Thursday Night Live! on Thursday evenings offers a diverse programme of lectures and debates about architecture, design and digital culture. Why not enjoy a pre-event supper with the speakers, guests and Het Nieuwe Instituut's staff. The Thursday Bite, served in Het Nieuwe Café from 18.00, offers a light vegitarian meal. Attend one of the debates, film screenings or other activities or meet friends and professional contacts in the bar.

Het Nieuwe Café in Het Nieuwe Instituut is managed by Heba Soliman and her team. The flowers are supplied by Raket en Distel, an organic Rotterdam-based nursery, and the greenery on the terrace is provided by Frank Bruggeman and Hans Engelbregt, designers of The New Garden.

Every few months, Het Nieuwe Insituut invites an artist to make a wall painting in The New Café, related to the current exhibition programme. Artists who have made paintings for the café include Job Wouters, Thomas Trum, Iwan Smit and Ingrid Bittar | Britta. The current painting by Jan Rothuizen can be seen until the spring of 2019.

Opening hours

The café is open from Tuesday to Sunday during the day and also on Thursday evenings during Thursday Night Live!

Tuesdays – Saturdays from 10.00 to 17.30
Thursdays from 10.00 to 23.00
Sundays and public holidays from 11.00 to 17.30 

During the summer period from July 12 to August 31 Het Nieuwe Café closes at 17.30 on Thursday evenings.

Closed on Mondays, and 1 January, 27 April and 25 December

Open on Easter Monday and Whit Monday

Catering and groups

The New Café can accommodate large groups for lunch, drinks or dinner. It can arrange catering for events ranging from exhibition openings to programmes for organisations making use of Het Nieuwe Instituut’s facilities. More information about hiring the café and catering. You can also send an email to cafe@hetnieuweinstituut.nl.