See Lab's Christmas Market 2025

Save the date! Swing by for some last-minute Christmas shopping during the See Lab Art Market: Christmas Edition on the 14th of December.

Stroll through stands filled with affordable art by See Lab makers and friends including ceramics, socks, drawings, prints, notebooks and gifts. Enjoy live music performances, homemade bites, and glühwein.

Entry is free, we’d love to see you there!

Opening hours: 11:00 - 17:00 h
Location: See Lab, Duinstraat 55-57

Participating Artist: Jessie Hoefnagel @jessiehoefnagel, Made by Johnnie @madebyjohnnie, Marloes Verhofstadt @marloesverhofstadt, Nina van Dijk @bookbindingnina, Isabelle Backer @isabellebackerphoto, When Life Is Slow @whenlifeisslow, Jet Kruijt @zeevanpapier, Lisa Berkouwer @lisaberkouwer, Studio Dewi @mutsheadware, Erik Muusse @erikmuusse, Danièle Knirim @hier_vandaan, MiesServies @miesservies, Vesta Kroese, Catelijne Boele @catelijneboele, Sissel Marie Tonn @sisselmarietonn, Anna Chocholi @annachocholi.

Screenprinting with Marloes Kroeze @Marloeskroeze
Print your own Christmas Decoration with Marloes!

Food:
Kitty’s Kitchen
Koek & Zopie by De Keet Scheveningen

Music program:

DJ set by: Gem Sessions - Wax Squad 13:00 - 17:00

Tante Koor 14:15
A peppy pop choir with a mix of contemporary hits and old favorites. And who knows, maybe a true Christmas classic will make an appearance!

Falcon Forest 15:15
A cheerful acoustic duo from The Hague, consisting of Marin and Steven. What began as spontaneous jams in The Hague pubs grew into a musical match. The name is a nod to the Valkenboskwartier district, where the band was born.

With a mix of original songs, pop, soul, and classics, they play a repertoire ranging from energetic to relaxed.

Duurzaam Den Haag deelt gratis boompjes uit.

“Wil jij een gratis fruitboompje of fruitstruikje voor in je tuin of op je balkon? Dat kan! Ze staan er vanaf 12.00 uur, je kunt kiezen uit verschillende soorten. Wees op tijd, want op is op

Die Jahreszeiten

Die Jahreszeiten is a tailored and staged version of the oratorio of the same name that Joseph Haydn composed in 1801. In this performance, we explore the metamorphosis of the seasons in a phenomenological way. What, in fact, is the difference between spring and summer? Or between summer and autumn? The transformation of the seasons is as elusive as it is unmistakable.

It is likely no coincidence that the holidays coinciding with the solstices and equinoxes—Easter, the Feast of St. John, St. Michael’s Day, and Christmas—are all times of transition. The seasons are also linked to the four archangels: Raphael, Uriel, Michael, and Gabriel. They tell us stories with a deeply rooted mystical significance, heralds that reveal something about ourselves. In this “in-between space” or “transitional phase,” the poems of Rainer Maria Rilke will attempt to give voice to these experiences.

For how does a frozen, hushed winter night in the forest sound? Or a scorching summer afternoon in the fields? One thing is certain: you must leave your home to experience the moment and translate it into music. Outside, where you are exposed to the elements and confronted with the harmonious whole that mirrors our inner world and from which music arises. The happiness you feel when an early warm ray of spring sunshine brushes your skin. The sudden awareness that overtakes you as you stand beneath a cool and lucid starry sky. These are moments of meditation.

That is what it is about: hands in the soil, amid sun-drenched stalks of grain and grapevines. There, Mother Earth teaches us to work and to care for ourselves. With gratitude, we make, among other things, wine and bread from the riches she grants us, provided we keep our senses open to them. There, a humanistic world unfolds—one that fits our existence like a glove. That is why we gladly take you along on a journey through the year, and we hope it will give you—even if only for a moment—a happy experience.

Featuring four international soloists, all of whom have a connection to The Hague:

Soprano: @tinkaanadine
Mezzo: @feesuzanne
Tenor: @maxsimonbruins
Bariton: @lukadenboer

Piano: @gulmirapiano
Conductor: @boudewijnruigrok
Choir: @theaterkoordariofo

Mede mogelijk gemaakt door
@bierens_foundation_of_arts

TICKETS
Saturday December 6th 19:30
Sunday December 7th 15:00
Location: See Lab Scheveningen, Duinstraat 55

Open Studios

22 & 23 November 2025 | 12:00 - 17:00 | Free entry | Duinstraat 57

On November 22 and 23, See Lab opens its doors once again to the public. 

Explore the studios of See Lab makers and experience their creative practices, visit the group exhibition in the project room, enjoy delicious food and drinks in our bar, and listen to live music, in collaboration with Podium aan Zee.

About the group exhibition ‘Inside Out’
Inside Out brings together artists from See Lab in a collaborative exploration of their individual studio practices. The exhibition reflects on the significance of having a personal space for creation – a safe environment that shelters and shapes the thoughts and ideas of artists, giving them the physical space to let these evolve into different materialities.

