The John Adams Institute
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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.
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American culture in the Netherlands
Play: 'KINGS... come home'
KIP Republic and the renowned National Black Theater from New York are joining forces. Together, they will present the new theatre production KINGS…come home. The audience is drawn into the compelling story of a family repeatedly forced to leave their home behind. The reasons for their departure, rooted in the traces of our colonial past, are laid out like a labyrinth in the performance. Click here for more info and tickets.
Festival with Russell Shorto and Steven Nadler
On November 3, 2024, the Amsterdamse Spinoza Kring and the Amsterdam Public Library, are organizing ‘Amsterdam: free thinking from Spinoza to the present.’ American/Canadian academic and philosopher Steven Nadler and American author, historian, journalist and former John Adams director Russell Shorto will join the program online. Click here for more info & tickets.