Transformation Digital Art 2026 is coming together. Nearly all speakers are confirmed, and regular tickets (passe-partout, day, student) are now available. Get yours now → li-ma.nl/article/tran...

Our next newsletter is landing soon ✉️ The latest on TDA 2026, plus fresh project updates from LI-MA. Subscribe now and don’t miss what’s next → li-ma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... Clip: Livinus & Jeep van de Bundt, Vijftig uit twee (1978) 6'56". In collections: RCE, LI-MA.

The 10th anniversary edition of our annual Transformation Digital Art symposium takes place on 26–27 March 2026. For the early deciders among you: you can still secure early-birds – don’t miss your chance before they’re gone → li-ma.nl/article/tran...

Holiday notice: the LI-MA office will be closed from 22 December to 2 January. We wish everyone a restful end of the year and look forward to reconnecting in 2026.

Today, the SBMK closes a milestone year and marks three decades of caring and sharing. Wen thank Paulien ’t Hoen as she steps down after 21 years of dedicated work, passing the baton to Ariënne Boelens and Kayleigh Kunst, and wish her all the best in what comes next.

Keep an eye on your inbox today! 📬 Our December newsletter goes out today, featuring new collaborative initiatives, early-birds for TDA 2026, the launch of Living Media Art, and a long read to accompany the slower days of the season. Stay in the loop → li-ma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

Early bird tickets for Transformation Digital Art 2026 are live – just in time for LI-MA's birthday! Our 10th-anniversary #TDA2026 edition explores networks as structures of collaboration, care, and trust. First programme details and tickets → li-ma.nl/article/tran...

A living platform for media art; Living Media Art is now live! An interactive community and online meeting space connecting artists, researchers, and audiences passionate about media art. Explore, learn, and take part → livingmediaart.li-ma.nl Co-developed with mot.

Who cares for Amiga artworks? Today, on World Digital Preservation Day, LI-MA and Netwerk Digitaal Erfgoed present a practical video series guiding media art professionals through preserving, accessing + reformatting works created with the iconic Amiga. Watch the series → li-ma.nl/article/who-...

In @parool.nl: MOKER - samenwerkingsverband van Amsterdamse kunstinstellingen (met o.a. LI-MA) - verbaasd over €3,2 miljoen steun voor H’art Museum, terwijl veel kleinere kunstinstellingen buiten subsidie vielen. 👉 Lees het artikel:

Two new works join LI-MA’s collection! 🌡️ HEAT by Martine Stig – An exploration of thermal imaging tracing shared presence and movement through time. 🪞 Samantha by Nina Yuen – A poetic meditation on identity, aging, and artificial intelligence. Browse our catalogue → li-ma.nl/catalogue/ar...

When LI-MA set out to build Living Media Art, the goal wasn’t just another online archive. Designer and media artist Florian van Zandwijk shares how the platform reimagines access, participation, and knowledge exchange in the digital age. 🔗 Revisit the full interview → li-ma.nl/article/livi...

An update on our future.

🌐 Save the date! LI-MA proudly presents the 10th edition of Transformation Digital Art, our annual international symposium dedicated to the preservation of digital art. This year's theme: Networks! More details coming soon. Read more → www.li-ma.nl/article/transformation-digital-art-2026

⏰ Reminder: Applications for LI-MA’s Supervisory Board close 1 October. Learn more and apply → li-ma.nl/article/vaca...

Without shared systems, media art’s rich history risks remaining siloed, hard to discover, and difficult to preserve. Read our reflections on how developing Linked Open Data standards helps make media art collections more connected, accessible, and resilient → li-ma.nl/article/conn...

Our newsletter is slated to hit your inbox at the end of the month! Stay in the loop – if you want to get a first look at TDA 2026, read more about our new platform, and learn what’s unfolding across our ongoing initiatives → li-ma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

As we mark #InternationalProgrammersDay, we reflect on how digital platforms can connect communities. For the occasion, we spoke with designer Florian van Zandwijk (studio mot) about shaping LI-MA’s new platform Living Media Art. Read the interview → li-ma.nl/article/livi...

