Stand where Van Gogh stood, see what he saw and painted. Then and now. It's now 130 years further on, yet still everything is visible, tangible and within reach. Walk in Vincent van Gogh's footsteps. What makes it unique is that the stories about Van Gogh, his letters and his paintings all come together in the same place. Van Gogh Museum Vincentre Nuenen.  Hear stories about him in the Vincentre museum and read stories about Nuenen as it was when he lived and worked here from 1883 to 1885. Get to know him as a person and see him develop to become a world-famous artist, including the Potato Eaters. (Audio tour available in 8 languages (including English).

Muziekgebouw Eindhoven is a contemporary concert hall of international standing. Every year over 160,000 music lovers find their way to this special building in the heart of Eindhoven. Muziekgebouw Eindhoven is challenging you! We'll be organising a Pop Quiz at the Winter market, where we will be presenting you with a set of tough questions testing your musical knowledge. How much do you know about pop, world, jazz and classical music? And of course we have prizes available for the winners!

STRP invites you to take part in an open dialogue about the relationship between humans, experimental technology, society and the future. We do this through our annual festival and individual events. Together with artists, designers, media-makers and thinkers, we offer alternative scenarios and mindsets in the form of exhibitions, presentations, discussions and performances. We also offer an extensive education programme based on the concept of ‘thinking through doing and learning through sharing’.  For the winter market STRP has prepared 2 workshops:  Tilt Brush - Virtual Reality and next level drawing. And, Bits of Senses & Sensors- Use sensors to design a supersense

The STRIJPS CHAMBER CHOIR conducted by WILKO BROUWERS We are a group of singers that is passionate about singing good choral music on a high level.  We are trained by a professional vocal coach on a regular basis.  We consider ourselves to be a sparkling choir that appreciates all kinds of good challenges. By collaborating with other cultural disciplines and organisations we are constantly looking for possibilities to expand our musical horizon. Join us in our vocal warm-up program at 8:00 p.m. We will do all kinds of playful exercises to prepare our minds, bodies and voices for the evening concert. Breathing, resonance, articulation, dynamics, harmony and improvisation will be the ingredients of this 30 minutes workshop.  At 9:00 p.m,  we will present a short program called "Have yourself a merry little Christmas".  

The Philips Museum wants to inspire and engage people with the impact of the Philips story about being in the frontline of innovation, technology, social entrepreneurship, design, and the societal meaning this has had on peoples’ lives in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, and the world.  More about Phillips Museum

Pennings Foundation organizes exhibitions, performances, artist talks, lectures, workshops, courses, meetings, portfolio reviews and a photobook fair. In October, during Dutch Design Week we host an exhibition of international designers.  Gallery Pennings opened in 1979 and is the oldest gallery in the Netherlands specialized in photography. In 2018, Pennings Foundation started to broaden their scope and grew into a platform for photography, video art and new media art.   Photo by Hanneke Wetzer

ITCE creates theater productions with and for internationals and nationals under the direction of Geert Niland. After ‘Outsiders’ (2018) - a moving piece about refugees - in 2019, the ITCE created the performance ‘(De)Humanize’ about the human identity and the desire to live forever.  ITCE creates both original works as well as modern adaptation of classics from world literature. Productions showcase professionals and amateurs, both in cast and in the crew.

Storytelling Lab: Favorite Winter Stories Winter is a special time of year. As the weather gets colder, I like to cuddle up inside with a hot beverage and a lovely story, so I'm curious: what's your favorite personal winter story? You are very welcome to come by the storytelling lab and share your personal most heartwarming, scary or funny story. Everyone is welcome to share. We'll put in on our story wall, and if you're the first to share a story from a country with me, you get to scratch that part of the world map! So be sure to drop by soon, and let's see if we can fill the world with stories. Looking forward to listening to you! Grootjes, Ineke!

Get in Touch is a social support program for international spouses in and around Eindhoven. The full name of this spouse's program is 'Get in Touch with people & places in Eindhoven’. It' has been created and offered by Carola's company: Indigo-Wereld, The program is mainly focused on international spouses of the TU/e, but other spouses found their way to GiT too. The regular program consists of weekly meetings, trips & tours in small groups. The spouses in the program got actively involved in many networks, positions and programs of all sorts in the city. Most of the spouses built up a new meaningful life, with the support of each other and the many network contacts of Get in Touch.

I am a professional classical singer and singing teacher. During my studies at the Conservatorium in Zwolle I also studied piano.  After I finished my exams I took lessons from Erna Spoorenberg, a famous dutch soprano. During my stay in Hong Kong I was taught by Derek Anthony at the Academy for Performing Arts. Back in Holland I took lessons from Livio Gabrielli, tenor at the National Opera in Amsterdam. I have a singing school in Eindhoven where I teach my students how to sing and to have fun in singing. For the Winter Market , I have prepared a workshop to get you in touch with Opera Singing. 

KONT is an Eindhoven based magazine and a platform boosting collaborative cross-disciplinary creations. We match sensitive and sensible artists, designers, writers, dancers, photographers, musicians, and performers to encourage each other and united, take a prominent place in society.  At the market KONT will invite few visitors to be photographed and interviewed to be featured in the next issue!

Four days of documentaries at DOCfeed film festival in Eindhoven. Our festival showcases an unique selection of the most recent and inspiring documentaries which are enriching in every aspect. At DOCfeed, we’re all about being connected. In addition to the film programme, roughly consisting of 80 titles, both international and national, both by starting and renowned filmmakers, there are also plenty of introductionary talks, Q & A's, master classes, discussions, expositions and some good music. 

The C.L.O. (Latin American Center for Orientation) is a large and very active organization in Eindhoven. In 2020, C.L.O. will celebrate its 20 years anniversary.  From the outset, the C.L.O. was open to participants for other nationalities.  Most participants have a Dutch partner and children with Dutch nationality. Activities are therefore aimed at the Eindhoven public. The openness of the organization is also reflected in the extensive network of cooperation partners that has developed over the years. C.L.O. organizes different events in the city, including International Women's Day (Park Theater), Hola Eindhoven, The Hub, and intercultural encounters.