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Welcome to Keile District!
Located in the cultural heart of M4H, Keile District in Rotterdam is a vibrant cultural hub where art, nature, innovation, and makers community come together.
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M4H Makers MeetUp highlights the Importance of Community in Shaping the Future of M4H and RDM
On June 5th, more than 25 innovative entrepreneurs, representatives from the Municipality of Rotterdam, and members of the Keilecollectief gathered at the Keilepand for the first M4H Makers MeetUp. The event brought together a diverse group of stakeholders from across the Makers District to discuss a shared challenge: how to ensure that M4H and RDM continue to offer space for makers, entrepreneurs, and innovators in the years ahead. The roundtable discussion revealed a strong


Parfum de BoemBoem on expedition through M4H
At the end of March, Parfum de BoemBoem returned to M4H. An expedition through the area in full transformation: construction sites, raw edges, where port meets the city and where old quays are transforming into a vibrant ecosystem of living and working. Rotterdam, once the largest port in the world, now strives to be the most innovative. In the coming years, M4H will transform from a hardcore port area into a vibrant urban district featuring housing, hospitality, events, edu


Roodkapje finds a new home at Keile District
On 28th of March, Roodkapje has opened a new location on Keileweg 10A. At the new location on Keileweg the spaces: café, performance space, lab, kitchen, and exhibition space merge. Roodkapje returns to its essence: an accessible, welcoming living room where music, visual arts, and food complement each other. With new neighbours like Brutus, de Keilewerf, Export, and Kunst en Complex, we're curious about the encounters that will arise! A café by day and a bar in the evening,


De Havenloods: Voedselbank Rotterdam stopt nieuwbouwplan, maar moet wél verhuizen: ‘We zetten vol in op huurpand’
Rotterdam - Voedselbank Rotterdam heeft de nieuwbouwplannen op industrieterrein Spaanse Polder stopgezet. Het is niet gelukt de benodigde 18 miljoen euro te vinden. Omdat de Voedselbank wél volgend jaar het huidige distributiecentrum aan de Keilestraat moet verlaten, wordt nu gezocht naar een geschikt pand om te huren. Na 23 jaar moet Voedselbank Rotterdam het pand in Merwe-Vierhavens (M4H) noodgedwongen verlaten. Op die plek heeft de gemeente Rotterdam andere plannen. Drie j


Nospray: ARSE + Imra | Roodkapje | 29 July
Roodkapje x Nospray for fans of: Aussie punk, Black Flag, King Gizzard, Amyl and The Sniffers With a new Roodkapje location Nospray and Roodkapje had to welcome back our friendly Aussie-punkers ARSE to christen the new space. ARSE exploded from suburban Sydney in 2017 and haven’t slowed down in a decade – releasing underground classics Primitive Species, Safe Word, Kaputt and a split seven-inch with phenomenal sax and drum duo Party Dozen – a partnership that’s forged one of


Amplified Histories: Keileweg’s Playground | Roodkapje | 23 July
Amplified Histories: Keileweg’s Playground by Nabila Ernada, Josimar Gomes, Julian Crestian, Merel van Erpers Roijaards, Tuba Kılıç a.k.a. the Hamburger Community '26 The House Remembers a one-day only immersive sound-installation Newly imagined ways of listening to histories Amplified Histories is an experimental session in listening, hearing and feeling stories from unheard voices. We invite our visitors to encounter a collection of handmade and speculative audio speakers:


Wild Summer of Art 2026 | Brutus | July 17 – August 30
From July 17 to August 30, Brutus Art Space transforms into an uncharted hunting ground. For Wild Summer Of Art 2026: The Treasure Hunt Edition, 50 Rotterdam-based artists showcase an unknown, surprising, or underrepresented side of their work. Armed with a treasure map, you will wander through the raw, industrial spaces of Brutus, follow clues, and become an active participant in the experience. Which artworks will you discover? As part of the exhibition, artists will take o


Open-Air Film Festival Roffa Mon Amour | BRUTUS | August 13 - 24
Open-Air Film Festival Roffa Mon Amour moves you twelve warm summer nights in August filled with film, encounters, and stories. From August 13 to 24, Roffa Mon Amour celebrates its thirteenth festival edition in the sculpture garden of Brutus in Rotterdam West. Among the imposing artworks of Atelier Van Lieshout, under the starry sky, you discover remarkable films, meet new people, and let yourself be surprised by live music, engaging talks, dinners, and blind dates. Where sh
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Next to cultural places there are many spots to grab some food and drinks in Keile District!
With studios, exhibition spaces, workshops, and shared spaces, Keile District is a hub for creative exchange, attracting both local and international talent. Its community is anchored within various historical warehouses and former port land such as Brutus, Soundport, Keilepand, Katoenhuis, Keilewerf, Daan Roosegaarde, Roodkapje, Kunst & Complex, and more.
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