Vibrant city. - Rotterdam Make It Happen

Vibrant city.

Vibrant city is one of the profiling themes we use to position Rotterdam as a dynamic and lively city. Think of a place with a dynamic and lively environment where cultural diversity, social interaction, and economic activity flourish.

Where cultural diversity comes to life, where people meet, and where the city buzzes with economic activity, creativity, events, and energy.

At this moment, we are working together with all partners on the creation of the brand story and message house, which will be published on this page as soon as possible.

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Street art in Rotterdam op een poot van de Rijnhaven metrolijn.

This abstract mural by Tom Kraanen can be found in Crooswijk (corner Goudse Rijweg/Crooswijkseweg) and includes a text by Derek Otte.

Mural 'Roodborststraat' (Red robin street) by Rotterdam based artist Marloes de Kiewit. This piece was made in collaboration with Rewriters010.

Modern street art mural by Eelco van den Berg, called 'Concrete Jungle'. It is located at Schans 49, Rotterdam.

Street art in Rotterdam op een gevel in het centrum.

Festival in Rotterdam waar jongeren op zitzakken, klapstoeltjes en in het gras zitten met graffiti op de muren.

A picture of the iconic Erasmus bridge and a Spido boat crusing along the river Maas. In the picture you also see the South side of the city including Luxor theater, KPN office building and the Deloitte office.

People enjoying the view over the Maas and the Rotterdam skyline from the Euromast.

A watertaxi sails on the river Meuse. The Erasmus bridge and the De Rotterdam building are visible.

Charlois: The SKVR Brassbandschool NN North Sea Jazz Festival.

Santa Claus is a 2001 statue by Paul McCarthy in the Eendrachtsplein square of Rotterdam. Artist Paul McCarthy knows better than anyone how to depict the hypocrisy of modern society. Santa Claus is therefore an ironic critique of consumer society. It is a critical note that fits into McCarthy's oeuvre. Due to his design he combines 'high' with 'low' culture. The sculpture would be placed on the corner of the Kruiskade and the Karel Doormanstraat near concert hall De Doelen. In November 2008, Santa Claus finally got its permanent place on the Eendrachtsplein. The statue has become a well-known Rotterdam symbol.

Rotterdam Street Culture Weekend.

Skyline Rotterdam with Rotterdam's 215-meter high Zalmhaven tower.

The views of Rotterdam from the rooftop garden of Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen.

Skyline Rotterdam with a view on river Maas from Euromast.

View from the nhow Rotterdam hotel on the Erasmusbridge and the skyline of Rotterdam.

Fly above Rotterdam.

Top view de Hef.

Streetart near Weelde.

Three people in front of the Maassilo.

The skyline of Rotterdam at night.

Beautiful skyline of Rotterdam with sunset.

Op een zonnige dag genieten mensen van het warme weer aan de waterkant van de Rijnhaven in Rotterdam. Op een betonnen platform en op het gras liggen mensen te zonnen, terwijl anderen zwemmen in het afgebakende deel van het water. Op de achtergrond zie je het Floating Office. Verderop staan oude havengebouwen en moderne appartementen, wat zorgt voor een mix van industrieel en stedelijk karakter.

In the summer of 2024 (July 6), Rif010 opened in the heart of Rotterdam during the Rotterdam Surf Open: a world first! The surf pool is located at Steigersgracht and extends over 125 meters long and 25 meters wide. Perfect waves of up to 1.5 meters are generated from the wave installation, which then roll towards the Wezenbrug and come to rest on the pebble beach. An artificial reef ensures that the waves break naturally. At the end of the wave pool a softer wave is created, ideal for beginners who want to discover the sport. RiF010 uses 100% sustainably generated energy to generate the waves and in the beach house. In addition to surfing, canoes or stand-up paddleboards can be rented at RiF010. You can enjoy a drink on the terrace.

In the summer of 2024 (July 6), Rif010 opened in the heart of Rotterdam during the Rotterdam Surf Open: a world first! The surf pool is located at Steigersgracht and extends over 125 meters long and 25 meters wide. Perfect waves of up to 1.5 meters are generated from the wave installation, which then roll towards the Wezenbrug and come to rest on the pebble beach. An artificial reef ensures that the waves break naturally. At the end of the wave pool a softer wave is created, ideal for beginners who want to discover the sport. RiF010 uses 100% sustainably generated energy to generate the waves and in the beach house. In addition to surfing, canoes or stand-up paddleboards can be rented at RiF010. You can enjoy a drink on the terrace.

Een surfer gaat mee op de golf bij Rif010., terwijl op de achtergrond de iconische Markthal en de Bibliotheek op de Binnenrotte zichtbaar zijn.

Fietser fietst langs Feyenoord streetart op een gevel in Rotterdam.

Mokoomba op het Mississippi podium tijdens het NN North Sea Jazz Festival.

Aerial shot of Rotterdam Zuid and the Erasmusbridge

Aerial shot of Rotterdam South, the Erasmus bridge and City Centre.

