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No parking for three hours in the Museumplein underground garage: here is art

No parking for three hours in the Museumplein underground garage: here is art

This Friday, level -2 of the Museumplein parking garage in Amsterdam will host Signal'26, a three-hour art exhibition featuring work from twenty recent Dutch design and art academy graduates. The event transforms a common parking space into a temporary venue to showcase the talents of emerging artists.

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Based on reporting by parool. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.

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