Amsterdam is the creative hotspot of the Netherlands: here there are many museums and cultural centers and every year new studios are established where artists, filmmakers, designers, art directors and web designers search for innovation in our visual and material culture. But for this they draw on a long history. How does this cross-fertilization work between different art forms, and between old and new In this course you study the modern developments in design, media, art and architecture from a historical and theoretical perspective. You learn how to make connections between past and present, and between different art forms.