Kunsthal LIVE ON SUNDAY kicks off on Sunday, July 1st with the Salsa All-Star band Marcando featuring Dutch trumpeter Maite Hontelé. Maite has been living in Colombia for years where she is regarded as one of the most prominent musicians in the Latin scene. Her swinging performance with Marcando is bound to have even the stiffest Dutch hips gyrating.

 

In between sets, Kunsthal's resident DJ Git Hyper will be rocking the decks. He is well known as a member of the Rotterdam rap formation DuvelDuvel and formerly of Zuco 103 and Caro Emerald.

Kunstal LIVE ON SUNDAY is about more than live music and good vibes. Every Sunday there are various tours to choose from. For starters, there is a Fashion Tour which explores the Viktor&Rolf: Fashion Artists 25 Years exhibition. The tour is led by fashion buffs, including Vogue's fashion features director Fiona Hering and fashion curator Margreeth Olsthoorn.

 

There's also a Nature Tour through Museumpark with led by an urban biologist from the Natural Historical Museum. For those of you coming with children, there's a cool Theatre Tour. All you can Art artists will also be waiting in their mobile workshop to bring out the artist in you. If you rather just relax and enjoy the groovy vibes, be sure to grab a Kunsthal LIVE picnic basket or savour the many snacks and drinks from the food trucks on site.

Event details: Kunsthal LIVE ON SUNDAY

Kunsthal LIVE ON SUNDAY Date: July 1st - August 5th Place: Museumpark Rotterdam Time: 14:00 - 17:00 Entrance: 100% free

 

Programme: Kunsthal LIVE ON SUNDAY

• Sunday 1 July - Salsa All-Star band Marcando, featuring Maite Hontelé
• Sunday 8 July - Convoi Exceptional | New Cool Collective
• Sunday 15 July - Maya Christina | Zuco 103
• Sunday 22 July - MC JR & Th’Acquisition | Gallowstreet
• Sunday 29 July - Lady Shaynah | Kuenta i Tambu
• Sunday 5 August - Josimar Gomes | Michelle David & The Gospel Sessions

Kunsthal LIVE OP ZONDAG 📷 Marco De Swart

Location: Museumpark Rotterdam

 

More than 3,000 plants are planted to create a sea of purple, fragrant flowers. The garden will not only serve as a refuge for people, but also for bees. Roofs and bees are not an unknown combination. High above the hustle and bustle of the city, the bees can nestle in peace. That's one big reason why many beekeepers keep their bee colonies at altitude. 

 

During the month of June, the Rotterdam Architecture Month, the garden will be open every weekend within the opening hours of De Bijenkorf. Visitors of the Rotterdam Rooftop Days can be the first to get on the roof. The grand opening of the bee-friendly roof garden takes place during the Rotterdam Rooftop Days, held on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd of June. De Bijenkorf is located on the Coolsingel.

 

For De Bijenkorf, this is isn't the organisation's first foray into the world of bee conservation. The high end department store, together with partners, has previously launched the initiative The Pollinators; a platform that works towards the conservation of bees their living conditions in the Netherlands. 

 

 

The monumental Maastunnel (1942) is the oldest tunnel in the Netherlands and is currently being renovated. Because the Maastunnel is a monument, a lot of effort has been made to restore the tunnel to its original specs. Among other things, sand-colored asphalt has been poured - a reference to the vowel floor that originally adorned the tunnel floor when it was was first opened in 1942.

 

The works won't be completed until mid-2019. However, in July 2018, the western car tube will be ready. The Maastunnel time trail is being organised in order to mark this special occasion. Race and sports cyclists are welcome to clock their personal best in the brand new car tunnel.

As many as 1,200 participants will be allowed to compete for the fastest time. The course is 1.4 kilometres long. If you're coming to cheer your friends, a festive area will be set up near the Euromast. There'll be music and a large video screen on which supporters will be able to follow the cyclists as they compete in this unique event. To make the race as fair as possible, prizes are awarded in the following categories:

Girls / ladies 🚴‍♀️ (heat times)
10 - 17 years (09:00 to 10:00)
18 - 40 years (10:15 11:15)
41 - 60 years (11:30 12:30)
61 years and older (12:45 13:45)

Boys / men 🚴‍♂️ (heat times)
10 - 17 years (09:00 10:00)
18 - 40 years (10:15 11:15)
41 - 60 years (11:30 12:30)
61 years and older (12:45 13:15)

 

Registration for the tunnel time trial starts Friday June 22nd via www.maastunnel.nl. Participation costs € 5, -.

Registered participants will be loaned a chip that records the individual time, one consumption (drink) and a power bar. You can register up to a week before the event, as long as there are places available.

 

Walk through the maastunnel on foot

Non-cyclist will also be given the opportunity to traverse the new tunnel. After the time trial, between 16:00 and 18:00, the renovated car tunnel can be accessed on foot. No registration necessary.

 

Location: Maastunnel

Since the summer of 2017, the municipality of Rotterdam has been carrying out a large-scale renovation and restoration of the Maastunnel. In total this renovation will take two years. However, to keep the city as accessible as possible, one tunnel tube is always to remain open for traffic to Rotterdam Noord. Currently, that's the east tube. After the tunnel time trial, a 'tube switch' will take place. From then on, traffic will flow through the renovated west tube, while work will continue on the east tube. The direction of travel remains the same, so that Erasmus MC can always be reached quickly.

 

Once the car tunnel is completed in 2019, renovations will start on the bicycle and pedestrian tunnels.

 

 

 

The Invictus Games are an initiative of the British Prince Harry who is also the patron of the event. The Duke of Sussex will come to the Netherlands at the end of July 2018 as part of the preparations. It is unknown whether his wife Meghan Markle will also be present. 

 

The exact dates for the Invictus Games in the Netherlands are yet to be announced.

 

In February 2018, on the initiative of former army general Mart de Kruif, the Netherlands made a successful bid in London to bring the Games to the Netherlands in 2020. In 2020, it will be exactly 75 years ago since the Netherlands was liberated and the Second World War ended. The Dutch branch of the organization will soon come out with more information. The international sporting event has been held annually since 2014.