The heart of the Nieuwmarkt neighbourhood - Dylan Meijer & Pim van Burk on entrepreneurship in the Red Light District
In this third episode of The Heart of the Nieuwmarkt Neighbourhood, Irma and Jim speak to window operator Pim van Burk and Dylan Meijer, Jan Otten's stepson and director of the Otten Group, in museum Rembrandthuis. A conversation about windows, rules, respect and the role of entrepreneurs in a neighbourhood full of contradictions. We hear about motorbike helmets [...]
The heart of the Nieuwmarkt neighbourhood - Theodoor van Boven on the Condomerie
In this second episode of The Heart of the Nieuwmarkt Neighbourhood, Irma and Jim speak to Theodoor van Boven in museum Rembrandthuis: entrepreneur, local resident and founder of De Condomerie. A conversation about condos, culture, community and the art of getting lost. Theodoor tells how a “joke for six months” grew into a world-famous phenomenon, why [...]
The heart of the Nieuwmarkt neighbourhood - Epco Runia on his love for Rembrandt
In this first episode of The Heart of the Nieuwmarkt neighbourhood, Irma and Jim talk to Epco Runia, head of collections at Museum Rembrandthuis. They discuss Rembrandt's life in the neighbourhood, his artistic development and what makes this iconic neighbourhood so special - then and now. Epco Runia Epco tells how he went from being a sceptic [...]
The heart of the Nieuwmarkt neighbourhood - Trailer
What happens when you give residents, entrepreneurs and artists of life from the Nieuwmarkt neighbourhood a microphone? In Het hart van de Nieuwmarktbuurt, you will hear stories from behind the facades and under the canopies - raw, surprising, outspoken and sometimes moving. Podcast series In this podcast series, Irma Tomas and Jim Zielinski explore the soul of a neighbourhood that [...]