We have chosen a special venue for the Integrating Cities Amsterdam 2012 conference.
Felix Meritis, European Centre for Art, Culture and Science.

Felix Meritis: A European Public Space in Amsterdam, Belgrade, Tbilisi, Novosibirsk, Brussels and beyond...

Felix Meritis is an independent European centre for art, culture, science as well as an (inter)national meeting place in Amsterdam. In Felix Meritis art, culture, philosophy and politics are matters of everyday life. It continues the values of the Enlightenment that led its founders (40 citizens) to erect one of the grandest buildings on the Keizersgracht with Holland's oldest purpose-built concert hall (opened in 1788).

It provides the European public with the space for reflection and connection, a home in which to network and be surprised. We believe in (the need for) cultural diversity in Europe as an engine of progress and social cohesion. Under the motto "Connecting Cultures" we foster the European dialogue and take part in national and international cultural networks.

Through deeper understanding and dialogue with different groups in Europe and the world, Felix Meritis strengthen the insight into and understanding of the European cultural integration process among citizens of Amsterdam, Europe and the world.