A wonderful feature in Het Parool on the new collaborative presentation of LI-MA x Nxt at Nxt Museum, exploring the pioneering years of media art through the MonteVideo archive.

On June 22 & 23, CONTENT MACHINES - Requies brings together talks, screenings, and live interventions, unfolding online via Distant.Gallery and in Amsterdam at LI-MA. Across two evenings, we the aesthetics and politics of automation. More info & tickets → li-ma.nl/article/cont...

On #InternationalMuseumDay 2026, we reflect on the role museums can play in holding space for complexity, dialogue, and collective memory. At a time marked by division, museums remain places where different perspectives and communities can meet, to engage with difference critically and with care.

How do we connect media art collections beyond one institution? In this interview, Petra Dreiskämper, Joost Dofferhoff & Jaap van der Kreeft share insights, plus reflections on LI-MA’s Connecting Media Art project and its vision for digital heritage. Read more ↓ li-ma.nl/article/refl...

United in diversity, or drifting apart? On 30 April, during Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, LI-MA presents a programme reflecting on Europe as both idea and fracture. From Nicolas Provost to Ulay, artists question borders, identity, and belonging. More info → li-ma.nl/article/li-m...

From GPS traces to autonomous agents, locative media art rethinks how space is produced. In a new article, Marijn Bril reflects on Connecting Data, Art and Location at Transformation Digital Art 2026. Read more → li-ma.nl/article/conn...

From 🎨 🖼️ to 👾 💻 – the exhibition 𝘗𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘭 𝘗𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴 at @museum boijman Van Beuningen connects early digital pioneers with contemporary artists, showing how their innovations continue to shape visual culture today.

LI‑MA is expanding its team! We’re hiring for two part-time positions: a Time-Based Media Conservator (16–24h/week) and a Documentalist / Researcher (8h/week, 8 months). Join us in working closely with artists, museums, and international partners. Applications are open → li-ma.nl/article/vaca...

Read our recap of #TDA2026. What transpired over 2 days of critical conversations, hands-on workshops, and meaningful exchange over the present and future of digital art → li-ma.nl/article/reca...

The end of #TDA2026 Day 2 turns to locative art projects, moving from the blockchain dérive of Jan Robert Leegte’s Wanderer, to bringing older works to the present.

Can AI support the conservation and stewardship of media art? Or help connect and compare video art archives and connections? And how to address biases in the documentation of intangible heritage? #TDA2026

Artist Nestor Siré brings a perspective from Cuba, where local ingenuity grapples with infrastructural limitations, and urges us to approach technology from a local point of view. #TDA2026

Media art collections are often siloed from each other. Our first panel of the day at #TDA2026 highlights projects and initiatives that aim to connect archives collections, and data.

Immersive installations have taken over the cultural sector, presented as highly shareable spectacle. In her keynote during #TDA2026, Amira Gad problematises how digital infrastructures can reproduce existing imbalances to the detriment of critical engagement with art.

LI-MA founder and director Gaby Wijers is kicking off Day 2 of Transformation Digital Art 2026! A look back at 10 editions of LI-MA’s symposium on media art preservation #TDA2026

Day One of #TDA2026 is done – another full day of conversations ahead tomorrow! As a preview, read our latest update on the Connecting Media Art (2025–2026) project before project lead Tjarda de Haan presents it live → li-ma.nl/article/refl...

We end the day with a remote contribution from @jonaslund.com (all the way from Hong Kong) to discuss his work ‘Network Maintenance’. #TDA2026

#TDA2026 is also a space where new ideas can be tested, presented, and developed via peer feedback. Researcher Aga Wielocha presents an emerging accessible repository of preservation processes and practices.

Inge Hinterwaldner and Annet Dekker discuss artistic, museum, curatorial, and civic preservation strategies for net-based artworks. What new forms of categorisation can emerge even in moments of crisis? #TDA2026

Time-based media art conservator at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Flaminia Fortunato and art historian & researcher Chiara Borgonovo ask: If we imagine our practice as a carrier bag, what do we bring in it? #TDA2026

In the face of extractive digital infrastructures and an opaque technoscientific apparatus, Brian Castriota & Helia Marçal (@uclhistoryofart.bsky.social) a propose care as an aspirational political proposition and the potential of refusal as a site of ethics and gesture of resistance. #TDA2026

Next up: Ronny Heiremans (Jubilee) on collective ownership, shared archives, and artistic infrastructures that function as living systems rather than static collections. #TDA2026

A deep dive into net art histories with Tereza Havlíková and Sakrowski (@zfn.bsky.social), focusing on how early internet artworks can be preserved without losing their context. #TDA2026

Kelani Nichole (@kelani.bsky.social) of @transfergallery.bsky.social at #TDA2026 on decentralised archives and artist-owned preservation. A strong case for new models of care and governance in digital art.

