Amsterdam UnlockedLoods6

A 1921 KNSM shipping warehouse that later served as a passenger terminal, now a national monument full of studios, shops and exhibition halls, with the intact 1956 Kompaszaal departure hall.

The room

Loods6
Photo: Kleon3 (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)

KNSM-laan 143, 1019 LB, AmsterdamWebsite →Instagram →

About the room

Known for
Artists' studios, design shops and free exhibitions in a long harbour warehouse on KNSM Island, with occasional sound and performance nights in its concrete Bagagehal
Regular hours
Exhibitions usually Thu to Sun, 12:00 to 18:00
Open since
1921 as a KNSM warehouse; Loods6 creative building since 1987
Price range
€
Accessibility
Bagagehal on the ground floor via a wheelchair ramp; central halls and the first and second floors by lift. The L6 Project Space is not yet wheelchair accessible
Phone
+31 20 418 2020

The shows

See them in the calendar →
  • Currents | Configuration I flyer
  • Currents | Configuration II flyer
  • Currents | Workshops & Demos: Ambrio Sound flyer
This week's flyers

Thursday Oct 22

  • Doors 19:30

    Currents | Configuration I

    Spatial sound performances

Friday Oct 23

  • Doors 19:30

    Currents | Configuration II

    Spatial sound performances

Saturday Oct 24

  • Doors 13:00

    Currents | Workshops & Demos: Ambrio Sound

  • Doors 19:30

    Currents | Configuration III

    Spatial sound performances

Good to know

Coat check
No staffed cloakroom; sometimes unattended coat racks
Lockers
None
Parking
Parkeergarage Brazilië is about a 9 min walk, first 1.5 hours free
Nearest transit
Tram 1 and bus 65 Azartplein, 2 min walk. Ferry F1 from Amsterdam Noord lands at Azartplein, 2 min walk
From Centraal
16 min by bike

Keep valuables on you

Keep your valuables on you through the night.

Check the agenda first

Look up the show on the agenda before you go. Exhibitions run for set periods, usually Thursday to Sunday, and events keep their own start times.

Getting there

Directions →

Quick answers

Where is Loods6?
Loods6 is at KNSM-laan 143, 1019 LB, Amsterdam, in Oost.
What's on at Loods6 during ADE 2026?
4 shows, Thursday to Saturday (Oct 21 to 25): Currents | Configuration I; Currents | Configuration II; Currents | Workshops & Demos: Ambrio Sound; Currents | Configuration III.
What are Loods6's regular hours?
Exhibitions usually Thu to Sun, 12:00 to 18:00. Event nights can run longer, so check the show.
Is there parking at Loods6?
Parkeergarage Brazilië is about a 9 min walk, first 1.5 hours free.
How do you get to Loods6?
About 16 minutes by bike from Amsterdam Centraal. Nearest transit: Tram 1 and bus 65 Azartplein, 2 min walk. Ferry F1 from Amsterdam Noord lands at Azartplein, 2 min walk.