There is an inherent vulnerability in the act of moving artworks from the privacy of the studio into the public sphere. Inside Out reveals this intimate process, turning emotions and ideas outward, not only into a physical but also a public realm. Through a wide range of different materials, from atmospheric paintings to edible sculptures and performative acts, the exhibition makes visible the nuance of the artists’ minds and emotions, and the diverse ways they give form to these inner worlds.

Through the interplay between diverse artworks and materialities, See Lab’s project space becomes a transitional area – where the private and the public, the inner and the outer, converge. Here, the thoughts, experiments, and emotions nurtured in the safety of the studio are not only transformed into physical form but also revealed in a visible space, vulnerable to the dialogue between works and the encounter with the public gaze. Inside Out invites visitors to witness this unfolding process, where creation and visibility intertwine, and the usually hidden layers of artistic practice are slowly revealed.

Curatorial text: Catelijne Boele
Curation: Anca Bârjovanu

Music Program

Saturday November 22
Wally
“Landing somewhere between art-rock and chamber-pop the New Haven, CT/ Amsterdam, NL band Wally works both infectious hooks, and charming melodies into their songwriting that is both reminiscent of the 60’s neo-psychedelia movement, and emerging jangle-pop aptitudes. The group promptly delivers on their shared interest in artists like The Beach Boys, MGMT, and Neil Young through acoustic guitars, layered harmonies, horns, and vibrant synth patches which bring forth a refreshing, and unadorned contribution to the music that came before them." -Keegan Michael (Bruiser & Bicycle / Keta Ester)

Nieuw Warschau
Nieuw Warschau is an alternative classical music band focused on cross-genre and interdisciplinary means of enjoyment. Coming from conservatory background while also active in experimental electronic/jazz/club scene, our collective challenges the notion that those are separate worlds by exploring their shared spirit of innovation, introspection, and raw emotional power. Words to describe our work are: opinionated ambient, heartfelt savagery, misfired idioms, avant-garde a clue and a decent bit of bling.

Sunday November 23

On Sunday See Lab will transform into a vibrant musical meeting place, working together with Podium aan Zee. In the artists’ collective’s studios you’ll hear acoustic sets full of warmth, poetry and surprising sounds.

Featuring, among others, Babette Zwinkels, who is making a name for herself in the The Hague music scene with her dreamy pop full of subtle melancholy. In addition, Thijs & Maxime, Dick Paap and Pongo on the Radio will perform. Acts that each in their own way explore the boundaries between folk, indie and acoustic pop.

13:00 - 13:45 Babette Zwinkels
14:00 - 14:45 Thijs & Maxime
15:00 - 15:45 Dick Paap
16:15 - 17:00 Pongo On The Radio

Anca Barjovanu | Anna Chocholi | Annabelle Schatteman | Awinash Panchu | Boudewien van den Berg | Catelijne Boele | Chris de Vis  | Ganslmeier & Zibel | Hanna Boslau | Isabelle Backer | Ivo Brouwer | Jorick de Quaasteniet | Joseph Kennel | Lili Berger | Mark Veliscek | Menno Pasveer | Nienke Roth | Nina van Dijk | SavaSound | Siem Beets | Sissel Marie Tonn | Sjuul Joosen | Vesta Kroese | Vincent ‘t Sas |

Anca Barjovanu | Anna Chocholi | Annabelle Schatteman | Awinash Panchu | Boudewien van den Berg | Catelijne Boele | Chris de Vis  | Ganslmeier & Zibel | Hanna Boslau | Isabelle Backer | Ivo Brouwer | Jorick de Quaasteniet | Joseph Kennel | Lili Berger | Mark Veliscek | Menno Pasveer | Nienke Roth | Nina van Dijk | SavaSound | Siem Beets | Sissel Marie Tonn | Sjuul Joosen | Vesta Kroese | Vincent ‘t Sas |

Gaza Soup Kitchen Fundraiser

On Sunday the 2nd of November a fundraiser festival for Gaza Soup Kitchen takes place at See Lab. There will be live music, a lunch provided by Volkskeuken, a secondhand market (clothes, books, toys, records) and children's activities.

Free entry | Sunday November 2 | 11:00 - 16:00 | Duinstraat 57, The Hague
Donations welcome <3

• Please let us know you’re joining for lunch (or offer to help with the cooking!) here

• Want to contribute to the program? Contact us at fundraisingfestivalgsk@gmail.com

• Can’t make it to the fundraiser, but want to help anyway? Feel free to donate here

Beyond the Surface | A Multimedia Exploration of Digital Identity and Truth

Beyond the Surface is an immersive multimedia performance that explores the complex relationship between digital identity and personal authenticity in our internet-dominated world. Through four transformative scenes blending Taiwanese cultural traditions with contemporary digital art forms, the work examines how technology shapes our perceptions of self and reality.

Performance on the 26th of October at 19:30

See Lab, Scheveningen

Credits

Composer/ performer Katherine Ching-Fang Teng

Percussion Teping Teng

Saxophone Haoteng Liu

Bassist/ audio-visual Ping-En Hung

Visual designer/ interactive media Beverly Lau

Sponsors

Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst