Amsterdam Light Festival 2024/2025
Amsterdam Light Festival 2024 Route Map. Getting around the light art is usually focussed around the canals and some of the buildings, but each year does vary. Download the amsterdam light festival app and enrich your festival experience.
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Here’s a detailed route and the full list of artworks in their display order along the canal loop for 2024/2025 Edition: Rituals:
Amsterdam Light Festival 2024–2025: Rituals ✨
Dates: November 28, 2024 – January 19, 2025
Theme: Rituals (in celebration of Amsterdam’s 750th anniversary)
Route length: ~6.5 km loop through the historic city centre, suitable for walking, cycling, or boat tours
Artworks: 27 installations by 23 artists from around the world
Viewing hours: Usually from ~17:00 until 22:00 or 23:00 (shortened on New Year’s Eve)
🛶 Route Overview
- Start/End points: Commonly begin at Amsterdam Centraal (Damrak) or near NEMO Science Museum
- Path: Oosterdok → Nieuwe Herengracht → Herengracht → Brouwersgracht → Prinsengracht → Westerdok → IJ → return to Centraal
- By boat: A 75-minute cruise passes all installations on the water
🖼️ Artworks in Route Order
(Map direction: starting in the east, looping clockwise along canals.)
- Mirror Moon (Arnout Meijer) – floating glass moons connecting lunar rituals
- Ciao! (Pim Drinkenburg) – giant outlined hands near Centraal saying hello / goodbye
- Walking in Amsterdam (Julian Opie) – playful silhouettes representing walking as ritual
- Ice Master House (Soyoun Kim) – tribute to Dutch ice-skating rituals
- Mermaid’s Song (Flo Arnold) – nod to the city’s connection with water
- Rush Hour (Studio OSSO) – chaotic two‑wheel traffic ritual
- In Bloom (Wilhelmusvlug) – flower-petal projection celebrating floral rituals
- Encounter (Vendel & de Wolf) – installation inspired by Perseid meteor swarm ritual
- Inspirare (Fabian Hupfauf & Adam Fierman) – breathing light piece encouraging mindfulness
- Polaris – light symbolising sun rituals
- Omen – electricity and lightning rituals
- Deepam (Vibhor Sogani) – Diwali-inspired oil lamp ritual of hope
- Spoonful – meal-sharing ritual visualization
- Mind Bridges (Jeroen Alexander Meijer) – bridge projections of schoolchildren’s rituals
- Les Voyageurs (Cédric le Borgne) – koi & human figures reflecting journey rituals
- Ice Master House – (if it’s a second location—check map)
- Mirror Moon – possibly repeated location
- In Bloom – appears at more than one canal site
- Polaris – projected on canal walls
- Omen – lightning bolt installation near Artis
- Rush Hour – again visible from boat or foot
- Ciao! – mirrored near Herengracht
- Deepam – seen further west along Prinsengracht
- Spoonful – continues along Brouwersgracht
- Inspirare – breathing pulses on canal arches
- Mind Bridges – shifting projected scenes
- Encounter – closing piece under final bridge before Centraal
Note: The festival map/app shows exact placements and order; some pieces like Mirror Moon, In Bloom, Ice Master House, and Rush Hour may appear in multiple places. I’ve listed each once at the first encounter along the clockwise loop for clarity.
You should also support the project by purchasing the official guide.
💬 Final Thoughts
Stroll, cycle, or sail through this thoughtfully curated loop, with each installation marking a unique ritualal story—from human gestures and seasonality to cosmic connections. Don’t forget to grab the festival app or printed map (€7–8) to ensure you experience all 27 works in order.