Events
27 July 2019 - 11:30 - 14:00Youth Pride Walk
Walk with us on the large Pride Walk, as part of the Youth Pride Walk. Hundreds of young people walk together in a large procession of thousands of people.
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27 July - 31 July 2019 - 11:00 - 23:00Melkweg Expo & Holland Festival present: Eyes on Robert
Robert Mapplethorpe: photographer, enfant terrible and queer. His transgressive work is characterized by an uncompromising curiosity for sexuality, the body and eroticism. His iconic nudes, celebrity portraits and documentation of New York’s S&M scene in the 1970s and ‘80s pushed artistic boundaries and broke taboos. With prudish values on the rise, Mapplethorpe’s work may now,…
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27 July - 04 August 2019 - 09:00 - 23:00Foto-expositie ‘Glitter In The Air’
People are different by definition and being part of a Gay Pride means celebrating diversity. High heels, feathers, denim, leather, stockings, colossal wigs, stunning makeups and velvet gloves are just some of the elements in the narrative of this event. The vibrant colorful atmosphere that surrounds all the scenes, the sunlight across the dresses and…
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27 July - 04 August 2019 - 11:00 - 15:00Pink Tour at the Rijksmuseum
Pink at the Rijksmuseum: This special tour uses works of art in the Rijksmuseum to portray the history of homosexuality in the Netherlands: from the 16th until the 20th century, from Sodom and Gomorra to the pink triangle. Daily guided tours: every day between 28th of July – 4th of August 2019 at 11 AM…
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27 July - 04 August 2019 - Multiple showingsFun Home
Fun Home is an autobiographical Off-Broadway musical based on Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel of the same name. The story is situated in contemporary Pennsylvania with flashbacks to the recent past and recounts the troublesome relationship between Alison and her father. When Alison becomes aware of her lesbian identity, she seeks support from her father but…
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27 July - 03 August 2019 - 20:00 - 22:15Small Town Boy
Small Town Boy, a reference to Bronski Beat’s hit, tells the story of a boy from the countryside who cannot identify with the world imposed upon him as he grows up. Fleeing repression and lack of recognition, he moves to the big city where he can rediscover himself, find space to experiment and to define…
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27 July - 04 August 2019 - 21:45 - 20:30Pink Film Classics In Rialto
Pink Film Classics In Rialto My Summer of Love (Pawlikowski, 2004) British coming-of-age drama about two young girls from different social backgrounds who become friends. Tomboy Mona (Nathalie Press) lives with her God-fearing ex-alcoholic brother Phil (Paddy Considine). Spoilt rich kid Tamsin (Emily Blunt) wants to escape from her dreary surroundings as well, and when…
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27 July - 04 August 2019 - 14:00 - 15:30Tour Homosexuality in the animal kingdom
During Pride Amsterdam, homosexual behaviour in the animal kingdom will be in the spotlight in ARTIS. Homosexual behaviour in the animal kingdom has already been observed among 1500 bird species and mammals. Both males and females sniff, jump and touch each other. You can join this tour for free when you have a ticket to…
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