The Red Light District: nowadays one of the symbolic icons that portray Amsterdam globally as utmost tolerant: towards prostitution, drugs, beliefs, sexual orientation, religion, cultures, race... Miriam Wijkman (Faculty of Law VU), Law, guides us around the Red Light District and the development of the legal status of prostitution and the ongoing debate. And Silke Muylaert, historian at the Faculty of Religion and Theology at VU University, explains how Catholics celebrated their – not publicly tolerated – religion privately in the hidden attic church Ons’ Lieve Heer op Solder.
De Wallen and Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder
AYA Science and Society Tour
What scientific stories are hidden behind the Amsterdam facades? Amsterdam Young Academy (AYA) presents the AYA Science <+> Society Tour, visiting eight locations in Amsterdam. Miram Wijkman (VU) and Silke Muylaert (VU) share their perspective on Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder and De Wallen.
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