Loods6: Art space in KNSM-eiland, Amsterdam
Loods6 is a cultural building in a listed harbour warehouse on the KNSM-eiland in Amsterdam-Oost, with exhibition spaces, studios, shops and places to eat and drink. You go for its temporary exhibitions and cultural programme, much of it free, and for a look at the building that helped shape the city's policy on affordable artists' workspace. It went up in 1921 as goods storage for the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij, with cargo that included a lot of cocoa, and became a luxury passenger terminal in the 1940s. When shipping left in the 1980s the city let it to Stichting Kunstwerk Loods6, and since 1987 it has housed artists and creative businesses on stepped rents. It became a national monument in 2012. Despite the stories, Loods6 itself was never squatted, though the Kompaszaal next door was after the KNSM left. The public rooms are the Bagagehal, the Centrale Hal, the L6 Project Space and the Kompaszaal, the arrivals and departures hall shipping architect Johan van Tienhoven designed in 1956. Exhibitions are temporary and the building is not continuously open to visitors, so check the agenda. Tram 1 and the F1 ferry stop at Azartplein, and bus 43 runs from Centraal to Borneo-Eiland.
Contact
- Phone +31 20 418 2020
- Website Visit site ↗
- Email info@loods6.nl
- Address KNSM-Laan 143, KNSM-eiland, 1019 LB Amsterdam
- Social
Getting there
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Good to know
- Often free entry
- Lift
- Mostly step-free
- No staffed cloakroom
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About Loods6
Loods6 is a cultural building in a listed harbour warehouse on the KNSM-eiland in Amsterdam-Oost, with exhibition spaces, studios, shops and places to eat and drink. You go for its temporary exhibitions and cultural programme, much of it free, and for a look at the building that helped shape the city's policy on affordable artists' workspace.
It went up in 1921 as goods storage for the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij, with cargo that included a lot of cocoa, and became a luxury passenger terminal in the 1940s. When shipping left in the 1980s the city let it to Stichting Kunstwerk Loods6, and since 1987 it has housed artists and creative businesses on stepped rents. It became a national monument in 2012. Despite the stories, Loods6 itself was never squatted, though the Kompaszaal next door was after the KNSM left.
The public rooms are the Bagagehal, the Centrale Hal, the L6 Project Space and the Kompaszaal, the arrivals and departures hall shipping architect Johan van Tienhoven designed in 1956. Exhibitions are temporary and the building is not continuously open to visitors, so check the agenda. Tram 1 and the F1 ferry stop at Azartplein, and bus 43 runs from Centraal to Borneo-Eiland.
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Common questions
- Is Loods6 free to visit?
- Much of the cultural programme is free, and some exhibitions and events need no ticket at all. Specific events can charge, and the price is then on the agenda page.
- When can I visit an exhibition at Loods6?
- Exhibitions are temporary and the building is not continuously open to visitors. Times differ per project, so check the agenda before you go.
- Was Loods6 ever squatted?
- No, despite the persistent stories. The neighbouring customs building was occupied in the 1980s and the Kompaszaal was squatted after the KNSM left, when Alice Roegholt set up the Open Haven Museum there.
- Is Loods6 wheelchair accessible?
- Largely, yes. The Bagagehal is on the ground floor with a ramp, and the central halls and upper floors are reached by lift. The L6 Project Space is not yet accessible.
- Is there a cloakroom at Loods6?
- No, not normally. Coat rails are sometimes put out, but they are unattended, and there are no lockers.