The Sandberg Instituut

The Sandberg Instituut was established in 1990 by former Gerrit Rietveld Academie Director Simon den Hartog, and developed into a fully recognised educational institution with several Master’s programmes by its first Director, Jos Houweling.

The course directors, who are prominent artists, designers, theorists and curators with international practices, invite tutors and guests who are able to challenge the students to critically reflect on their profession, their work and their progress.

Research at Sandberg Instituut is research that opens the possibilities of imagination. This means that questioning dominant paradigms becomes embedded in the way we approach learning, making and creating.