About
What to expect
The Heritage Table is a new public programme from Bibliotheek Rotterdam, and this first edition focuses on culinary heritage.
Aysel Kaya and Elvan Ünlü of Tirit & Babuko – De Smaak van Erfgoed talk with Manuela Gonçalves Tavares and with Maretta Johnson of Atlas Van Stolk.
The conversation asks what culinary heritage means for Rotterdam and who decides what is kept and passed on.
- Tirit & Babuko document Turkish-rooted culinary traditions
- Recipes, interviews and images document dishes and stories
- Maretta Johnson studies historical image formation
Questions
When does The Heritage Table: The Taste of Heritage start and end?
The Heritage Table: The Taste of Heritage runs Thursday, 3 December 2026, 19:00 until 20:30.
Where is The Heritage Table: The Taste of Heritage?
The Heritage Table: The Taste of Heritage takes place at Rotterdam Central Library, Librijesteeg 4, Rotterdam.
How much are tickets for The Heritage Table: The Taste of Heritage?
The Heritage Table: The Taste of Heritage is free to enter.
How do I register?
Register via Eventbrite:
What will be discussed?
The table guests discuss what culinary heritage means for Rotterdam.
Aysel Kaya and Elvan Ünlü document Turkish-rooted traditions through recipes, interviews, images, memories and rituals.
Manuela Gonçalves Tavares is a hospitality entrepreneur and former guest collector; her Rotterdam peanut soup was the first dish added to the Atlas Van Stolk collection in May 2026.
From her Tokologie view, Manuela values ingredients, products and culinary knowledge from Rotterdam toko's.
Maretta Johnson brings research on historical image formation, sources and collection building.
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Getting there
Rotterdam Central Library, Librijesteeg 4, 3011 HN Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, NL
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