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Press Release, April 22th, 2014Framer Framed will be opening the exhibition space at the Tolhuistuin Amsterdam with the exhibition Crisis of History, curated by Robert Kluijver. The opening will be followed by an event by Eddie the Eagle Museum.AMSTERDAM - On the 2nd of May Framer Framed will be opening their new exhibition space at the completely renovated Pavilion of the Tolhuistuin with the first part of the exhibition series Crisis of History: young artists from the Middle East review the modernist dream and what is left of it. Following the opening, Eddie the Eagle Museum will take over the Pavilion with Het Tijdsdocument (The Time Document): a spectacular event filled with art, acts, performance, music and other memorabilia.View from the exhibition spaceCrisis of HistoryWelcome to the End of History is the first part of the triptych Crisis of History, curated by Robert Kluijver. The exhibition includes, inter alia, the provocative Jihadi Gangster series by Aman Mojadidi (Afghanistan), the video Communist Parents by Urok Shirhan (Iraq), and the demolition of Mekka in the installation Ground Zero by Ahmed Mater (Saudi-Arabia). As the curator of the exhibition space, Framer Framed will organize film screenings, debates, tours and performances related to the exhibition. More information about Framer Framed and the public events: www.framerframed.nl and about the exhibition Crisis of History www.crisisofhistory.nl.Participating artistsEmeric Lhuisset, Ahmed Mater, Aman Mojadidi, Mehreen Murtaza, Eric Esmail Parnes, Abdulkarim Qassem, Ibrahim Quraishi, Louis Cyprien Rials, Urok Shirhan, Reza Abedini.Het Tijdsdocument (The Time Document)Following the opening, Eddie the Eagle Museum will organize the event Het Tijdsdocument (The Time Document). The artist collective invites the young and artistic of Amsterdam to join them with the question: what is the zeitgeist and how will we capture it? The result: a landfill for future archeologists.More information about the event and the line-up: www.eddietheeaglemuseum.comOpening and Event Programme 2nd of May17.30: doors open18.00 - 21.00: opening of the exhibitionEntrance opening: freeFrom 19.30: dinner in the gardenCost: 10 euro.21.00 - 05.00: Het Tijdsdocument (The Time Document)Entrance Het Tijdsdocument:pre sale €12,50. At the door: €15Location: Tolhuistuin, Buiksloterweg 5C, 1031 CC AmsterdamReservations: for the opening and the dinner is preferred: opening@framerframed.nlFramer FramedFramer Framed was established in 2009 as a platform for debates on the issues and challenges for cultural institutions in a globalizing society. Earlier Framer Framed organized the exhibition Speaking from the Heart – The polemic sensibility from Iran at Castrum Peregrini, Amsterdam. From this year Framer Framed will be programming the exhibitions in the Tolhuistuin, including the public events. The exhibition space with the view on the IJ was furnished using crowdsourced materials from museums and cultural institutions. Aside from the exhibition space, art can be found throughout the buiding.Crisis of History and the public events are made possible by AFK, Stichting Doen, Mondriaan fonds and VSB fonds. Het Tijdsdocument is made possible by AFK, Grafisch Werkcentrum Amsterdam, Framer Framed and thriftstore De Locatie.