Live from #TDA2026: In her keynote, Sarah Friend (@isthisa.com) reflects on digital (im)permanence, online games as worlds, and the impossible longing to evade death through permanent data storage. A thoughtful start to Day One.

Day One of #TDA2026 has begun. Director Gaby Wijers welcomes us to this special 10th anniversary edition of our annual symposium: “Without care this important part of our cultural heritage will be lost – accessibility is key.”

This Thursday and Friday – welcome to Amsterdam! li-ma.nl/article/tran... Transformation Digital Art 2026 — @li-ma-media-art.bsky.social's 10th anniversary international symposium on the preservation of digital art, 26–27 March 2026

What role can artists play in shaping the technological infrastructures of the future? In our latest Q&A, New York–based curator and technologist Kelani Nichole reflects on trust-based infrastructures and the future of experimental media art. Read the interview → li-ma.nl/article/insi...

𝘈𝘮𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘙𝘌𝘈𝘓𝘛𝘐𝘔𝘌 returns to Amsterdam. On view in the hall of Stadsarchief Amsterdam. 24 March – 14 June 2026 · Free admission Read our interview with artist Esther Polak → li-ma.nl/article/mapp...

Can AI deepen connection to place instead of pulling us away from it? Ahead of Transformation Digital Art 2026, we spoke with Nick Tandavanitj of Blast Theory about AI, trust & participatory media art. Read the interview → li-ma.nl/article/insi...

LI-MA leads international conversation on collaboration and care in digital art with Transformation Digital Art. 150+ participants explore how digital art can be sustained in a shifting tech landscape. Plus: a special launch 👀 Read our latest press release → mailchi.mp/li-ma/persbe...

What happens when the internet doesn’t arrive – or arrives too late? Ahead of TDA 2026, artist Néstor Siré reflects on El Paquete Semanal as a cultural ecosystem born from Cuba’s offline networks. Read his perspective on technology, community, and artistic agency → li-ma.nl/article/insi...

This season, we spotlight Sebastián Díaz Morales as our Artist in Focus. His recent work "One Glass Eye Melting" reworks dystopian imagery to question how we live with images of disaster. Read more and explore his work → li-ma.nl/article/arti...

Should digital systems last forever? At Transformation Digital Art 2026, Sarah Friend’s keynote will question this deeply rooted assumption. Curious about what to expect from the programme? Read our interview with her ahead of our symposium → li-ma.nl/article/insi...

Tickets for Transformation Digital Art 2026 are gone! The full programme is out – discover talks, workshops, and highlights shaping the present and future of digital art and its care. Read the latest press release → mailchi.mp/li-ma/persbe...

Keeping #Amiga media art alive: what does that mean today? "Who Cares for Amiga Artworks?" is a practical video series by LI-MA, created in collaboration with #NetwerkDigitaalErfgoed. Video: Luc Shraauwers Font by: Patrick H. Lauke - Amiga Topaz (CC BY 3.0) Watch → li-ma.nl/article/who-...

Transformation Digital Art 2026 – @li-ma-media-art.bsky.social's 10th anniversary international symposium on the preservation of digital art, 26-27 March 2026 li-ma.nl/article/tran... LI-MA, Arie Biemondstraat 111, 1054 PD Amsterdam

How do we preserve #Amiga media art today? "Who Cares for Amiga Artworks?" is a practical video series guiding professionals through the preservation of Amiga-based art. Made in collaboration with #NetwerkDigitaalErfgoed. Curious? Dive into the tutorials → li-ma.nl/article/who-...

⏳ Passe-partout tickets for Transformation Digital Art 2026 are nearly gone! Day tickets and student tickets are still available. Register to join us in March → li-ma.nl/article/tran...

Blue Monday is the third Monday of the year, and a day believed to be the gloomiest. If you're in a funk, remember: January is temporary. Clips: Nan Hoover, Blue Mountains/Australia (1988). In collection: LI-MA.

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: