New Store Hair Salon

New Store Hair Salon is back – come and get a trim and donate your hair! New Store Hair Salon is back – come and get a trim and donate your hair! During Black Achievement Month, the Nieuwe Instituut’s Foyer is the place to get your hair cut. All hair types and lengths are welcome, provided we can cut at least 3 centimeters of your hair. As part of this project by Human Material Loop in collaboration with local hairdressers, your hair will be processed into yarn that can be used in all kinds of textiles. It’s not just theory – you can actually book a haircut for 15, 16 or 17 October 2026! Book a haircut with Bela Belíssima during one of the following timeslots: • Thursday evening, 15 October between 18:00 – 21:00 • Friday, 16 October between 11:00 – 17:00 • Saturday, 17 October between 11:00 – 17:00 Read more about how the New Store Hair Salon works here. New Store Through the New Store, we are taking a fresh look at the shop of the future. Can a shop contribute to a healthy planet, instead of using up raw materials and depleting nature? And what could alternative forms of exchange or sale look like? Black Achievement Month Black Achievement Month (BAM) is an annual event held in the Netherlands in October. Reaching a broad audience, it raises awareness of the contributions of Black Dutch people of African descent to Dutch society. The goal is to combat racism, discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance, and to achieve the full inclusion of the Black community in the Netherlands.