OMI (Office for Metropolitan Information) is a foundation from Rotterdam, established in 2015 by Pieter Kuster, which aims to increase and broaden the public interest in architecture, urban culture and urban development.OMI About Retrieved 2021-06-09
Start OMI and an organization of Rotterdam architecture guides started in 2015 together in a part of the Schieblock,Ainley, Nathaniel, Here's Rotterdam as a City for Ants Vice Media (2015-07-14) Retrieved 2021-06-09 east of the Rotterdam Station. As of 2019, OMI has its own space at the Schietbaanstraat in the Oude Westen district.(Dutch) OMI vertelt verhalen over Rotterdamse architectuur. Woonstad Rotterdam (2019-11-1). Retrieved 2021-06-09. OMI annually programs and organizes a number of architectural activities and festivals, such as the ZigZagCity Architecture Festival.ZigZagCity Retrieved 2021-06-09 and the Rotterdam Day of Architecture Day.Rotterdam Day of Architecture Retrieved 2021-06-09 OMI also organizes exhibitions, walks, stories and conversations related to architecture
Municipal subsidy In 2021, with the advice of the Rotterdam Council for Art and Culture, OMI will be included in the Rotterdam Culture Plan,(Dutch) Advices - Office for Metropolitan Information. Rotterdam Council for Art and Culture Retrieved 2021-06-09 with an annual fixed contribution from the Municipality of Rotterdam. This subsidy is provided up to and including 2024 to support the activities of OMI.(Dutch) Stad in transitie, cultuur in verandering. Cultuurplan 2021-2024 (PDF) p. 52, p. 58 Retrieved 2021-06-09 For the period 2025–2028, OMI is also included in the Rotterdam Culture Plan and is therefore financially supportedhttps://persberichtenrotterdam.nl/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2024/09/20240925-Cultuurplan-2025-2028-DEF.pdf (Dutch) Cultuurplan 2025-2028 Van onschatbare waarde (PDF) p.21.
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