Events Calendar
This calendar lists committee events, as well as other events related to Baltimore, Maryland and Rotterdam, the Netherlands,
and other events of interest.
Feb 9 –
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Watershed: Transforming the Landscape in Early Modern Dutch ArtAn exhibition that reflects on the importance of water in the development of the new Dutch Republic—present-day Netherlands—leading up to and following its liberation from Spain in the 17th century. Incldues works by Frans Hals, Balthasar van der Ast, Rembrandt van Rijn, and Jacob van Ruisdael, among many others. Location: Baltimore Museum of Art |
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Feb 25-26Virgini |
Cyberbiosecurity SummitHosted by BIO-ISAC & JHUThis summit convenes leading experts in biotechnology, biosecurity, and cybersecurity to explore the intersection of these fields and discuss the strategies to create a safe, secure future for us all. Speakers incliude Frans Meuwissen, a member of Baltimore-Rotterdam Sister City Committee.
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March 1Virginia |
DC Dutch gaat skiënOp zaterdag 1 en zondag 2 maart organiseert DC Dutch een skireisje naar Massanutten VA. |
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Mar 11–14Amsterdam |
Aquatech AmsterdamAquatech Amsterdam is a global trade exhibition for process, drinking, and wastewater. Meet policymakers, industry leaders, and hands-on professionals. With over 22,000 water experts and 800 exhibiting companies, you’ll discover a wide range of innovative products, solutions, and services that drive efficiency and sustainability in the water sector. |
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March 2025rotterdam |
2025 Architecture Student Trip to the NetherlandsStudents and faculty from Morgan State University School of Architecture + Planning (SA+P), representatives from Baltimore City Department of Planning, and design professionals will travel to Baltimore’s sister city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands in March 2025. Students will participate in design workshops, visit design firms, do city tours, hear lectures, and more. Community-centered design is the focus for this trip. Professor Cristina Murphy (Morgan State) is the lead organizer/curator. |
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Mar 29 –
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Walk On By - Artists Exhibition & Exchange — Part 2Works by Black artists from Baltimore & RotterdamFollowing the 2024 exhibiton and exchange at Creative Alliance, there is an reciprocal artists’ exhibition and exchange in Spring 2025 at TENT in Rotterdam, when the participating Baltimore artists travel to Rotterdam. The exhibition opens March 29, 2025. Baltimore-Rotterdam Sister City Committee collaborates with Creative Alliance and TENT Rotterdam to plan and fundraise for this impactful traveling exhibition and the artists’ cultural exchange. This project is curated and led by Joy Davis, a Baltimore-based curator. |
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Mar 27–30Rotterdam |
Art RotterdamIn 2025, the annual art fair Art Rotterdam will celebrate its 26th edition at a new venue: Rotterdam Ahoy. Art Rotterdam aims to welcome around 28,000 international collectors, curators, professionals and art lovers. |
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April 1Baltimore |
Sustainability Symposium – Johns Hopkins UniversityAnnual daylong event that highlights the intersection of sustainability research and practice led by JHU faculty, staff, and students while fostering a dynamic cross-disciplinary dialogue on key topics, including food systems, healthcare, energy, environmental justice, and more. |
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April 2025Baltimore |
Dutch urban design delegation – Research trip to BaltimoreCommunity organizers, researchers, and city planners from Amsterdam and Rotterdam will come to Baltimore in early April 2025 for a workweek. Goals for this research trip: learning how community-led visioning and urban development happens in Baltimore, and alternatives to real-estate-developer-driven development; sharing examples of community-led initiatives in Amsterdam and Rotterdam; how city government can support community-led development; how to engage/empower youth in shaping the future of their neighborhood. Activities duing the workweek are being organized by many organizations and volunteers, including the Baltimore-Rotterdam committee, Neighborhood Design Center, AIA Baltimore, and Baltimore City Department of Planning. This trip is a follow-on to an earlier exchange when students and faculty from Morgan State University School of Architecture + Planning (SA+P), design professionals, and representatives from Baltimore City Department of Planning traveled to the Netherlands in spring 2024. |
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June 2025Baltimore |
Dutch tall clipper ship in Baltimore Inner HarborWe expect that tours will be made available to the public through the Sail Baltimore organization. |
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Oct 2025 - Dec 2025Rotterdam |
Morgan architecture student internship in RotterdamThe annual Ghana-to-the-Netherlands internship program provides a student from Morgan State University School of Architecture + Planning (SA+P) with a unique opportunity to several months living in Ghana and the Netherlands and working with renowned architecture firms. Thanks to Joseph Osae-Addo, Architect and Chairman of ArchiAfrika, Nanne De Ru, Founder at Powerhouse Company, and Morgan SA+P Professor coleman a. jordan for their vision and efforts to make the internship program a reality. The internship includes three months at Powerhouse Company in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Interns from previous years' editions are Ricard Charles and Adesola Adenekan. |
For Dutch cultural events in the USA, visit dutchcultureusa.com and www.dcdutch.org
