Seventeenth-Century Amsterdam as a Creative City
Today’s Amsterdam is a creative city as it has always been. This Open UvA Course deals with theories of the creative city and will find out why Amsterdam in its cultural zenith of the seventeenth century was so successful as a creative city.
From the theoretical level we will delve into major cultural industries, mostly engaged with the written and spoken word, such as Theatre, Geographical Descriptions of the World, News, and the Printing Industry.
Day, time, location and costs
- 10 February - 17 March 2026
- Tuesday 11:00-13:00
- P.C.Hoofthuis, 5.02
- Costs: € 165 (AUV-members € 148)
Important to know
- The registration deadline for this Open UvA Course is 22 January 2026.
- For the current study schedule, please consult the UvA timetable website
- You can only audit an OUC, which means that you may only attend lectures and cannot attend seminars, take part in the examination, or obtain ECTS credits.
Lecturer
Public programme Humanities
This Open UvA Course is part of the Faculty of Humanities' public programme. Beside Open UvA Courses, the public programme also comprises special lectures and series of courses. The public programme is intended for alumni, employees looking for extra training, and all others who are interested in art, culture, philosophy, language and literature, history and religion.
- Mode
- Open UvA Course
- Language of instruction
- English
- Starts in
- February