NEB Festival 2026 Events

Discover highlights of the Art & History Museum on a captivating guided tour featuring some of the most remarkable pieces from the collection.

RZZ Satellite takes place at the historic ZEKIWA factory site in Zeitz, Germany, home of the New European Bauhaus Real World Laboratory ZEKIWA Zeitz.

EURAU 26 LATITUDES aims at contributing to the contemporary debate on architectural research as a practice.

A guided walking tour of several Community Land Trust projects in Brussels, organised by the European CLT Network and CLT Brussels. Across Europe, more than 500 Community Land Trusts steward over 6,000 homes, with 25,000 more in development.

A hands-on exploration of design, shapes, lines, and colours, with a focus on observation, understanding, and creating original objects.

xploring the use of natural materials in art and artefacts, including aesthetics and design inspired by nature.

The architecture school for kids developed through industry-academia collaboration

Explore bio-based materials, modular and adaptable architecture designs, and how materials are reused and recycled with the Circular Threads workshop.

In this interactive 30-minute workshop, participants will use a specialised digital microscope and computer set-up to analyse mineral and rock samples.

How do you measure whether a project is truly beautiful, sustainable, and inclusive? The JRC's NEB self-assessment method offers a structured approach: 29 KPIs across the three NEB dimensions, implemented in a free online tool.

Lex Ecologicae is a project of essays, interviews, footnotes, and bibliographies emerging from questions surrounding legal, scientific and artistic ‘Representations of Nature’.

Common Spaces invites participants to attach thematic cards to a wall mounted timeline and start discussions around sustainable food systems. The timeline will be in close proximity to Trans Europe Halles' Mobil kitchen, another space for public intervention.

Introduction with Francesca Bria.

Orfeo presents My Dream Home, a film by Vanessa Mbuyi exploring the idea of home through the experiences of women and children living in emergency shelters run by the Samu Social.
Through personal storytelling, the film opens a space for dialogue and reflection.

Copenhagen Future City Walk is an experiential, guided exploration of how the New European Bauhaus values may be lived and felt in future urban contexts.

The event brings together a diverse group of speakers to share perspectives on affordable housing, with a focus on design and its role in searching sustainable solutions.

From feeds to streets: Social media, democracy, and the future of our cities

Hárúz is a dance performance that delves into resilience following experiences that put one’s true essence at stake.

The satellite event includes two central components: a public panel discussion on Aesthetics for the 21st Century: Design Connected to Nature, and an exhibition of award-winning student works.