upcoming
On June 13, we’re celebrating the festive opening of Our House. You’re welcome from 17:00 to 20:00 for drinks, snacks, and a workshop by artist duo ‘huhh.’ Around 18:30, the exhibition will be “officially” opened. Later that night we’ll move the party to Wibar, to celebrate they got a permanent permit! If you come to TROEF for the VrijMiBo, you receive a 5 euro discount on your wibar ticket. Cheers to that!
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We warmly invite you to the kick-off of the Textile Festival Leiden! This evening will be a relaxed and open opportunity to meet potential partner organizations, share our plans, and look ahead to the first edition of the festival together.
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Beatrice Cera's workshop explores belonging through reflection and conversation. Participants examine “dwelling” and “care” to co-create a glossary of shared meanings, contributing to a collective vocabulary of “belongings.”
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Join Katayun Taraporevala for a Queer Migrants Eating! “Food has always been my way of connecting. A joyful, intimate act I brought from India to the Netherlands. After moving here in 2020, I missed the shared meals that once filled my life. Since 2024, I’ve been hosting dinners to rebuild that sense of community within the queer migrant circle. Cooking together, sharing stories, and creating tablecloths as memories of what we’ve built. Come, sit, eat, and be part of my queer migrant table!”
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Together we’ll watch the short film Tuinhuis by director Finn van IJssel. The accompanying program is created in collaboration with photographer Jara van den Bosch.
The film follows the young and overly ambitious Imme, who runs a fashion business from his student room. Just before a major deadline, his sewing machine breaks down. He escapes to his family’s garden house to use his grandmother’s old machine.
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Feeling at home goes beyond the walls of your house. That’s why we’re organizing a neighborhood party! In the courtyard behind TROEF and in the hall of Theater de Generator, we’ll gather around the heart of our neighborhood: the old canning factory. No registration required.
Leiden-based artist Karl Karlas will get married to their house! In a time when ownership is centered around transactions, Karlas proposes an alternative approach: a plea for love, care, and dedication to one’s living environment instead of mere appropriation. In this talk, Karl will share insights about the project and its various perspectives.
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The Crochet & Crying Club meets to crochet, knit, embroider, and share stories and knowledge. Whether you knit full sweaters, crochet freestyle, or want to make your first stitch: everyone is welcome! Just bring your project and join us. Tea and tissues will be provided. Feel free to bring snacks to share. No registration required.
past events
SLOW RESISTANCE / WAYS OF BEING (TOGETHER)
4 April - 25 May 2025
Exhibition
Finissage SLOW RESISTANCE / WAYS OF BEING (TOGETHER)
25 May 2025 - 13:00 to 17:30
🧶 13:00 – 15:00
Felting Workshop with Lucia Koevoets
You will discover two felting techniques in this felting class: wet felting and dry felting. Inspired by shapes from the exhibition and the environment, we will make felt sculptures. At the end of the session, the works created will be added to the wall as applications and included in the exhibition. Both beginners and experts can deepen and share their knowledge.
🍴 15:00 – 15:30
Food break around the algae table
A shortened version of the performative food gathering “Rooted in Water / Rock / Time,” in which we gather, eat, and slow down together. The table transforms into a living archive, accumulating gestures, objects, and residues of the gathering. It functions as an inversion of the colonial collecting table: not a tool of classification, but a space for encounter, exchange, and co-creation. The menu combines familiar ingredients with foraged wild herbs.
🧤 15:30 – 17:30
Choreographing hand(s) with Wietske Flederus
A workshop and performance in which we design and create new iterations to add to the collection of glove formations. We will explore movement, performance scores, and ways of being (together). Conclude the day with a collective performance.
Everyone is welcome. Materials for the workshops are provided, but feel free to bring your own.
Choreographing hand(s)
Finissage 25 May 2025 - 15:30 to 17:30
Workshop with Wietske Flederus
A workshop and performance in which we design and create new iterations to add to the collection of glove formations. We will explore movement, performance scores and ways of being (together).
💥 Free event
Rooted in Water / Rock / Time: A Performative Dinner by Anna Spiliotopoulou
23 May 2025 - 17:30 to 19:00
Come gather around a table parasitising knees —
where drift meets hand, and hunger meets hush.
We’ll blur the line between taking and giving,
in the slow rhythm of underwater whispers.
🦀 No price — donation-based and open.
🦀 Limited spaces available - sign up here!
🦀 Bring your appetite and curiosity!
4 April - 25 May 2025
Exhibition
25 May 2025 - 13:00 to 17:30
🧶 13:00 – 15:00
Felting Workshop with Lucia Koevoets
You will discover two felting techniques in this felting class: wet felting and dry felting. Inspired by shapes from the exhibition and the environment, we will make felt sculptures. At the end of the session, the works created will be added to the wall as applications and included in the exhibition. Both beginners and experts can deepen and share their knowledge.
