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Welcome to Keile District!
Located in the cultural heart of M4H, Keile District in Rotterdam is a vibrant cultural hub where art, nature, innovation, and makers community come together.
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M4H Makers MeetUp highlights the Importance of Community in Shaping the Future of M4H and RDM
On June 5th, more than 25 innovative entrepreneurs, representatives from the Municipality of Rotterdam, and members of the Keilecollectief gathered at the Keilepand for the first M4H Makers MeetUp. The event brought together a diverse group of stakeholders from across the Makers District to discuss a shared challenge: how to ensure that M4H and RDM continue to offer space for makers, entrepreneurs, and innovators in the years ahead. The roundtable discussion revealed a strong
Parfum de BoemBoem on expedition through M4H
At the end of March, Parfum de BoemBoem returned to M4H. An expedition through the area in full transformation: construction sites, raw edges, where port meets the city and where old quays are transforming into a vibrant ecosystem of living and working. Rotterdam, once the largest port in the world, now strives to be the most innovative. In the coming years, M4H will transform from a hardcore port area into a vibrant urban district featuring housing, hospitality, events, edu
Roodkapje finds a new home at Keile District
On 28th of March, Roodkapje has opened a new location on Keileweg 10A. At the new location on Keileweg the spaces: café, performance space, lab, kitchen, and exhibition space merge. Roodkapje returns to its essence: an accessible, welcoming living room where music, visual arts, and food complement each other. With new neighbours like Brutus, de Keilewerf, Export, and Kunst en Complex, we're curious about the encounters that will arise! A café by day and a bar in the evening,
De Havenloods: Voedselbank Rotterdam stopt nieuwbouwplan, maar moet wél verhuizen: ‘We zetten vol in op huurpand’
Rotterdam - Voedselbank Rotterdam heeft de nieuwbouwplannen op industrieterrein Spaanse Polder stopgezet. Het is niet gelukt de benodigde 18 miljoen euro te vinden. Omdat de Voedselbank wél volgend jaar het huidige distributiecentrum aan de Keilestraat moet verlaten, wordt nu gezocht naar een geschikt pand om te huren. Na 23 jaar moet Voedselbank Rotterdam het pand in Merwe-Vierhavens (M4H) noodgedwongen verlaten. Op die plek heeft de gemeente Rotterdam andere plannen. Drie j
Open-Air Film Festival Roffa Mon Amour | BRUTUS | August 13 - 24
Open-Air Film Festival Roffa Mon Amour moves you twelve warm summer nights in August filled with film, encounters, and stories. From August 13 to 24, Roffa Mon Amour celebrates its thirteenth festival edition in the sculpture garden of Brutus in Rotterdam West. Among the imposing artworks of Atelier Van Lieshout, under the starry sky, you discover remarkable films, meet new people, and let yourself be surprised by live music, engaging talks, dinners, and blind dates. Where sh
Day Conference: The Power of Community | Keilepand | June 23
COLLECTIVITY AS THE FOUNDATION OF CIRCULARITY Across the Netherlands, new initiatives are emerging in which people and communities—often under the radar—are experimenting with alternatives for the future. In the fields of circularity, energy, mobility, nature, food, work, and housing, practices are taking shape that do not wait for policy change but act from a sense of social urgency and imagination. Each operates within its own domain, yet all are connected by a shared searc
AESTHETICS OF CIRCULAR ARCHITECTURE | Keilepand | June 15
Today, circular materials are increasingly being incorporated into design and construction practices. The aesthetics of circular architecture are characterized by an honest, often raw appearance in which reused materials and demountable structures remain visible. The aesthetic focus shifts away from perfection toward a design that “tells a story,” giving materials a second life and creating building structures that can adapt over time. A key feature of circular aesthetics is
BOOK LAUNCH ‘CIRCULAR COMMUNITIES’ | Keilepand | June 17
From local action to global inspiration: how communities hold the key to a circular future, engaging in entrepreneurial practices that are collective, relational and regenerative in nature. Building on the first edition of Circular Communities (2022), this sequel explores culturally diverse, community-led approaches to circular resource stewardship around the world. These practices demonstrate how communities worldwide collectively generate multiple values – ecological, cultu
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Food & Drinks
Next to cultural places there are many spots to grab some food and drinks in Keile District!
With studios, exhibition spaces, workshops, and shared spaces, Keile District is a hub for creative exchange, attracting both local and international talent. Its community is anchored within various historical warehouses and former port land such as Brutus, Soundport, Keilepand, Katoenhuis, Keilewerf, Daan Roosegaarde, Roodkapje, Kunst & Complex, and more.
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