Smart Citizens Lab
Hollandse Luchten receives honourable mention in the European Union Prize for Citizen Science 2025!
This prestigious prize is awarded annually to the most outstanding citizen science initiatives for their social and political impact on the development of a diverse, inclusive and sustainable society in Europe.
Cabinet: prioritise the constitutional state, our freedom and digital autonomy
The cabinet has lost its majority. Together with Bits of Freedom, SETUP and PublicSpaces, Waag calls on the new cabinet to focus on digital autonomy and strengthening our democracy.
future internet lab
Application Masterclass Net Politics started
Course for (future) decision makers in the information society with current topics, practical tools and relevant speakers.
grip on our tech
Re-watch the State of the Internet 2025 with Marleen Stikker
During the State of the Internet, Waag Futurelab gauges the state the internet is in each year. In this 30th anniversary year of Waag, the lecture was given by none other than our founder and director Marleen Stikker.
FabLab
Fab Academy 2026: pre-register for next year!
Learn how to make (almost) anything - in twenty weeks! The pre-registration phase for this worldwide renowned digital fabrication education trajectory at Waag has started.
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Jul
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Waag Open: Electric Garden
5
Jul
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Jul
TextileLab
Wallen Festival
7
Aug
19:30
21:30
Waag Open: Energy of the future
4
Sept
19:30
21:30
Visit Waags dye garden at the Marineterrein
Waag Open: Botanical prints
2
Oct
09:00
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save the date!
Kennis Maken: National Citizen Science Expo
Mission
Waag Futurelab contributes to the research, design and development of a sustainable, just society
- By collectively researching emerging technology, and questioning underlying cultural assumptions;
- By experimenting with and designing alternatives on the basis of public values;
- By developing an open, fair and inclusive future together with civil society.
