Upcoming
Public Programme
17.10.2026, 12:00–20:00
Throughout this eight-hour collective work session around class, labour and the arts, invited artists, cultural workers, organisers and labourers from other fields will join an open, walk-in gathering where everyone is welcome to participate.
Upcoming
Public Programme
17.10.2026, 14:00–22:00
This eight-hour film programme and pizza party about class, work and not being there, unfolds at de Appel, while artist Alina Lupu is absent: she will be working a shift at the pizza restaurant where she earns part of her living.Â
Read online: de Appel
Periodical #2: Making Room
de Appel Periodical is a biannual online publication by de Appel’s team and invited contributors. It offers reflection and context around our programme and archive in the periods between exhibitions, bringing forward conversations, archival materials, interviews and outcomes of workshops or gatherings that are not always publicly visible.
News
21.08.2026
Current
Exhibition
12.09–21.11.2026
Over a period of nearly five years, Lapdogs of the Bourgeoisie interrogated how class structures shape the production, presentation, and reception of contemporary art. 20 years on, we return to these questions and ask why class continues to be so easily overlooked in the production and presentation of art.
Upcoming
Public Programme
21.11.2026, 15:00–20:00
In this three-part event we will screen the documentary Final Cut (2026) by filmmaker Joeri Pruys, celebrate of 51st anniversary of de Appel, and close the exhibition Lapdogs of the Bourgeoisie 2026: Class Hegemony in Contemporary Art.
Upcoming
Exhibition
12.12.2026–12.02.2027
An Exercise in Assembling by Subversive Film brings together fragments of militant films made across liberation struggles, anti-colonial movements, and struggles for civil and workers’ rights.
We are looking for a
member of the Supervisory
Board of de Appel
The Supervisory Board ensures that the management performed by the Board of Directors is done according to the mission and programme of the foundation. The Supervisory Board focuses on strategically relevant topics, the long term sustainability of the organization, the realisation of objectives, financial and operational performance.
News
11.09.2026
Final Cut premieres at Netherlands Film Festival
The documentary Final Cut uncovers the truth behind Body Art, a controversial Dutch TV programme shot in 1975. The programme featured Thomas Lips, an intense performance at de Appel by artist Marina Abramović.
News
28.08.2026
Book Bloc Brigade's
book-shields at de Appel
Next to the stairs to the exhibition space you will find a display of shields by Book Bloc Brigade, which was formed in response to the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the violent police repression of students at university encampments across the Netherlands.
News
18.07.2025
Now available: Gladness
Demonstration tote bag
Support de Appel and get the tote bag for €15,- at our Bookshop during regular opening hours.
News
19.08.2026