How do we build resilient, human-curated knowledge beyond corporate influence and AI noise? On 18 Sept, join MU & the NADD for a Wikipedia edit-a-thon: an evening full of open knowledge and care for the digital commons! All you need is your laptop! More information → nadd.network/activiteiten...

From the LI-MA collection → Biennale Son: 🎥 Woody Vasulka’s 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 (1983), a layered video opera on Paganini & Berlioz. 🔊 Steina & Woody Vasulka’s 𝘕𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘴 (1974), an iconic experiment in video flicker and sound. More about the Biennale → en.biennaleson.ch

One year ago, LI-MA brought Dutch media art to the world stage at the 15th Gwangju Biennale 🇰🇷. Invited by the Dutch Embassy in South Korea, we curated the Netherlands Pavilion with 𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴, featuring works by artist duo Broersen & Lukács. Read about the exhibition → li-ma.nl/article/li-m...

Reminder! LI-MA is still seeking a new Supervisory Board member with expertise in the creative industries, makers’ practices, and digital arts. This role is a chance to support LI-MA’s mission to preserve and activate digital culture. Deadline: 1 October 2025. Apply → li-ma.nl/article/vaca...

On #DuurzameDinsdag we celebrate sustainable ideas – for the environment, but also for our culture. For LI-MA, sustainability means making sure digital artworks survive rapid tech changes and remain accessible. Find out how we’re making their preservation sustainable → li-ma.nl/article/coll...

How do we nurture a living, breathing community around media art in times of rapid technological change? In a new article, Esther van Rosmalen (@witterook.bsky.social) spotlights our emerging community platform, Living Media Art. Read the article → li-ma.nl/article/futu...

Read up on the latest updates of our Connecting Media Art project and discover how we are harnessing Linked Open Data to improve the visibility and accessibility of make art collections. Here's our report li-ma.nl/article/a-br...

Two works from our collection land in WG Film Festival: TIME/METAMORPHOSIS at LAB111 in Amsterdam. 🎞️ Mateo Vega’s 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘙𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘭 dissects the city’s symbolic blueprints. And Judith Westerveld’s 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘴 revives an |xam legend. 📅 27 & 28 Aug 🎟️ www.lab111.nl

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𝗩𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆: 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗟𝗜-𝗠𝗔. Are you rooted in digital art and the creative industries? Ready to help us shape the future of media art? 🚀 Profile: creative industries, makers & digital arts. Read the full vacancy: li-ma.nl/article/vaca... #mediaart #vacancy #creativeindustries

August at LI-MA: a deep dive into Living Media Art ahead of September’s platform launch, insights from projects old and new, and more. 📥 Subscribe to get the full story straight to your inbox → li-ma.nl/news-and-new...

Today’s International Cat Day has us thinking about Cat Royale, in which feline residents roam a purpose-built environment, their world subtly shaped by an AI caretaker.

From floppy disks to forgotten formats, Amiga-based art from the 1980s–90s faces serious preservation risks. LI-MA’s AMIGA NU project digs into how these early digital works were made – and what it takes to care for them today. 🔗 Guides, findings, and tools now online → li-ma.nl/article/how-...

Can a robot give you a hug? ‘Embrace Angels’ invites you to find out. This interactive performance-installation by award-winning artist duo Karen Lancel & Hermen Maat explores intimacy, touch, and trust between humans and machines.

Save the date: Transformation Digital Art is back on 26–27 March 2026. Join us for two days of dialogue, research and reflection at the intersection of preservation, presentation, and sustainability in media art. More details soon → li-ma.nl

Are you passionate about media culture, preservation, and archival research? LI-MA is looking for a motivated intern to support our ongoing exploration of 50 years of Dutch media art history through the Montevideo/TBA and NIMk archives. Read more and apply → li-ma.nl/article/vaca...

