In this episode of The Heart of the Nieuwmarkt neighbourhood Irma and Jim speak with Eva Krammer, chairman of Huis de Pinto: a literary and cultural meeting place in the heart of Amsterdam.
We hear how one building managed to stop a four-lane highway, why volunteering is so intertwined with the neighbourhood, and how the library of yesteryear transformed into an open house for all.
Eva talks about her work with homeless women, the importance of storytelling and why art is a necessity of life.