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By popular demand, a combined tour of two DOWN TO EARTH exhibitions

Co-curator Jurgen Bey takes participants through WATERSCHOOL M4H+, a working exhibition in the studio of Studio Makkink & Bey. Jurgen will expand on the exposed works of designers, artists and architects as well as on the ideas and vision underlying the concept of the Waterschool. There will be plenty of opportunity for questions and conversation.

^{Waterschool M4H+ outdoor installation}

^{image: Aad Hoogendoorn}

Next, you ride your bike and visit five plots in the Merwe-Vierhavens area, five Water School outdoor installations that tell five distinctive stories about how people could sustainably live and work at these locations in the near future.

In the Keilepand, the co-curator of RECLAIMING THE COMMONS, Thijs van Spaandonk, takes over. Thijs will expand on the exhibition’s arguments and underlying ideas, and he will answer questions. In particular, he will elaborate on the need to give civil society a say in the energy transition. Because the exhibition is a call to reclaim the commons, and therefore: no energy transition without a social transition!

^{Guided Tour of RECLAIMING THE COMMONS}

^{picture: Aad Hoogendoorn}

Booking a guided tour
There are two tours. Tour A starts at 2 p.m. at the Keilezaal; Tour B starts at 2 p.m. at Studio Makkink & Bey.
A tour takes three hours. To book, click here and choose Tour A or Tour B.

Within cycling distance
The two exhibition venues are within cycling distance of each other, the outdoor installations that are part of the WATERSCHOOL M4H+ exhibition are located along the route. We advise you to ride your own bike to the biennale. If that's not possible, you can loan one from the IABR at the Keilepand. You can sign up for your IABR–bike at the reception desk of the Keilezaal.

Tour A
2 to 3 p.m.: RECLAIMING THE COMMONS by Thijs van Spaandonk
3.10 to 3.50 p.m.: ride your bike and visit the outdoor installations of WATERSCHOOL M4H+
4 to 5 p.m.: WATERSCHOOL M4H+ by Jurgen Bey

Tour B
2 to 3 p.m.: WATERSCHOOL M4H+ by Jurgen Bey

3.10 to 3.50 p.m.: ride your bike and visit the outdoor installations of WATERSCHOOL M4H+
4 to 5 p.m.:RECLAIMING THE COMMONS by Thijs van Spaandonk

Location
Starting point Tour A: Keilezaal, Keilestraat 9, Rotterdam
Starting point Tour B: Studio Makkink & Bey, Marconistraat 85, Rotterdam

Language
Depending on the composition of the group, the language spoken will be Dutch or English.

Visitor information
For all visitor information including route, location and Covid-19 guidelines for the tour, please click here.