🍴 15:00 – 15:30
Food break around the algae table
A shortened version of the performative food gathering “Rooted in Water / Rock / Time,” in which we gather, eat, and slow down together. The table transforms into a living archive, accumulating gestures, objects, and residues of the gathering. It functions as an inversion of the colonial collecting table: not a tool of classification, but a space for encounter, exchange, and co-creation. The menu combines familiar ingredients with foraged wild herbs.
🧤 15:30 – 17:30
Choreographing hand(s) with Wietske Flederus
A workshop and performance in which we design and create new iterations to add to the collection of glove formations. We will explore movement, performance scores, and ways of being (together). Conclude the day with a collective performance.
Everyone is welcome. Materials for the workshops are provided, but feel free to bring your own.
Finissage 25 May 2025 - 15:30 to 17:30
Workshop with Wietske Flederus
A workshop and performance in which we design and create new iterations to add to the collection of glove formations. We will explore movement, performance scores and ways of being (together).
💥 Free event
23 May 2025 - 17:30 to 19:00
Come gather around a table parasitising knees —
where drift meets hand, and hunger meets hush.
We’ll blur the line between taking and giving,
in the slow rhythm of underwater whispers.
🦀 No price — donation-based and open.
🦀 Limited spaces available - sign up here!
🦀 Bring your appetite and curiosity!
10 May - 13:00 to 16:00 ** May 11 cancelled!!**
Experimental class with Steffen Vogelezang & Amanda van der Zalm.
Kritiek leveren is makkelijk als je boos bent, maar wat als we LIEF KRITIEK leren geven? Kom mee op een creatieve zoektocht naar klein ongemak en ontdek hoe je daar op beeldende wijze kritiek op kunt leveren.
💥 Free event
💥 Sign up required: please fill in the form
18 May 2025 - 14:00 to 16:00
Join us for a nice Sunday crafternoon at the gallery. No skills needed and crying is not required😉. Knitters are tolerated. Bring your project and we will see you there!
💥 Free event
💥 Drinks, cookies and tissues provided
💥 BYO slippers to be extra comfy
met Lucia Koevoets
4 May 2025 - 13:00 to 15:00
(english below)
In deze viltklas ontdek je twee vilttechnieken: natvilten en droogvilten. Geïnspireerd door vormen uit de tentoonstelling en de omgeving gaan we aan de slag met het maken van viltsculpturen. Aan het einde van de sessie worden de gemaakte werken als applicaties aan de muur toegevoegd en opgenomen in de tentoonstelling. Iedereen is welkom, zowel beginners als gevorderden kunnen hun kennis verdiepen én delen. Materialen zijn aanwezig, maar eigen materiaal meenemen wordt aangemoedigd!
Felting class - for beginners and advanced
In this felting class you will discover two felting techniques: wet felting and dry felting. Inspired by shapes from the exhibition and the environment, we will get to work making felt sculptures. At the end of the session, the works created will be added to the wall as applications and included in the exhibition. Everyone is welcome, both beginners and experts can deepen and share their knowledge. Materials are provided, but bringing your own materials is encouraged!
💥 Free event
💥 Planning to join? Let us know through this link!
April 19 & 27 - 13:00 to 17:00
Come and join the Queer Sewing Group at TROEF! The queer sewing group is a sewing circle by and for queer people. It is a safe space to craft and meet new people. You need no experience in sewing, if you want I can teach you all you like to learn. There is the option to bring your own project, or to customize a garment.
💥 Free event
💥 All materials are provided
💥 Planning to join? Let us know through this link!
12 April - 13:00 to 17:00
Outdoor workshop + lecture with Paul Nieboer
In deze workshop gaan we wilgen laten spreken en luisteren we naar hun verhaal over de landschappen van de Lage landen. We zullen tekenen, onderzoeken en verbindingen leggen om zo, als groep te vertragen en park Cronesteyn vanuit een ander perspectief te zien.
💥 Free event
💥 Drinks provided
Exhibition
Bij deze nodigen wij iedereen van harte uit de nieuwe exporeeks IN SHARED AIR feestelijk samen in te luiden. Naast de opening van expositie SPINNING JENNY is er op de binnenplaats een nieuwjaarsborrel waar we samen met collectief ROEM graag met jullie willen verbinden en proosten op een inspirerend en cultureel rijk 2025.
15 November 2024 - 16:00 to 22:00
Second opening + Performance at 20:00
15 November 2024 - 16:00 to 22:00
Opening + Meet the artists
Performance at 20:00