World Forum (The Hague)

	World Forum during the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit
Former names	Nederlands Congresgebouw; Nederlands Congres Centrum; World Forum Convention Center
Location	The Hague, Netherlands
Coordinates	52°5′34.5″N 4°16′55.9″E / 52.092917°N 4.282194°E
Owner	Municipality of The Hague; Trammell Crow Nederland Property Projects (2001–2009); GL Events (2009–2013)
Capacity	2,161 (theater)
Construction
Broke ground	30 June 1964
Built	1964–1969
Opened	14 March 1969
Renovated	1996, 2005
Expanded	1986–1989
Demolished	2006 (Statenhal)
Architect	Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud
Main contractors	Ballast Nedam
Website
	www.worldforum.nl
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The World Forum (originally known as Nederlands Congresgebouw and formerly Nederlands Congres Centrum and World Forum Convention Center) is a concert venue and convention centre in The Hague, Netherlands, near the buildings of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and one of the administrative offices of the International Baccalaureate.

History

It was opened in 1969 and was designed in the Dutch functionalism style by architect Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud. His son, Hans Oud, completed the construction after his father's death in 1963.

In 2006 a part of the convention center, including the Statenhal, was demolished to make place for the Europol building. Many concerts and festivals had been held there before, such as the annual North Sea Jazz Festival, and the Eurovision Song Contests of 1976 and 1980. Between 2006 and 2010 The Hague Jazz festival was held at the World Forum (to replace the moved North Sea Jazz festival, which is now held in Rotterdam). Since 2011 the festival is held in the Kyocera Stadium.^[2]

Events

Nederlands Congresgebouw

Wings – 20–21 August 1972
Eurovision Song Contest – 1976 and 1980
North Sea Jazz Festival – 1976–2005
National Song Festival – 22 February 1978 (won by Harmony with their song 't Is OK)
Finch – 14 November 1978 (their final concert)
Eric Clapton – 24 February 1990
48th World Science Fiction Convention – 23–27 August 1990
Toto – 30 November 1990
a-ha – 4 April 1991

Nederlands Congres Centrum

Celine Dion – 27 May 1995
Backstreet Boys – 9 December 1996
Sarah Brightman – 22 May 1999
Laura Pausini – 18 January 2002
Laura Pausini – 13 March 2005

World Forum Convention Center

The Hague Jazz – 2006–2010
International Conference on Afghanistan – 31 March 2009
Meet the Future, Science & Technology Summit – 18 November 2010
The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN) – Annually

World Forum

AnimeCon - Anime Convention – Annually
Nuclear Security Summit – 24–25 March 2014^[3]^[4]
Nick Cave – 16 to 17 May 2015
Global Entrepreneurship Summit – 4–5 June 2019^[5]^[6]^[7]
Ukraine Accountability Conference – 14 July 2022^[8]^[9]
Volodymyr Zelenskyy speech – 4 May 2023^[10]^[11]^[12]
IUPAC-CHAINS 2023 – 18–25 August 2023
2025 The Hague NATO summit – 24–26 June 2025^[13]^[14]

References

^ World Forum Theater
^ The Hague Jazz official site
^ "Nucleaire top in Den Haag: maatregelen en cijfers". Elsevier (in Dutch). January 27, 2014. Archived from the original on January 29, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
^ "About the NSS". NSS 2014. Archived from the original on February 8, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
^ "Global Entrepreneurship Summit". World Forum. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
^ Interview U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra | GES 2019, retrieved 2023-12-27
^ Zaken, Ministerie van Buitenlandse (2019-06-04). "Ondernemerstop GES van start" [Entrepreneur summit GES starts]. Rijksoverheid (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-12-27.
^ "Council of Europe at the Ministerial Ukraine Accountability Conference". Council of Europe. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
^ Full opening of the Ukraine Accountability Conference | July 14 | The Hague, retrieved 2023-12-27
^ "Oekraïense president Zelensky speecht in Den Haag, met staande ovatie ontvangen" (in Dutch). Het Parool. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
^ "Terugkijken: de speech van Zelensky" (Video). nos.nl. NOS. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
^ "Speech Zelensky in World Forum The Hague". World Forum (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-12-27.
^ Klaassen, Niels (24 May 2024). "Den Haag organiseert in 2025 de Navo-top: mega-event kost 95 miljoen" [The Hague hosts NATO summit in 2025: Huge event will cost 95 million]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
^ The Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2025-06-26). "NATO Summit in The Hague concludes with joint decisions and a focus on the future". www.government.nl. Archived from the original on 2025-07-28. Retrieved 2025-07-28.

External links

Official website of the World Forum
Official website of AnimeCon

Preceded by Stockholmsmässan Stockholm	Eurovision Song Contest Venue 1976	Succeeded by Wembley Conference Centre London
Preceded by International Convention Center Jerusalem	Eurovision Song Contest Venue 1980	Succeeded by RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion Dublin

[1] World Forum Theater

[2] The Hague Jazz official site

[3] "Nucleaire top in Den Haag: maatregelen en cijfers". Elsevier (in Dutch). January 27, 2014. Archived from the original on January 29, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.

[about-nss2014-4] "About the NSS". NSS 2014. Archived from the original on February 8, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.

[5] "Global Entrepreneurship Summit". World Forum. Retrieved 2023-12-27.

[6] Interview U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra | GES 2019, retrieved 2023-12-27

[7] Zaken, Ministerie van Buitenlandse (2019-06-04). "Ondernemerstop GES van start" [Entrepreneur summit GES starts]. Rijksoverheid (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-12-27.

[8] "Council of Europe at the Ministerial Ukraine Accountability Conference". Council of Europe. Retrieved 2023-12-27.

[9] Full opening of the Ukraine Accountability Conference | July 14 | The Hague, retrieved 2023-12-27

[10] "Oekraïense president Zelensky speecht in Den Haag, met staande ovatie ontvangen" (in Dutch). Het Parool. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.

[11] "Terugkijken: de speech van Zelensky" (Video). nos.nl. NOS. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.

[12] "Speech Zelensky in World Forum The Hague". World Forum (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-12-27.

[13] Klaassen, Niels (24 May 2024). "Den Haag organiseert in 2025 de Navo-top: mega-event kost 95 miljoen" [The Hague hosts NATO summit in 2025: Huge event will cost 95 million]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 May 2024.

[14] The Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2025-06-26). "NATO Summit in The Hague concludes with joint decisions and a focus on the future". www.government.nl. Archived from the original on 2025-07-28. Retrieved 2025-07-28.

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Former names	Nederlands Congresgebouw Nederlands Congres Centrum World Forum Convention Center
Location	The Hague, Netherlands
Coordinates	52°5′34.5″N 4°16′55.9″E / 52.092917°N 4.282194°E / 52.092917; 4.282194
Owner	Municipality of The Hague Trammell Crow Nederland Property Projects (2001–2009) GL Events (2009–2013)
Capacity	2,161 (theater)^[1]
Broke ground	30 June 1964
Built	1964–1969
Opened	14 March 1969
Renovated	1996, 2005
Expanded	1986–1989
Demolished	2006 (Statenhal)
Architect	Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud
Main contractors	Ballast Nedam
Website
www.worldforum.nl