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{{Short description|Concert hall in Amsterdam}}
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[[Image:Bimhuis by day.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Bimhuis and [[Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ]] by day]]
[[Image:muziekgebouw amsterdam.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ]] and the Bimhuis]]

The '''Bimhuis''' is a [[concert hall]] for [[jazz]] and [[improvised music]] in [[Amsterdam]].

With an average of 150 performances a year the Bimhuis is the main stage for these musical genres in the Netherlands. In 2017 it was also a host for the 17th edition of the [[Sonic Acts]] Festival.

The Bimhuis was founded in 1973 and opened on October 1, 1974. Until the summer of 2004 it was located at [[Oude Schans (Amsterdam)|Oude Schans]] 73–77 in the centre of the city. Since January 2005 it is housed in a new building at the Piet Heinkade 3, next to the [[Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ]], on the southern bank of the IJ river.

==External links==
{{Commons category|Bimhuis}}
*[http://www.bimhuis.nl Website of the Bimhuis]

{{Music venues in the Netherlands}}
{{Amsterdam}}
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[[Category:Music venues in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Concert halls in Amsterdam]]
[[Category:Amsterdam-Oost]]