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First Swim Ceremony
31 May 2026
Buurtwerkplaats Noorderhof
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Brigande's first swim ceremony


Grain to Grain Workshop
13 May 2026 to 13 May 2026
Sandberg instituut

Workshop at Sandberg institute

Click here for more infos ! 👩‍✈️👩‍✈️

Down the Rabbit Hole 2026
13 Apr 2026 to 5 Jul 2026

3/4/5 of July find us at DTRH!

PARTICIPATORY SHIPYARD
15 Mar 2026 to 30 May 2026
Buurtwerkplaats Noorderhof

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Join a DIY boat-building worksite!  🌊

The boat will go to Bosch Parade and Down the Rabbit Hole !
click here for infos to join hands on, and for updates on the process

Den Bosch Parade
1 Mar 2026 to 30 Jun 2026
Den Bosch

We are so blessed to participate in the Bosch Parade 2026! Find us among other wonderful artworks from June 18 - 21.

All infos here and on https://boschparade.nl/en/

Intern-Ship
26 Jan 2026 to 8 Mar 2026
Buurtwerkplaats Noorderhof

Le Bateau is looking for an intern! 📢

BACK TO SCHOOL WITH... PAULIEN BREMMER
18 Nov 2025 to 19 Nov 2025
Independent school for the city, Rotterdam
Espace Ago, Kapitaloceen, House of Annette

https://www.schoolforthecity.nl/back-to-school-with-paulien-bremmer/

A series of three evenings about 'the other construction site' that explores alternatives for the existing extractive, masculine system driven by time and money, curated by architect Paulien Bremmer. Taking place on Tuesday 07 Oct, 04 Nov, and 18 Nov.

朋友的节日Friend Festival
9 Sept 2025 to 14 Sept 2025
Tanko, Beijing
abC_art book in China

We are very happy ABC Art Book China trusted and commissioned us for their 10 years anniversary Festival in Beijing!

We designed for them the FriendSHIP boat, to be seen until September 14 along many activities and artworks.

https://a-b-c.work/friend-festival-beijing



Belouga in Paris
20 Aug 2025 to 21 Aug 2025
Paris 🥖
👩‍✈️👩‍✈️

Belouga's crossing ended in a gorgeous crossing of the Seine river, accompanied by many friends waving from the bridges 🫰🏻🫰🏻🫰🏻

Le Bateau à Dormans
12 Jul 2025 to 20 Jul 2025
Halte nautique de Dormans
Ville de Dormans, Halte nautique de Dormans, Camping sous le Clocher

🚤 Le Bateau à Dormans
🌊 Tours en bateau tous les jours à 15h, du 12 au 20 juillet
🎨 Rejoignez-nous sur Bélouga, notre bateau auto-construit
📍Halte nautique de Dormans
💸 Prix libre !

📺 Entretien avec le journal l'Union


Le bateau à Saint Dizier
2 Jul 2025 to 4 Jul 2025
Musée de Saint Dizier
Ville de Saint Dizier, Région Haute-Marne, Musée de Saint Dizier

⚓ Bélouga accoste à Saint-Dizier ! Cliquez ici pour plus d'infos.

Le Bateau in Liege
31 May 2025 to 8 Jun 2025
Liège
Space Collection, Art au Centre, Les Drapiers, Pole Muséal de l'université de Liège, Talk talk, Opérateurs Liégeois en Art, Aquarium Museum, Province de Liège, Federation Wallonie-Bruxelles

Click here for further infos! 🐡

L'Art de flotter - in the making - en cours de réalisation
13 May 2025 to 31 Aug 2026
Waterways
Clémence Le Gall, production The Living

click here for more information 🪼

Le Bateau Crossing
12 May 2025 to 31 Aug 2025
Waterways

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EN🐳
Follow our 4 months artistic navigation project through the rivers and canals of Europe on a self-built boat Belouga !

In May 2025, we will embark on a voyage with Bélouga, our second boat, traveling from Amsterdam to the Canal du Midi. We will dock at cultural spaces to host screenings, presentations, and workshops along the way. Each stop will contribute to a documented and archived journey, celebrating the exchange of ideas and craftship we aim to encourage in each new location.

FR🐳
Suivez notre projet de navigation artistique de 4 mois à travers les rivières et canaux d'Europe sur un bateau auto-construit, Bélouga !

En mai 2025, nous embarquerons pour un voyage avec Bélouga, notre deuxième bateau, voyageant d'Amsterdam au Canal du Midi. Nous accosterons dans des espaces culturels pour organiser des projections, des présentations et des ateliers tout au long du voyage. Chaque arrêt contribuera à un voyage documenté et archivé, célébrant l'échange d'idées et l'artisanat que nous souhaitons encourager dans chaque nouvel endroit.

Sailing goodbye Party
10 May 2025
Buurtwerkplaats Noorderhof
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🌊 Bélouga Brunch Sailing goodbye Party • May 10 • 12:00 – 17:00 🌊

Le Bateau is sailing away for a long waterway journey, from Amsterdam to the south of France! Before we set off, we’re inviting you for one last day together on Bélouga 🐋 💙 


We’ll be hosting boat tours on the Sloterplas, sharing food, sun, and stories. Throughout the day, we’ll collectively create a sail and hoist it together 

Bring something to eat or drink — we’ll have a big BBQ going!

Let’s gather one last time before departure. 


✨ Boat tours aboard Bélouga on the Sloterplas

🎨 Collective sail-making 

🔥 Communal BBQ – bring your own food & drinks to share


📍Buurtwerkplaats Noorderhof
President Allendelaan 1, 1064 GW, Amsterdam 

🗓️ saturday May 10

🕛 12:00 – 17:00




Crossing Preparations
1 May 2025
Europe Canals

From May 2025 Belouga goes on a trip from Amsterdam to the canal du midi (south of france). We are looking for cultural, associative and institutional places that are located on the way to share our project! Feel free to contact us.

