Love, Death & Darkness in February
Did you join us at our first 2019 creative meetup? We met on February 10 at the lovely Zamen in Noord for an evening of poetry, conversation and collaboration on the very February theme of Love, Death & Darkness. The evening was led by JC 1/4, with poetry...
New Creative Meetup in Amsterdam
This year Hiraeth is beginning a new type of in-person event in Amsterdam, one designed to bring creative people of all kinds together over this shared human experience of migration and the longing for home.
When the Notion of Time Disappears – Art at the Schinkel
There is something elegiac about these works of art that are so anchored to place.
Homemaker – Objects that Define Home
If we removed ourselves and left only the objects that surround us, what story would they tell about us? During Hiraeth’s Homemaker evening, held April 21, 2018 at Butcher’s Tears, we brought it back to the concrete, and chose to talk about objects. Objects of home....
A Home in Memory
We are very pleased to announce that we will be screening the movie "A home in Memory" by the Finnish film maker and artist, Helena Oest, at our next event at the Butchers Tears on the 21st April. 'A home in Memory' looks into the relationship between identity and the...
Dinner with Refugees at Havenstraat
Bringing local Amsterdammers and refugees together in a warm and congenial environment
Light- An Evening of Poetry, Storytelling and Art
Thank you to everyone who joined us at Hiraeth Magazine's evening celebrating light in November. The Butcher's Tears craft brewery in Oud Zuid was kind enough to host the evening for us. We heard poems and storytelling, saw beautiful art, and enjoyed delicious...
Light- A Storytelling Event
As we move towards the darkest time of the year, Hiraeth Magazine invites you to a free evening of poetry, storytelling and art celebrating light. This event is open to all, but if you would like to share a story or poem, please click on the link below to...
Jennifer Tee: Let It Come Down
Jennifer Tee is a Dutch artist with Chinese-Indonesian heritage. Her work incorporates many cultural traditions and beliefs, and utilising a range of crafts, she is able to merge culture and history with the present. “She is interested in researching contemporary...
Migration and the Dutch Canon
On Friday several members of the Hiraeth team drove to the beautiful little town of Wageningen about an hour and a half southwest of Amsterdam, to participate in a conference on The Value of Life, organised by Wageningen University. Meghann Ormond, Assistant Professor...
Whose Heritage Matters
This Friday the Hiraeth team will be heading to the Centre of Space, Place and Society at Wageningen University to participate in the conference: "The Value of Life: Measurement, Stakes, Implications." Specifically we will be participating in the "Whose Heritage...
Hiraeth Magazine Teaser
Have a peek into our storytelling event, and go behind the scenes as we talk about some of our inspirations and intentions with Hiraeth magazine and podcast. Documented by Sarah A. Levitt.
Hiraeth Poetry Night at Labyrinth
From the beginning, we have envisioned Hiraeth not only as a magazine to be read and a podcast to be listened to, but also as something that would bring people together in a physical space to share stories and feel connected. When a new café popped up just steps from...
Communities – Part 1: The Pulse of Europe
This coming Sunday at 2pm I will once more, together with my kids, join the crowd, which gathers weekly in front of Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum. “The Pulse of Europe”, as the movement is called, is an explicitly non-party, non-religious grassroots movement, originated in...
Nasty Women Amsterdam
Last weekend, I saw the opening of the Nasty Women Amsterdam exhibition at the Josilda da Conceicao Gallery, which was completely packed out. What is the Nasty Women Exhibition? We know the hashtag, we know the marches- but did you know it's also an art movement? It...
A Safe Place to Land – Haven by Swoon
The newly reopened Skissernas Museum in Lund, Sweden is currently hosting a wonderful new piece by American artist Swoon (Caledonia Curry). Inspired by the stories of two young refugees she met in Malmö, Swoon has created a marvelous mural that spans the entire wall...
Citizen Nowhere: A Fable for Our Time
For those who are homeless due to the vagaries of history or war or international politics, for those who have departed from one homeland by choice and perhaps found another home elsewhere, for all of us who have left a rose behind or who feel the pull of another star, CITIZEN NOWHERE is an anthem of sorts.
