14–21 September 2026
Rotterdam — Delft
Opening at Buitenplaats de Tempel, 18 September 17:30 - 19:00

Toen Geluk Nog Heel Gewoon Was is a photographic exhibition about, and along, the river Schie.

Photographs, archival material and maps connect the history of the landscape to the places encountered along bus route 40 between Rotterdam and Delft.

The exhibition questions the idea that ordinary happiness belongs to the past, and invites us to reconsider how it might be recognised in the present.

Click on the map to add your own photographs of the Schie and be a part of 'Toen Geluk Nog Heel Gewoon Was'.

This exhibition is made possible with the support of Municipalities Delft and Rotterdam. With many thanks to Natuur Monument Buitenplaats de Tempel, ir. Ben Kuipers, prof. Jaap Evert Abrahamse, Marlene Deutinger, Sem Verwey, and last but not least, Wietse van den Dool for your support and contributions.

Toen Geluk Nog Heel Gewoon Was Christopher Clarkson