Agenda

Waag organises a variety of public events, based on our research and network. We highlight current themes, organise workshops, and present collaborations between scientists, designers and artists. The first Thursday of every month, Waag opens its doors for Waag Open: events anyone can participate in. 

18
Jun
31
Aug
installation in the public space

What appears foul becomes fertile

Artist Michael Pinsky presents Your Shit Smells Like Roses. Go and see this new installation at the Water Bar in Leeuwarden.

Exhibition
3
Sept
19:30
21:00
Det Digit Art House showcase

Rerooting

Join us at Waag on September 3 for the Det Digit Art House show & tell. Discover the works Anna Musikhina and Werner van der Zwan created during their residency, at the intersection of technology and ecology.

Robotische arm vanhout
9
Sept
13
Sept
future begins | negotiating humanity

Ars Electronica Festival 2026

The annual Ars Electronica Festival will take place in Linz, Austria, from 9 to 13 September. Waag Futurelab will be there—find out here where you can meet us throughout the festival.

Marmelade by Paolo Almario
17
Sept
19
Sept
undesigning the world

GLUE 2026

During GLUE 2026, Waag Futurelab is hosting 9 works of artists and designers, showcasing how design can scratch at the surface of larger themes. Our designed world is broken, can we fix it? At least we can mend, patch, hack and repair.

Cream on Chrome
17
Sept
17:00
19:00
GLUE 2026

Buy it, use it, break it, fix it: exhibition opening

Join us in this festive opening of the exhibition "Buy it, use it, break it, fix it," where 9 works of artists and designers will be showcased.

Chromatic Relations Exhibition
27
Sept
11:00
12:00
Ambacht in beeld festival

Bridging the gap: digital technology as enhancement, not replacement

How can digital technology support craftsmanship without removing the maker from the process? In this lecture, Aslı Aydın Aksan explores the role of digital technology within craft.

Waag's TextileLab
25
Oct
12:30
17:00
good money

The nature of our monetary system

In this edition of Good Money, we return to what money should be at its core: the public technology for organising labour and production. How can we create a better world, in which money does not first have to be ‘made’ through polluting and extractive activities?

Goed geld, handel markt