Pimp the boat
1 Apr 2025 to 30 Apr 2025
Buurtwerkplaats Noorderhof
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✨ Join Us to Renovate Belouga this April! ✨

Residency at Marineterrein
9 Nov 2024 to 3 Apr 2025
Marineterrein Amsterdam
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For the winter season, Bélouga is exhibited at the MarineTerrein Amsterdam, from November to beginning of April. During the residency, we hosted boat bags and flag making Workshops.

Dutch Design Week 2024
19 Oct 2024 to 27 Oct 2024
Eindhoven

Le Bateau is happy to participate in the DDW as part of the Talent development grant from Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie (Creative Industries Fund NL).

ADE Fluctuations
18 Oct 2024
De Ceuvel 
Vibe Lab, Fluctuations Festival

Join us for ADE and create some candlelight holder inspired from marine organisms 🐙🦑🐋🦈🦀

https://www.eventbrite.de/e/tickets-fluctuations-session-during-ade-1010309943237

24 uur Nieuw-West
12 Oct 2024
Buurtwerkplaats Noorderhof

Le Bateau is happy to participate in 24 uur Nieuw-West for upcoming Belouga tours!

24 uur Nieuw-West :

Whether you are creative or sporty, love music, architecture or good food and drinks, are laidback or eager to learn, there is something for everyone to experience during 24 hours. On Saturday 12 October 2024, 24 hours Nieuw-West will take place. Explore the neighbourhood below or get to know the hidden gems.

https://www.iamsterdam.com/uit/24uur-amsterdam/nieuw-west

West Beach Film Festival
22 Sept 2024
Buurtwerkplaats Noorderhof

Find us at the West beach Film Festival! We will be hosting a marine creature clay workshop in the afternoon, timetable coming soon.

https://westbeachfilmfestival.com/

First Swim Ceremony
14 Jul 2024 to 15 Jul 2024
Buurtwerkplaats Noorderhof
Dinie Besems, Nadia Sbai, Dj Barely Legal, Oedipus Brewing

♡ ♡ ♡ ♡

Le Bateau Gatherings #4
2 Jun 2024
Buurtwerkplaats Noorderhof
West Beach Film Festival, Oedipus Brewing, Giulia Pompilj

Full day program for our fourth Gathering!
"Buurt Brunch" with restaurants and shops leftovers on the boat with west beach, "How to drink beer on a boat" workshop by Oedipus craft space, and "colouring with nature workshop", applied natural dye on our future sail by Giulia Pompilj !

Le Bateau Gatherings #3 Pillow Talk
5 May 2024
Plein 40/45
Gementee Amsterdam, 4&5 of mei committee

Pillow talk - make your boat pillow workshop!

From 2 to 5 pm on May 5th, you could join us at Plein 40/45 in Amsterdam to cuddle the shapes of the boat. We recreated the shapes of the boat into pillow.

Sewing and chatting 💜👩‍✈️👩‍✈️☀️
Kindly organized by @gemeenteamsterdam

Le Bateau Gatherings #2
7 Apr 2024
Buurtwerkplaats Noorderhof
Le Bateau, Big Toilet Radio, Bakkerij de eenvoud

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PARTICIPATORY WORKSITE
11 Mar 2024 to 14 Jul 2024
Buurtwerkplaats Noorderhof
Join us!

De Walvis is in the Making! 🐳 🐋 💦 ⚒️  


Every week you can sign for the next one and join us to build a beautiful whale boat!

You can just come see the space and how we work before joining hands on.

No previous experience is needed! The main idea is to share skills, knowledge, learn and make together. Feel free to write us anything we should know about you to make the best out of this experience, in the last question at the end of the form. We are currently working on making the Buurtwerkplaats weelchair accessible. Please contact us via email/instagram or at the end of this form.If you want to collaborate with us, please write to us directly on Instagram @_lebateau_ 


Everyone is welcome. We give priority and special space for women and the queer community. 

google form : https://forms.gle/i5dSwJNBWaNB4t4v9

Residency at Bureau Postjesweg
10 Mar 2024 to 29 Mar 2024
Bureau Postjesweg
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1 month Residency at the Bureau Postjesweg to create a mosaic table collectively for the upcoming boat.


w139 Hosts Le Bateau
20 Nov 2023
W139 gallery
Broken Channels
14 Oct 2023
Fanfare Amsterdam

Net Making workshop for Fanfare's Broken Channel event

B Anchored Festival
7 May 2023
Buurtwerkplaats Noorderhof
Queer Choir Amsterdam, Rozy Sapelkine, Content y Contenido, Bakkerij de Eenvoud, Barely legal brazilian, Beig gas

B Anchored was the culmination of B, the Hundred’s research, bringing together artists from various disciplines. During the day, we premiered two projects: the short film Captain Mermaids, based on our sailing journey in the Dutch canals in 2022, and the book Art Attack, about an anecdote of B’s history in the Stedelijk museum.

Pictures by Sigrún Sveinsdóttir

Graphic communication by Victoria Hoogstoël

Supported by AFK

Canals trip with B the Hundred
1 Aug 2022
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Le bateau
B on board
6 Jul 2022
Gerrit Rietveld Academie
Mathilda Lovgren & Neeltje Van der Vlugt, DJ UZI and ZoYo's, Dax, Snac Pac, Hard Boiled Vic, Glabra, Lova Yu, Alex Olloman, Dick, Luca Finn, Design Lab Department

For the graduation of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, our boat became a stage for students to perform !