Rietveld Academie & Sandberg Instituut Open Day

We are pleased to invite you to our annual open day taking place on Friday, 30 January 2026. For the first time, Rietveld Academie and Sandberg Instituut will host a joint open day, welcoming visitors interested in the bachelor and master programmes respectively.

The open day is your chance to visit the entire campus, meet staff and current students, join a guided tour, and check out the workshops and department spaces of both the BA and MA programmes.

Please note that opening hours differ:
Rietveld Academie: 10:00–17:00*
Sandberg Instituut: 14:00–19:00
DOGtime (part-time bachelor): 14:00–19:00

To stay up to date with the Rietveld Academie day programme (bachelor's students only) visit rietveldacademie.nl

Visitors interested in master's programmes are welcome to visit the studios of the main departments: Critical Studies, Design, Dirty Art Department, Fine Arts, and Studio for Immediate Spaces, current temporary programmes Lumbung Practice and Monstrous Futurities; and learn about our new temporary programme, Phantom Scores.

There will be guided tours and activations throughout the day as well as presentations about the different courses and things happening in the school. These will be live-streamed and recorded, for those joining remotely. The full programme will be announced soon. Stay tuned!

Are you planning to attend, either in-person or remotely? Please sign up here for updates!

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“Open Day” is handwritten in pencil against a bright green background. It advertises the open day of the Sandberg Instituut on 30 January 2026. Written by Benito (Brazil, Fine Arts)

Accessibility
– Real-time speech-to-text captions will be provided during the live presentations.
– The majority of our spaces are wheelchair accessible with ramps and lifts.
– There are disabled parking spots available on Fred. Roeskestraat.
– Read about the accessibility of our buildings at rietveldacademie.nl/accessibility
– Should you need additional assistance on the day, please contact us at facilities@rietveldacademie.nl