Holding space for indigenous Moluccan arts & culture
Artwork by Ade Imanda
Future Events
01.07.26 – 31.12.2026 New Expo: ‘Back to nature’ featuring Hainuwele van Oortmarssen, Maureen Nahumury, Mirjam Manusama & Monica Akihary
For BACK TO NATURE, HAINUWELE brings together four artists whose practices engage with plants, natural materials, pigments, textiles and experimental processes. Through artistic research they explore transformation, regeneration and the knowledge embedded in the living world. Featuring artists: Hainuwele van Oortmarssen, Maureen Nahumury – Studio DPNA &, Mirjam Manusama, Location: Pharos, Utrecht – Open by appointment only. For visits, please contact: miriam@hainuwele.com
07.08.26 Event: Kueer Lapis by Queer Pacific Collective at Podium Mozaïek
Some evenings hold more than a programme. Kueer Lapis is one of them. On 7 August, the Queer Pacific Collective brings an interdisciplinary evening of storytelling, music, performance and ceremony to Podium Mozaïek – rooted in Melanesian, Micronesian and Polynesian traditions, and alive with the voices of queer, trans and gender diverse Pacific artists. This evening grew from the same soil we love. We share it with our full hearts.
Artwork by Maureen Nahumury – Studio DPNA
Past Events
02.01.26
Event: Women of Maluku – Ode to Martha Christina Tiahahu
Second, third- and fourth-generation Moluccan female artists explore their identity and roots by drawing on the stories of their ancestors and role models from Moluccan history. Inspired by the Moluccan freedom fighter and resistance shero Martha Christina Tiahahu (04.01.1800 – 02.01.1818), they pay tribute to her legacy. Through music, storytelling, dance, and spoken word, a diverse group of artists share Martha Christina’s story and connect it with their own perspectives on hope, courage, strength, and the ongoing struggle for freedom and justice.
An intimate evening filled with music, spoken word, dance, and storytelling.
Line-up: Nel Lekatompessy, Sem Tanate & Sarah Sahertian, Moya Wenno & Sascha Lekatompessy KAI, Elisa Steenaard, Gunung Batu Muda and Safa Liron!
Curated by HAINUWELE Studio & Djé-Rimo Holle.
16.09.25 – 15.12.25
Artist Residency: HAINUWELE@WESTERGAS featuring Y99 STUDIO, MATARUMA & Joris Titawano
Our pop-up at Meterhuis/Westergas unfolded as a living, breathing artist residency in collaboration with artists Y99 Studio, MATARUMA and Joris Titawano. Drawing inspiration from the myth of the deity Hainuwele, the artists held space for research, dialogue, and artistic exploration. This evolving exhibition both honoured our roots and opened pathways to new narratives for the future.
Click here to download the expo hand-out.
Powered by Westergas, Amsterdam 750 & Gemeente Amsterdam West
05.10.25 + 02.11.25 + 07.12.25
Shop: Sunday Market Westergas
Find us at the Sunday Market Westergas with exclusive prints, designs and artworks by Moluccan artists.
On 2 november and 7 december, we are joined by Feely (Tamara Witzenburg) with smudgesticks crafted with herbs and spices from Maluku – you are invited to craft your own smudgestick in our workshop. We are also holding space for our Yemeni friends from Crossing Horizons – you will find them next to our stand. Open from 12:00 to 18:00.
Meterhuis, Pazzanistraat 6, Amsterdam
Powered by Westergas, Amsterdam 750 & Gemeente Amsterdam West
20.10.25
Brainstorm: Queer Pacific Collective
Marcus Sacharias & Debbie Helaha are bringing together community – to dream and built the Queer Pacific Collective. Celebrating Pacific queers, rooted in Melanesia, Micronesia & Polynesia.
Program 19:00 – 22.00. RSVP closed.
Meterhuis, Pazzanistraat 6, Amsterdam
26.10.25
Event: ADE x HAINUWELE
Official opening (day2) of our new exhibition WHAT YOU SEE IS NOT WHAT YOU GET featuring artists Y99 STUDIO, MATARUMA and Joris Titawano in collaboration with Amsterdam Dance Event/. Opening hours from 12:00 – 18:00. Free entrance. RSVP is appreciated
Meterhuis, Pazzanistraat 6, Amsterdam
25.10.25
Event: ADE x HAINUWELE
Official opening (day 1) of our new exhibition WHAT YOU SEE IS NOT WHAT YOU GET featuring artists Y99 STUDIO, MATARUMA and Joris Titawano in collaboration with Amsterdam Dance Event joined by DJs Mhysa Mhysa, SIROJ, Pala.G and Dagger DX. Special ceremonial performance by Gunung Batu Muda & a tasting of Rujak Natsepa Suli by Indigenous Innovation Lab.
Meterhuis, Pazzanistraat 6, Amsterdam
02.12.24 – 23.02.25
Exhibition: Tete Nene Moyang
Artists: Eva Ririhena, Tina Sopacua, Tabitha Boekweit
Who are our ancestors, and what do they mean to us? Who are our foremothers, and what have we learned from them?
This exhibition invites you to reflect on these questions and turn your attention to the
women who came before us—our foremothers. What wisdom have they passed on? What legacies do we carry forward, and what do we choose to leave behind?
Click here to download the exhibition catalogue
Podium Mozaïek, Bos en Lommerweg 191, Amsterdam
02.01.25
Event: Women of Maluku – Ode to Martha Christina Tiahahu
Artists: Ida Kakisina (host, storytelling), Celeste Mercedes (violin) & Wies Pijnenburg (violin) and Mart Tahapary, Jessica Manuputty (music) and Tiga Batang Rumah (tifa, percussion by Tabitha, Jermaine and Ghilaine Rumahlaiselan), Y99 Studio (light projection artwork)
Podium Mozaïek, Bos en Lommerweg 191, Amsterdam
10.08.24
Mini pop-up market with artworks by Omar Yasha, &Joy and MirIsMore
Oosterwolde, Friesland
02.01.24
Event: Women of Maluku-
Ode to Martha Christina Tiahahu
(pilot edition)
Djé-Rimo (host, storytelling), Celeste Mercedes Engel (violin), Wies Pijnenburg (violin), Mart Tahapary (gitar), Ida Kakisina (storytelling), Jessica Manuputty (music) and Tiga Batang Rumah (tifa, percussion)
Fannius Scholtenstraat 56-58, Amsterdam
02.11.23 – 04.01.24
Exhibition: CREATION
Artists: Ade Imanda, Alice Kohler, Dominique Latoel, Omar Yasha, Rossel Chaslie, Senad Alić and Yopi Abraham. Designs by: Margery Genevie, MirIsMore, Nona Rinsampessy and Rafaël Pattiwael for PAK (Perintis Aksi Kilat).
Fannius Scholtenstraat 56-58, Amsterdam
29.12.23
Artist Talk with Ade Imanda
A shared dialogue on decolonizing images of our ancestors
06.12.23 Café Hainuwele
25.11.23 Book Presentation & shared dialogue with Mellie Metiarij
02.11.23 – 04.01.24
Pop-Up Gallery & Studio
Fannius Scholtenstraat 56-58, Amsterdam
Artwork by Dominique Latoel
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