Practical information, rates & FAQ

It is not possible to rent Eye Bar Restaurant and/or the terrace separately. The restaurant is located in the Arena, the open space in the middle of the museum, that is freely accessible to all visitors. This area is opened daily until 1:00 or 2:00. An event in the Arena is therefore only possible with an exclusive rental of the entire building. Due to Eye's function as a museum, this is only possible a few times per year. We will be happy to inform you about the possibilities.

Eye Bar Restaurant does not have rooms to have a private meeting, lunch, or dinner.

There are three dayparts: morning from 8:00 until 12:00, afternoon from 13:00 until 17:00. and evening from 18:00 until 23:00. For example, if your event lasts from 9:00 until 17:00, two dayparts will be charged. If you would like to rent the space for a longer period, we charge an hourly fee for maximum 1 extra hour and after that the full daypart.

All event spaces are including Eye furniture and regular cleaning. The prices of the cinemas include projection on the big screen, standard sound & light, and a lectern. The prices of the multi-purpose rooms include a lectern and flipchart. In the Foyer, additionally a narrowcasting screen and wall projection is included.

Besides the rental of the rooms, we can also provide extra products or services, e.g. catering, staff, guided tours and (extra) audiovisual equipment. This is optional and not included in the room rental.

Cinema 1 to 4 are only available on weekdays until maximum 17:00, due to Eye’s public function and own programming. The other event spaces are available in the evenings.

Select Catering is our exclusive caterer, so it is not possible to choose another caterer. Eye is proud of the cooperation with Select Catering because of the good quality and service and we would like to show that to all our guests.

Catering up to 100 people will be provided by Eye Banqueting, an initiative from Select Catering, but housed in Eye. From 100 people Select Catering will take care of the catering. Please feel free to request a quotation from them. Of course we can also put you in touch for a customized quotation.

For events in the cinemas, multi-purpose rooms and catering areas, catering will be provided by our exclusive caterer Select Catering or Eye Banqueting.

Of course you are welcome for a drink, snack, lunch, or dinner in Eye Bar Restaurant when you are a small group. A reservation is recommended.

In IJ-Lounge, Waterfront, and Room at the Top you can use the plug & play audiovisual set (projection and sound for your presentation). The costs are € 100 for one daypart and € 150 for two or more dayparts. You can expand this package with maximum two microphones (€ 85 per piece).

For the Studio, you can rent a mobile screen at the same rate.

We strongly recommend our preferred partner BeamSystems. They have worked on all big events with us since the opening and ensure that everything concerning AV runs smoothly. They take care of all technical concerns and your advantage is their knowledge of our building and spaces. Your contact person can advise you when extra AV from BeamSystems is needed.

It is allowed to place it in the private event spaces. The possibilities for branding are numerous. We would be happy to put you in touch with one of our suppliers. Eye is a museum, so we kindly ask you to let us know beforehand what kind of decoration or promotion you will bring. Banners, flags, stands, posters, et cetera are not allowed in all open public areas.

There is an open social Wi-Fi connection available that can be used by all visitors in Eye. This is limited in its up- and download speed. For events we recommend a faster, private connection. For a fee, an extra Wi-Fi hotspot will be installed for this.

More information about nearby parking can be found here.

This is possible at the landing stage at the front of the building, close to the stairs of the main entrance. Boats cannot stay there.

Eye does not have hotel rooms. However, we can advise you about nearby possibilities.

There are various possibilities for Eye extras. For example with a word of welcome from Eye, a video about Eye that is shown during your event, or a tour about the architecture or through the changing exhibition. It is also possible to show unique footage from our Collection Center. Would you like something active and would you like to learn more about film? Then we recommend a creative workshop.

We always recommend guests to use public transport. From the north side at station Amsterdam Centraal, take the free ferry F3 to ‘Buiksloterweg’. This ferry runs 24 hours per day, every few minutes. The total travelling time from Central Station is less than 10 minutes.

The closest parking garage is A'DAM Parking (3 min. by foot).

There are two other big parking garages close to station Amsterdam Centraal: Parking Centrum Oosterdok and IJDock car park (20 min. by foot).

Street parking is possible in the Van der Pek neighbourhood (15 min. by foot).

More information about nearby parking can be found here.

Loading and unloading is possible at the supplier entrance at the backside of the premises (North side). If the event is on the first, second or third floor, it is possible to use the elevator at the staff entrance. The various entrances are indicated on this map. Please note: there are no parking spaces.

Eye's entire building is accessible to people in wheelchairs. The elevator is located right next to the main entrance staircase (staff entrance). In Eye's cinemas, there are always two places reserved for wheelchairs. There are two accessible parking spots in the A'DAM Parking garage (follow exit ‘A’DAM Toren’).