camp explores various recent technologies like RFID, physical computing and social networking, but also looks into aspects of interaction design and interactive processes.

Sensor Fest takes place on November 23, 24 and 25 at Mediamatic Bank, and deals with art, technology and social media. The first evening is all about the works made during the Mediamatic Dev Camp '10.

We played old skool arcade games like Pong, Donkey Kong Jr, Space Invaders, Breakout and Mortal Kombat. Dj's Master Fader and The Snail spun some appropriate tunes, and if you couldn't beat your...

15 short, smart and clever talks, joined and bound by one simple rule: twenty slides, five minutes. Central theme? Games!