Cinemas & movie theaters – All our local tips

I just noticed something special lately here in Rotterdam. New cool places are located at squares. Deliplein, Noordplein, Eendrachtsplein, … feel free to comment:)

Bob Smit is know for his window gallery in the Witte the Withstraat close to the Eendrachtsingel. He is a young enthusiastic artist who works as brand promoter and is always busy, full of ideas and just passionate about art. He recently got a beautiful space at Eendrachtplein 16, where he and his team manage a gallery.

Right now they are showing impressive works of Rotterdam based artist Michel Wieggers and work of young English artist Thoms I’Anson, who is in the Netherlands for his masters at St. Joost. The Michel Wieggers and Thoms I’Anson show can be seen till March 21.Something interesting Bob Smit Gallery strives for is exhibiting a known and a starting artist.

On Friday Night there will be art related film screenings from 19:00 – 22:00 for free.

Check out this new place while you stroll from Central Station to the Witte de Withstraat or the Museum Quarter, while enjoying the art in the public space. Tip Around the corner at the Nieuwe Binnenweg, you’ll find also Delta Gallery (really like Ron van de Ende objects) and Van Krimpen gallery (former director of Kunsthal). Both worth a visit too:)

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Bob Smit Gallery + | Art & culture, Cinemas, Festivals & events, Shopping
Eendrachtsplein 16 | Center | +310108409584
Tue – Sun 12:30 – 19:00, Fri 19:00 – 22:00

Rotterdam used to have a lot of cinemas and most of them slowly disappeared. Some only to remain by name like Off-Corso or Thalia. Youngsters visit them now and they probably don’t even know what the venues were before the spaces were turned into a club.

The surviving theatres Lantaren/Venster (L/V) (check the Lantaren/Venster article) and Cinerama are still the two left standing with an alternative program besides the commercial Pathe.

Whereas L/V has a more alternative program (Spanish movies, Italian oldies, gay minded films and retrospectives), Cinerama also show movies with a commercial edge, e.g. the movie hit “Slum Dog Millionaire”.

Cinerama at the WestBlaak upgraded their venue recently so it can hold more movie loving visitors. Some halls have bigger chairs and offer more legroom.

Both have nice cafés to hang around before and after the movie which is frequented by a mixed and interesting crowd.

These locations are also part of the annual international film festival at the end of January.

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Cinema Cinerama | Cinemas | Ticket € 8.75
WestBlaak 18 | Center | +31104115300
from 12:00 daily