Twee mensen wandelen op een zonnige dag door het Luchtpark de Hofbogen met op de voorgrond hoogbouw van de stad.

Een groep mensen staat gezellig te kletsen op de gele loopbrug Luchtsingel onder een heldere blauwe lucht.

Een groep mensen loopt richting Het Depot van Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. In de weerspiegeling van Het Depot zie je de stad op de achtergrond.

Skater die over een rails een stunt uitvoert in Rotterdam.

Street art op een gevel van een gebouw in Rotterdam.

A photo of people enjoying a summer evening on the Kop van Zuid, at the Fenix Food Factory - a culinary center with a food hall, special brewery and stalls for meat, vegetables and dairy.

A picture of people enjoying a summer evening in the Kop van Zuid area. Some of the iconic Rotterdam buildings like De Rotterdam, New Orleans and Floating Office are in the background.

Fietser opweg naar het strand in Hoek van Holland die langs vrolijke borden fietst.

Nationale vuurwerk show in Rotterdam met een kleurrijk beeld van de Erasmusbrug en kop van zuid met vuurwerk.

De Rotterdamse band GreyHeads op het Mississippi podium tijdens het NN North Sea Jazz Festival.

The quay in front of Fenix 1.

Jongens die een achterwaartse salto in het water maken op een warme zomerse dag met op de achtergrond het Fenix museum op Katendrecht in Rotterdam.

On 20 June 2021, World Refugee Day, Mayor Aboutaleb unveiled a new work of art by British artist Gavin Turk at the head of the Wilhelminapier. The artwork is a more than 3,5 meters high open door of green and red painted bronze. The door has a door handle and keyhole, also cast in bronze. L'Âge d'Or, as the work of art is called, is given to the municipality of Rotterdam on a long-term loan. L'Âge d'Or symbolizes hopes, dreams and opportunities as a door that is always open. A door without a building, but as a symbolic transition between two imaginary worlds, an old and a new one. L'Âge d'Or is the sixth in a unique series of eight works of art, in which all doors have a different colour, shape and handle.

A 18-metre-long visitors’ staircase crosses the atrium at Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen.

Coolsingel bovenaanzicht boven de Beurstraverse (Koopgoot) met de historische tram.

Tourists enjoy the sun and the view at the Hoek van Holland Strand metro stop. Since March 31, 2023, metro line B stops at the Hoek van Holland Strand stop. With this you travel in 37 minutes between Rotterdam center and the beach, also known as Rotterdam Beach.

Travelers arrive at, and depart from Hoek van Holland Strand metro stop. Since March 31, 2023, metro line B has stopped at this (end) stop and you can travel between Rotterdam center and the beach (also known as Rotterdam Beach) in 37 minutes.

In 2008 Sculpture International Rotterdam asked Atelier Van Lieshout to develop a work of art for the heart of the city. The eight meter high sculpture Cascade is the result. The statue is made of polyester; the material that can almost be seen as a signature of Atelier Van Lieshout. Eighteen oil barrels stacked on top of each other, which seem to fall from the sky like a waterfall, together form a monumental column. A viscous mass drips from the life-size vessels, in which the figures of twenty human figures can be discerned.

Art installation with two enormous feet at Binnenrotte, near the library and the Markthall. Titled 'Everybody's dead but us

The Floating Pavillion, situated at Dokhaven, RDM Rotterdam. The Floating Pavillion is used by Hogeschool Rotterdam for educational purposes and events.

An aerial view of the Boijmans Depot in the evening.

Toast with friends in the Stadshaven Brewery.

Noord: Street Art Man Met Bril Koffie

Hoogvliet: Artwork of Dick Elffers.

Delfshaven: Slavery monument - Clave, Alex da Silva

Maaskade near the Willemsbrug.

Badkonijn in the Vroesenvijver.

Woman pointing at map.

Bospoldervos with zebra.

Two people at Zuidplein

Maassilo by the water with street.

Rotterdam Ahoy Far.

Rotterdam Ahoy Front Close-up.

Concert at Rotterdam Ahoy.

Event in Rotterdam Ahoy.

Event in the Rotterdam Ahoy arena.

Crane in the Leuvehaven at night

Artwork by Dopie in Rotterdam-West.

Skateland, Rotterdam-Zuid.

Act during Rotterdam Pride.

City centre: Street art near the Hofbogen.

Friends toast at Dâk festival.

Friends chilling near the Erasmus Bridge.

Group of friends on the Wilhelminakade.

City centre: Friends walk along the Markthal.

De Verwoeste Stad.

Skateboarder near the Erasmus bridge.

Couple walks along the river Maas.

Tourists look out over the Maas

Rotterdam Pride Festival

The Erasmus Bridge as start location during the NN Marathon

The Erasmus Bridge as start location during the NN Marathon

Boat sails along the Zwaanshals.

Street art piece by Joren Roukes at the Zomerhof quarter.

Witte de With.

Cyclists driving past bars at the Witte de Withstraat.

Bars at the Witte de Withstraat

Street art piece & restaurant Bazar.

