Zero-waste living, developing future-proof materials such as tiles made of duckweed, walls made of seaweed and beer from rainwater. On the banks of the New Maas, on the Maasboulevard, in that building we often still just call Tropicana, there stands the blue city. Bright minds, pioneers and inventors are working together with nature and on the Rotterdam of tomorrow.

During an Expedition BlueCity, dive into the world of BlueCity in one afternoon and get a tour of the former subtropical swimming paradise. Take a look at the BlueCity Lab, the world's first circularly remodeled bio lab, meet a circular entrepreneur and smell, taste and see how the circular economy is getting hands on in BlueCity!

Discover how fungi can contribute to a sustainable future

It's always bubbling and buzzing at BlueCity, but in the fungilab in the basement of the old wave pool just a little bit more. Large bottles and bioreactors and hundreds of culture dishes are filled here with fungi and other microorganisms, which Nick van Biezen raises and studies for interesting properties. That you can do a lot more with fungi than you might think, he proves like no other. From color pigments to medicinal applications and from meat substitutes to sheet materials for construction: discover how mold technology offers opportunities for a sustainable future. Indeed, during this Expedition, we visit mold expert Nick van Biezen of Bio-aNAlytiX van Biezen.

Upon presentation of a student card, you will receive a €5 discount. Use the discount code STUDENT24. 

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