Artist in Focus: Miguel-Ángel Cárdenas This summer, LI-MA celebrates the legacy of Miguel-Ángel Cárdenas: Colombian-Dutch pioneer of video art, queer provocateur, and founder of Amsterdam’s first artist-run space. Discover more → li-ma.nl/article/arti...

LI-MA launches new research into the Montevideo/TBA and NIMk archives, mapping 50 years of media art history in the Netherlands. Read more → www.li-ma.nl/article/project-archive-research-montevideo-tba-ni-mk

From the success of the REBOOT exhibition to vital strides in digital art preservation and international collaboration, 2024 was a year of impact and momentum. We’re grateful for the support that allows us to carry our mission forward. Read our annual report → site24.li-ma.nl/strapi/uploa...

12½ Years LI-MA: Cultural Matter 🔍 A platform where code met conversation. From on-site installations to online experiments, Cultural Matter opened up new ways to engage with digital art. Read more → li-ma.nl/article/12-y...

How do we ensure media art remains visible, accessible, and meaningful across generations? From digital platforms to collaborative archiving, LI-MA reflects on 12+ years of building infrastructures for care, visibility, and access. Read the full story → li-ma.nl/article/12-y...

12½ years of LI-MA means 12½ years of care, curiosity, and experimentation. Discover how UNFOLD reimagined media art preservation through reinterpretation – bridging past, present, and future. Read more → lhttps://li-ma.nl/article/12-5-years-of-li-ma-unfold-reimagining-media-art/

Are you passionate about media art, preservation, and digital culture? Join LI-MA as an intern and work with a dedicated team of experts to help keep media art visible, accessible, and alive for future generations. Interested? Read on for more information → li-ma.nl/article/inte...

Our June newsletter has dropped 📩 Inside: from media legacies revisited, analogue futures, and reflections on how media art keeps moving, transforming, and talking back. To keep up with future LI-MA updates, make sure to subscribe → li-ma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

12½ Years LI-MA: Artists Talking Back to the Media 🗣️Revisiting an incisive media intervention that still echoes – and our collaborative effort with de Appel to cast a new lens on this landmark event. Read more → li-ma.nl/article/12-y...

What does it mean to preserve a photograph today? On 11 June, SBMK and FOMU present a day-long symposium exploring strategies for acquiring, registering & caring for complex photographic works. More info → sbmk.nl/nl/activitei... 📸 Kaat Somers during TDA 2025. Photo by Alex Heuvink.

Soft launch underway 🚀 Living Media Art, our new community platform, enters its pilot phase. Over the coming months, we’ll be testing and refining it with invited users. Read more → li-ma.nl/article/intr...

How do we preserve the fleeting, hybrid experiences of digital culture? What does it mean to archive ephemerality? At #FIBERFestival2025, LI-MA director Gaby Wijers, alongside Alex Scholz, Cathy Van Eck, and Dragan Espenschied speak to the shared challenge of safeguarding digital heritage.

As LI-MA prepares for the 10th edition of Transformation Digital Art, we’re opening space for feedback from our network. What themes do you believe deserve attention? Please share your input before 16 June → docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 📸 Transformation Digital Art 2025. Photo by Alex Heuvink

Coming soon 💻 Living Media Art: a community-driven platform for discovering, sharing, and discussing media art. Created by Florian van Zandwijk (studio mot) in close collaboration with a dedicated feedback group, and launching this September. Follow along as we build toward the release!

🔔 Final chance! Visit the exhibition 𝘞𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘭𝘴𝘦 at Loods6 before it closes on 25 May – free entry, open Thu–Sun, 12–18h! Read more → li-ma.nl/article/we-c...

On 22 May at Tilburg Regional Archives, Marjolein van de Ven (Stedelijk Museum Breda) will share insights on opening up Moniek Toebosch’s archive ⁠– a project in collaboration with LI-MA and @rozenstraat-arose.bsky.social, and supported by @fondspodiumkunsten.bsky.social.