OMI
Schietbaanstraat 21, 3014 ZV Rotterdam
Thu–Sat 13.00–18.00
Website
17 Jul-20 Sep
BAR OMI - a gathering space for unexpected forms of art and architecture, where the artist becomes bartender. View traces from this summer’s bartenders Ben Weir, Charlie Koolhaas, Urbanistas, Verloren Bekisting, Inês Certo and Omid Kheirabadi.
From listening bar and film space to studio and stage for creative talent: BAR OMI changes character each week. Immerse yourself in a series of curated evenings by, among others, performer Inês Certo, artist Charlie Koolhaas, and designers Edward Zammit en Martina Farrugia. By day, BAR OMI transforms into a book shop, library, art space and vinyl listening bar in one. Come by for a relaxing afternoon to enjoy some music and a good book with a cup of freshly brewed coffee - at the bar or in OMI's cool green courtyard.
**31 Jul | Thu | 21.00: Coffee and Cigarettes | Film Screening
**1 Aug | Fri | 21.00: Nachschub aus der Wurstfabrik Ulli & Thorben
**9 Aug | Sat | 21.00: Rotterdam Zine Launch Party Charlie Koolhaas & RJ
**21 Aug | Thu | 18.30: HOW DID YOU GET HERE? Sketching Party with Urbanistas
**23 Aug | Sat | 19.00: Performance 'A Night' by Inês Certo with Sarah Blake and Douro’s Dad
**4 Sep | Thu | 19.00–21.00:BAR OMI: A night by architect
Edward Zammit + designer Martina Farrugia.
**11 Sep | Thu | 20.00:BAR OMI: BINGOMI. For one night only, Bar OMI transforms into a hysterical game zone filled with absurd trivia, amazing prices and twisted tales about the Originally Mindblowing Institution.
**19 Sep | Fri | 21.00:BAR OMI Presents: Urban Ruins and Decadence Music from 1978 till 1987
2 Oct–13 Dec
Manifestation Building Bridges: unfolding layers of community and natural impact of the highly contested incoming Third Bridge in De Esch. Join walks and talks with local actors and invited artists: participatory
performance artist Merel Smitt and
landscape researcher-designer Anna Fink.
The planned and much-debated third city bridge in Rotterdam will have a major impact on the existing city. Before that happens, OMI explores the area of De Esch: a unique landscape full of contrasts, from an eco-neighborhood to university campuses, and from allotment gardens to office parks. The exhibition presents a richly illustrated timeline of the area’s diverse cultural history, while visitors are also invited to venture into the area with local makers to discover new perspectives. Through tours, workshops, and on-site conversations, new ideas and stories are continually added to the exhibition.
**1 Oct | Wed | 19.30: Festive Opening
