Council Room

Gatherings in symbolic company

About this room

In the Council room you have symbolic company. The fireplace is decorated with the fundamental principles of KIT Royal Tropical Institute: Ganesha for ethnology, Hermes for trading and the angels for hygiene.

Under their watchful eye, you can enjoy a drink or tasteful dinner and have an inspired meeting. The Council Room can be connected with the Governors’ Room and the Boardroom These three rooms form our very own Amsterdam Downing Street.

Do you want to know more?

Contact us

Vivien Rutgers

Commercial Manager

events@kit.nl

Frequently asked questions

How to get there by car?

Take the Watergraafsmeer/Diemen (s113) exit from the A10 ring road. At the end of the road choose the exit heading to Centrum/Watergraafsmeer. Continue through via the Middenweg that turns into the Linnaeusstraat. Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen is located at the end of this street on the corner of Mauritskade.
Where is the nearest parking garage?
- Q-Park Oostpoort
- Polderweg 92
- 1093 KP Amsterdam
From this parking garage you can take tram 19 and you will arrive to our building in two stops.
How do I get there using public transport?

The Tram stops Alexanderplein and Linnaeusstraat are both right in front of our building and are easy and quickly available:

From Amsterdam Central Station: tram 14 – tram stop Alexanderplein

From Amsterdam Sloterdijk: tram 19 – tram stop Alexanderplein

From Diemen: tram 19 – tram stop Linnaeusstraat 1e van Swindenstraat

About KIT

KIT Royal Tropical Institute is an independent centre of expertise and education for sustainable development. We assist governments, NGOs and private corporations around the world to build inclusive and sustainable societies, while measuring their impact.

Guided by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, our work focuses on health, gender, economic development and intercultural cooperation.

Facts & figures

Countries in which we are active
50+

Sustainable Economic Development, Gender and Health Projects
196

Health Professionals trained at KIT
3,024

Nationalities of Participants
95

People trained by Intercultural Professionals
1,895

Events by Conferences & Events
1,925

The SDG house at KIT Royal Tropical Institute hosts a diverse range of forward-thinking entrepreneurs, NGOs and organisations all working towards achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through partnerships, co-creation and the exchange of ideas, we aim to maximise our collective impact.

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