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
Oct
26
Oct
Antisocial media

Dutch Design Week 2025: Connection Lost

You've been connected to the wrong number. This time, the problem isn't your phone connection, but the platforms that dominate most of the internet: social media. What once seemed like a place for connection is now a place where the connection is more than lost.

ddw-banner-waag-website
22
Oct
16:30
18:00
elections 2025

Election debate: Our digital society

How will the parties and their candidates commit to digitisation in the Netherlands in the coming years? Find out during the election debate on our digital society on 22 October.

Een persoon met een beige regenjas staat in een stemhokje, rechts ervan een bord met rood potlood en de tekst Stemlocatie.
23
Oct
16:00
17:00
Art-science for water quality

Opening: Vortex Harmonies

On October 23, join us outside the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven for the opening of this open-air art-science installation.

S+T+ARTS4Water, Vortex Harmonies by Arcangelo Constantini, 2025
6
Nov
19:30
21:30
the (im)possibilities of social media

Waag Open: social socials

During this Waag Open, we will explore the possibilities and limitations of social media and search for new alternatives.

waagopen_social-socials
13
Nov
19:30
22:00
TextileLab

Meetup: The Regenerative City

What is necessary within the city to live in balance with the planet, its inhabitants and their needs? Together, we will explore what is needed for the transformation to a regenerative city, and hear from different initiatives how they are already working towards that goal.

Foto van de verftuin van Waag Futurelab op het Marineterrien in Amsterdam. Op de voorgrond de verftuin, met erachter monumentale gebouwen.
24
Nov
19:30
21:00
Warming Up festival

From generative to regenerative technology

Discover a new way of thinking about technology and our future during this workshop on permacomputing and other regenerative technology.

Witte muur met daarop een klein transparant kastje gemonteerd (een server). In het kastje brandt wit licht en is een printplaatje te zien waarover wortels van een (kunstmatige) plant groeit.
27
Nov
20:00
23:00
Warming Up festival

(De)Growing Infrastructures

A community evening about regenerative technologies, permacomputing and symbiotic energy systems.

Electric Garden, Sunjoo Lee
4
Dec
19:30
21:30
fake it till you make it

Waag Open: fake news, no thanks

During this Waag Open, we will delve into the best tips and tricks for recognising and interpreting misinformation and disinformation.

waagopen_nepnieuws
8
Jan
2026
19:30
21:30
Join us and improve quantum computers

Waag Open: Quantum game night

During the first edition of Waag Open in the new year, you can dive deeper into quantum technology in a playful way.

quantum art hackathon, Waag 2022