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Amsterdam Light Festival

Started on November 27, the Amsterdam Light Festival transforms the Dutch capital with its 40 installations, creating a truly spectacular winter festival.

During the Amsterdam Light Festival the city is awash with light sculptures, projections and installations by contemporary local and international artists.

The boat route, “Water Colors”, takes visitors past artworks along the Amstel and the city’s famous network of canals. The walking route, “Illuminade”, winds through the city center. Light plays a central role throughout the city during the festival, as museums and institutions organize light-related activities and treat visitors to some of the latest innovations in the world of light art.

The theme for the festival, ‘A Bright City’, challenges artists to create a tribute to modern Amsterdam. The resulting artworks present a unique take on contemporary urban life in the Dutch capital.

The Austrian lighting solutions partner Zumtobel is acting as a key partner for the realization of central artworks at the Amsterdam Light Festival by providing advice and lighting solutions developed specifically for the event. As well as sponsoring the festival, Zumtobel also helped to realize two major installations: Intrepid, The Paper Boat by Katja Galyuk/City+Light and Re(bi)cycle Dome by Vasili Popov.