​Amsterdam’s De School unveils 160-page book charting the club’s history

Amsterdam nightclub De School has unveiled a new 160-page book charting the venue’s eight-year history.

Titled HET ALTIJD, the limited edition book promises a visual look at De School throughout the years, featuring a translucent dust cover and elastic binding.

“Your 160-page visual journey to and through De School Amsterdam,” the book’s description reads. “A sensory, rearrangeable and time-transcending capsule of individual and communal experiences. Back to what once was and now is — voor altijd.”

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HET ALTIJD is currently priced at €35, and will be available to purchase “soon”, De School has confirmed, with a waiting list to buy the book now open online.

In January, De School closed permanently after eight years. First opened in 2016 in a converted technical school, the venue hosted club nights, concerts, a restaurant, a café, an exhibition space, and a gym.

Its closure followed a string of parties over the winter, with a final music programme including the likes of Aba Shanti-I, Beatrice M., DJ Storm, Mala, mad miran, Palms Trax, Paramida, VTSS, and more.

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In June, De School revealed a new digital archive featuring more than 800 DJ sets and live performances recorded at the Amsterdam nightclub over the years.

Het Archief spans almost a decade’s worth of music, available to listen to via De School’s website. The archives was the product of “months of action behind closed club doors” following the club’s January closure.

“Het Archief is a time capsule for the present and future, as well as a testimony to the time-transcending value of club culture,” they said. “More than anything, it’s a shared space to simply get lost in (music) once more.”

Find out more about HET ALTIJD here.

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