Westergas is Amsterdam’s Cultural Park. Open day and night for anyone with an appetite for new energy. The site used to be home to a factory that kept the lights of the city burning. Today, its monumental industrial buildings are the setting for extraordinary cultural experiences.
With great partners and programming, we make art and culture accessible to local and international guests. Cultural Park Westergas is a green, vibrant oasis, where you can come to recharge. Cross the bridge and discover an ideal small world where you will always come away feeling enriched.
For many years, Westergas, located in the green Westerpark, has been a household name in Amsterdam. Since 2018, the monumental factory buildings have been owned by Duncan & Lisca Stutterheim, real estate company MILLTEN and Harvest Vastgoed. A trust was established for this purpose with young Amsterdam investors, and one entrepreneur from the Dutch province of Twente, who want to turn Westergas into a Cultural District for this and future generations.
Iconic event locations
The Cultural Park has no less than 17 buildings which are managed by real estate company MILLTEN and Harvest Vastgoed. Of the 17 properties, three are operated by Westergas, the event company of Duncan & Lisca Stutterheim and Foppe Eshuis & Lennart Rottier (MILLTEN). With the iconic Gashouder, the industrial De Wester (the former Transformatorhuis), and the picturesque Meterhuisje, Westergas provides broad programming for everyone, for all ages and for every budget.
The Cultural Park
The other historic buildings at Westergas are home to a host of permanent tenants, also known as our residents. We offer room to creative, cultural and innovative entrepreneurs who contribute to our Cultural Park. In collaboration with MILLTEN, we strive for a carefully curated mix across the site. Our doors are always open to new tenants with inspiring ideas.
Collaboration with Stadsdeel West
Since 2025, Westergas and Stadsdeel West present themselves as Cultuurpark Westergas. Responsibilities remain unchanged: Westergas manages and curates all programming within the monumental buildings, while Stadsdeel West is responsible for the public space. This shared responsibility allows the site to grow as a whole and enables us to continue investing in a future proof Cultural Park Westergas.
The place for a unique art experience
Once a gas factory that powered the lights of Amsterdam, now a cultural stage for this and the next generation
Cross the bridge and discover a perfect little world
The acclaimed photography fair UNSEEN in the Gashouder
Between historic buildings and green avenues, a world unfolds where you can lose yourself
The setting for new chapters
Contemporary art during UNBOUD at De Wester