Akhnaton hosts private events, seminars, meetings, weddings and club nights in central Amsterdam, at Nieuwezijds Kolk 25. The venue has five spaces and a kitchen, and its largest room takes about 200 people.
Seminars and company events
The official site lists seminars and meetings among the uses of the venue, alongside book presentations and TV and film recordings. The main room, De Club, holds about 200 people and has a professional sound system, lighting, a stage, a DJ booth and three projectors, one on the stage and two on the walls. This suits company parties, presentations with a stage and product launches.
For a smaller group, De Bar holds about 50 people and sits next to the club. It can be combined with the club as a cocktail bar. The Vide, a first-floor lounge overlooking the terrace, holds about 50 people. An extra room reached via the Vide is often used as a dressing room and can also serve for meetings or be arranged as the organizer wishes.
Weddings and receptions
The site names weddings (trouwerijen), birthdays and jubilees as private events that can be hosted. The terrace, which opens from the bar through sliding doors, offers space for about 100 people in good weather. A reception on the terrace and bar followed by a dinner or party in De Club is one way to use the spaces together.
Rooms and capacities
The venue describes five spaces and a kitchen. All capacities below are the approximate figures given by the venue.
De Club: about 200 people, with stage, DJ booth, sound, lighting and three projectors. The site describes the club room as completely renewed, with new lighting and sound equipment.
De Bar: about 50 people, next to the club.
Het terras: about 100 people, opening from the bar.
De Vide: about 50 people, first-floor lounge over the terrace.
Extra ruimte: reached via the Vide, used as a dressing room or a meeting space.
Catering
The site mentions a kitchen but gives no menus or catering formulas. Organizers should ask the team what is offered in-house and whether an outside caterer may be used.
History and setting
Akhnaton stands in the center of Amsterdam, close to Nieuwezijds Kolk and the Central Station area. It runs both as a club with a public agenda and as a venue for hire, so some dates are taken by public club nights.
Getting there
The address is Nieuwezijds Kolk 25, 1012 PV Amsterdam. The venue is in the old center, within walking distance of Amsterdam Centraal. For rental questions the site lists the phone number 020 6243396.
