Workshops — 24, May 31, 2026, 7, Jun 14, 2026

Welcome to Taka's Poppenhoek (roll play area)! A playful place where you can discover drag and explore new sides of yourself. Join creative and fun workshops by Taka Taka and Niki Milioni. Nothing is mandatory – you can just come as you are.

Price
You can participate from the age of 15. Admission is free — incl. museum ticket. 
Location
Studio Canvas & Object
Time
May 24, 1 pm until 4 pm
May 31, 1 pm until 4 pm
Jun 7, 1 pm until 4 pm
Jun 14, 1 pm until 4 pm
Admission
Send an e-mail to publicprogram@stedelijk.nl in which you clearly mention the date on which you will come. There is room for a maximum of 15 people per afternoon.

What does masculinity look like beyond the clichés?

In the exhibition Beyond the Manosphere – Masculinities Today, contemporary artists explore masculinity as an agent and performance of power – but also as a lived reality that can be conflicting, banal, unsteady and tender. They approach masculinity as a broad and layered phenomenon, beyond dominant clichés. Ranging from video and sculpture to painting and performance, the works offer a multi-layered exploration of the ways ideas about masculinity manifest in systems, images, and everyday experiences.

Building on this exhibition, we’re hosting a series of small-scale, inclusive workshops where you can experiment with identity and character making yourself. Taka’s Poppenhoek is a safe, low-stimulus, and playful environment for anyone who normally has limited access to nightlife or club culture.

No cameras, no judgement — just warmth and room to be yourself.

Experimentation with makeup, costumes, and expression is at the heart of it. We’re keeping it intentionally intimate: no photography or video allowed. Come as you are, or as you wish to be. We look forward to seeing you there!

ABOUT TAKA TAKA

Panagiotis Panagiotakopoulos (GR), a.k.a. Taka Taka, is a dragtivist, educator, queer theorist and independent curator based in Amsterdam. They are the godmother of the drag House of Hopelezz, mother of the drag king House of Løstbois, and co‑founder of the non‑profit Drag King Academy Amsterdam. Since 2013, Taka Taka has produced performances as art director for Amsterdam’s sex‑positive underground club Church. Trained as a professional make‑up artist, they studied Fine Arts at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie and completed a Master in Arts at the Dutch Art Institute. Their current research focuses on drag mothering as an artistic educational model within the DAS support PhD programme THIRD. Taka Taka regularly shares their methodologies through lectures, workshops and collaborations with Dutch and international art institutions, including SOA/AIDS Nederland and Global AIDS Village.

ABOUT NIKI MILIONI

Niki Milioni (1989) is active as an artist, designer, and facilitator of creative processes. She also works as a children's coach and meditation guide. From a young age, she found ways to express herself through clothing. Without using words or sound, she could communicate—breathing through color, shape, and texture. This visual language gave her strength, joy, and a sense of connection to the world around her. In her work with people, she is dedicated to fostering inner freedom, love, creativity, and self-expression.

Niki studied fashion design at the Rietveld Academy, completed training in yoga and child coaching, and earned a master's degree in Community Art and Design at ArtEZ. During this time, she developed modedoen: a playful discovery space for children focused on embodied self-expression. 

Together with initiator Taka Taka, she facilitates The Closet every week.