The Vroesenpaviljoen located at the Vroesenpark

View of ss Rotterdam from one of the jetty locations of Watertaxi Rotterdam.

ss Rotterdam and the Euromast.

The backside of ss Rotterdam.

The swimming pool on the deck of ss Rotterdam.

The terrace of Parqiet in Autumn

Late Summer day at Parqiet located at Het Park.

Korte Lijnbaan.

Street art piece made by Tymon de Laat located at Kruiskade.

Crowded outside at the Biergarten bar.

Woman takes a picture of the view from the Euromast.

A late summer day in Het Park.

Bmx'er in the Hefpark located in the district Entrepot.

Helikopter vliegt over de Maas tijdens de Wereldhavendagen.

Demonstration during the World Port Days.

Tunnel that is part of the Luchtsingel project, conducted by Opperclaes. Street art.

Street art by I Am Eelco at the Bloemkwekersstraat.

City centre: Street art by Calvin Sprague at the Delftsestraat

Street art by Ian Kirk Patrick near the Kruiskade.

Euromast turns green by light in the evening.

Skyline with the Erasmus bridge in the evening.

Erasmus MC in front with behind it various architecture of the city center of Rotterdam.

Crowds at Schaatsbaan Rotterdam.

Witte de Withstraat.

Witte de Withstraat in Rotterdam

Rotterdam Make It Happen street art designed by Daan Botlek located at Schiedamse vest.

Rotterdam Central Train Station (designed by Benthem Crouwel Architekten) in the snow.

The city hall of Rotterdam.

The Koopgoot in wintertime.

A terrace at de Meent.

Terrace at Deliplein.

People sitting on the lawn (deck chairs) in front of Hotel New York

Mensen staan naast de vijver voor Het Nieuwe Instituut.

The Maritime Museum at Leuvehaven

The Rotterdam City Hall at Coolsingel.

View on the Erasmusbridge and Wilhelminakade (including De Rotterdam), as seen from Leuvehaven.

De Hefbrug, or Koningshavenbrug, was formerly employed as a railway bridge. The bridge connected the Noordereiland with the south of Rotterdam. The train now goes underground through a tunnel.

Terrace at the Oude Haven, the oldest port in the center of Rotterdam. Now it is mainly an entertainment area. In the background, the White House, at its completion in 1898, the tallest office building in Europe. On the left the red Willemsbrug.

The Cubehouses on the Blaak, seen from above. The houses are designed by the architect Piet Blom. On the background the red Willemsbrug and Het Witte Huis.

De Rotterdam is the largest multipurpose building in the Netherlands (160,000m2), designed by OMA. In front you'll see the Noordereiland.

Watching art inside the Depot of Boijmans van Beuningen.

Experience the inside of the Boijmans van Beuningen Depot.

A view at Ships at the Veerhaven

Walking along the Schiekadeblock Test site Rotterdam.

Enjoying the skyline of Rotterdam

Het prachtige uitzicht vanaf het dak van het Depot van Boijmans van Beuningen.

Een skyline foto van Rotterdam met het innovatieve waterplein.

Close up of Moments Contained, an almost 4 meter high bronze sculpture of a young, fictional, colored woman in sneakers, hands clenched in the pockets of her tracksuit. With an appearance of resilience, self-confidence and vulnerability. The statue is located on Stationsplein, directly in front of Central Station. The woman does not stand on a pedestal, but with both feet on the ground. The sculpture was made by the English artist Thomas J Price and was donated to the city of Rotterdam by the Droom en Daad Foundation. It is part of the International Sculpture Collection of Rotterdam. The statue was unveiled early June 2023. In the photo we also see part of the Delftse Poort building.

Moments Contained, an almost 4 meter high bronze sculpture of a young, fictional, colored woman in sneakers, hands clenched in the pockets of her tracksuit. With an appearance of resilience, self-confidence and vulnerability. The statue is located on Stationsplein, directly in front of Central Station. The woman does not stand on a pedestal, but with both feet on the ground. The sculpture was made by the English artist Thomas J Price and was donated to the city of Rotterdam by the Droom en Daad Foundation. It is part of the International Sculpture Collection of Rotterdam. The statue was unveiled early June 2023. In the photo we can clearly see the size of the statue because of the people walking around it.

Office buildings and homes at Wijnhaven canal

Oude Haven en Witte Huis

Oude Haven en Witte Huis

Uitzicht op Noord

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen

Close up Centraal Station

Metro-ingang Centraal Station

Uitzicht op het westen

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen

Streetart Rotterdam Zuid

Vooraanzicht Centraal Station

Vooraanzicht Centraal Station

Rondom Erasmusbrug

Erasmusbrug & Watertaxi

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Soundtrack010-Nacht

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Soundtrack010-Outro B

Soundtrack010-Ringtone

Soundtrack010-Soundlogo

Soundtrack010-Loop ochtend

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Soundtrack010-Carillon Beat

Soundtrack010-Carillon Beat B

Soundtrack010-Intro A

Soundtrack010-Intro B

Soundtrack010-Loop Avond

Soundtrack010- Loop middag

Soundtrack010-Loop Nacht