The John Adams Institute
Welcoming the best and brightest of American thinking
Upcoming events
Wandering Stars with Tommy Orange
Native American Literature and Representation
The New Anthology
The New Anthology is a community-led, multi-year project that gives new voice to aspects of our shared Dutch-American history by connecting stories and perspectives that have often been overlooked or purposefully ignored. Visit the online collection to find out more!
Get acquainted with the John Adams by watching recordings of our lectures or listening to our podcast ‘Bright Minds’.
About The John Adams Institute
The John Adams Institute provides an independent podium for American culture in the Netherlands. For three decades, we have brought the best and the brightest of American thinking from the fields of literature, politics, history, and technology.
What else is going on?
American culture in the Netherlands
Manahahtáanung or New Amsterdam?
400 years ago the first Dutch colonists arrived in the area known today as New York. The Amsterdam Museum has joined with the Museum of the City of New York and representatives of the Lenape —original inhabitants of this area of the United States— in creating an exhibition about this shared history. The exhibition Manahahtáanung or New Amsterdam? The Indigenous Story Behind New York is on display until 10 November 2024.