Amsterdam UnlockedRoyal Tropical Institute (KIT)

KIT is the Royal Tropical Institute building on Mauritskade, open since 1926, whose rooms are hired out by KIT Events. Its Marble Hall is finished with twelve types of Tuscan marble.

The room

Royal Tropical Institute (KIT)
Photo: Chris Booms / Kris Roderburg, Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Mauritskade 64, 1092 AD, AmsterdamWebsite →Instagram →

About the room

Known for
A neo-Renaissance institute building by the Oosterpark whose Marble Hall, clad in twelve kinds of Tuscan marble, is hired out for conferences, dinners and a handful of ticketed parties. It has no regular club nights.
Open since
1926, built as the Colonial Institute
Accessibility
Wheelchair access to the Marble Hall depends on the main lift; the Queen Máxima Hall and the Bordes are reached by a separate lift. Check with KIT Events before you go.
Phone
+31 20 568 8711

The shows

See them in the calendar →
  • Lola x Rinse FM flyer
  • WHATSNEW X Rinse FM flyer
This week's flyers

Thursday Oct 22

  • Oct 22 to 23

    Lola x Rinse FM

    Alec Dienaar · Bellaire · Bibi Seck · Drabes · Julian Wijn · +5

Saturday Oct 24

  • Doors 19:00

    WHATSNEW X Rinse FM

    A For Alpha · (Special Guest) · Dolore · Ive Lovers · Julian Anthony · +1

Good to know

Parking
Q-Park Oostpoort is two stops away on tram 19 (about 11 min on foot), €1 per 14 minutes (about €4.30 an hour), €32 day maximum; street parking in the surrounding zone is about €6 an hour.
Nearest transit
Tram 14 or 19 Mauritskade, 2 min walk

800 is the Marble Hall maximum on its room page; the whole building can be booked for up to 900.

Taxi rank at the door

Leaving late, head for the taxi rank right outside the KIT Hotel on the Linnaeusstraat side of the building.

Getting there

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Quick answers

Where is Royal Tropical Institute (KIT)?
Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) is at Mauritskade 64, 1092 AD, Amsterdam, in Oost.
What's on at Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) during ADE 2026?
2 shows, across 2 days (Oct 21 to 25): Lola x Rinse FM; WHATSNEW X Rinse FM.
How many people does Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) hold?
Around 600 to 800 people.
Is there parking at Royal Tropical Institute (KIT)?
Q-Park Oostpoort is two stops away on tram 19 (about 11 min on foot), €1 per 14 minutes (about €4.30 an hour), €32 day maximum; street parking in the surrounding zone is about €6 an hour.
How do you get to Royal Tropical Institute (KIT)?
Nearest transit: Tram 14 or 19 Mauritskade, 2 min walk.