Go before noon
Visit before 12:00, ideally on a Tuesday or Wednesday, when the church is at its quietest.
Amsterdam UnlockedOude Kerk Amsterdam
A wooden chapel from around 1250 that grew into a great hall church, now commissioning new art and music in the old centre.
The room
- RoomChurch
- SettingIndoor
- WhereCentrum
Oudekerksplein 23, 1012 GX, AmsterdamWebsite →Instagram →
About the room
- Known for
- Medieval hall church in the old centre that commissions new art for the space, with Silence morning concerts on the first Friday of each month and a working organ programme
- Regular hours
- Mon to Sat, 10:00 to 18:00; Sun, 13:00 to 17:30
- Open since
- Around 1250 as a wooden chapel; consecrated as the Sint Nicolaaskerk in 1306 and grown into a hall church by around 1570
- Price range
- €€
- Accessibility
- Main church hall largely wheelchair accessible, historic side rooms are not; accessible toilet; a companion or assistant enters free; assistance dogs welcome on a lead; free audio tour suited to blind and visually impaired visitors
- Phone
- +31 20 625 8284
The shows
See them in the calendar →Thursday Oct 22
Doors 10:00
Minimal Collective x Oude Kerk: Post-Space - Audiovisual Installation
Hieropixel by Tharim Cornelisse.
Friday Oct 23
Doors 10:00
Minimal Collective x Oude Kerk: Post-Space - Audiovisual Installation
Hieropixel by Tharim Cornelisse.
Oct 23 to 24
Minimal Collective x Oude Kerk: Post-Space - Friday
Pavel Milyakov & Tapio Viitasaari · Lulá Luna & Nessim
Saturday Oct 24
Doors 10:00
Minimal Collective x Oude Kerk: Post-Space - Audiovisual Installation
Hieropixel by Tharim Cornelisse.
Oct 24 to 25
Minimal Collective x Oude Kerk: Post-Space - Saturday
Tharim Cornelisse & Floid & W92 (Woody 92) · Picture
Good to know
- Paying
- Cashless: debit card, credit card or digital payment, also in the shop
- Coat check
- No cloakroom
- Parking
- Q-Park de Bijenkorf is within a 5 min walk; the streets around the church are hard to reach by car
- Nearest transit
- Tram 4 and 14 Dam, 3 min walk; Metro 51, 53 and 54 Nieuwmarkt, 5 min walk
- From Centraal
- 4 min by bike
Travel light
Bring only what you can carry around. There is no cloakroom and food and drink stay outside, with the Koffieschenkerij for a coffee.
Shoot without flash
Switch the flash off and take all the photos you like inside. Keep out of other visitors' way while you shoot.
Getting there
Directions →Quick answers
- Where is Oude Kerk Amsterdam?
- Oude Kerk Amsterdam is at Oudekerksplein 23, 1012 GX, Amsterdam, in Centrum.
- What's on at Oude Kerk Amsterdam during ADE 2026?
- 5 shows, Thursday to Saturday (Oct 21 to 25): Minimal Collective x Oude Kerk: Post-Space - Audiovisual Installation; Minimal Collective x Oude Kerk: Post-Space - Friday; Minimal Collective x Oude Kerk: Post-Space - Saturday.
- What are Oude Kerk Amsterdam's regular hours?
- Mon to Sat, 10:00 to 18:00; Sun, 13:00 to 17:30. Event nights can run longer, so check the show.
- Is there parking at Oude Kerk Amsterdam?
- Q-Park de Bijenkorf is within a 5 min walk; the streets around the church are hard to reach by car.
- Does Oude Kerk Amsterdam take cards?
- Cashless: debit card, credit card or digital payment, also in the shop.
- How do you get to Oude Kerk Amsterdam?
- About 4 minutes by bike from Amsterdam Centraal. Nearest transit: Tram 4 and 14 Dam, 3 min walk; Metro 51, 53 and 54 Nieuwmarkt, 5 min walk.