The John Adams Institute

Welcoming the best and brightest of American thinking

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Hate in the Homeland with Cynthia Miller-Idriss

The Fate of Democracy in a Radicalizing World

ā€œWhat would it take to ensure that everyone feels at home in the country where they live? Who gets to claim membership in, or ownership of, imagined and real territories? Can homelands help us better understand the rise of the far right and its move from the fringes to the mainstream?ā€ We live in a …...

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Presidentā€™s Night 2024

America Votes

Full program out now! Click here to find out more. Final tickets available via the Buy tickets button above. Who will be the president of the United States for the next four years? This question is more relevant than ever in these turbulent geopolitical times. On November 5th, the American people will decide the course …...

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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’.

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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 organizingĀ  ‘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.

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John Adams