What TETEM kunstruimte does

TETEM kunstruimte (operating as Tetem) is a Dutch non-profit cultural institution based in Enschede that operates as an integrated platform for digital art, maker culture, and creative education. The organization runs the FabLab — a professional digital fabrication facility equipped with 3D printers, lasercutters, embroidery machines, robotics, VR/AR, and AI tools, accessible to makers aged 16+ for €7 per visit — and the MaakMeeLab, a weekend family-oriented maker space priced at €3 per person. Tetem curates a rotating program of digital art exhibitions (Synthetic Halo, CROSSHAIR, LEAFDE) and produces the annual Maker Festival Twente, a multi-day event in May spanning all 14 Twentse municipalities through libraries, theaters, and museums, formally designated as a "beeldbepalend evenement" by Gemeente Enschede and Provincie Overijssel. Educational programming for primary and secondary schools includes Codetaal, Digital storytelling, 3D/VR design, and mobile MaakCarrousels, complemented by the Make-It take-home kit line and the open-source BirdPi citizen-science project built on BirdNET AI.

Revenue is generated through a hybrid mix: low-ticket consumer income (€3–€7 admissions, €5 special-event tickets, €6–€15 Make-It kits, café and concept store sales, private workspace rental at Groen Geluk), and a heavier weighting toward institutional funding from provincial and municipal governments (Provincie Overijssel, Gemeente Enschede, Gemeente Hengelo, Almelo Promotie) and foundations (VSBfonds, Elja Foundation, GO Fonds). Distribution combines direct visitor access at the Enschede HQ, mobile lab deployment into schools, and library-hosted MaakDag festivals across the region. Strategic positioning distinguishes Tetem through its membership in the PublicSpaces coalition (since 2020), its planned migration to NextCloud infrastructure, and its recent adoption of Zoöp governance extending ethical consideration to non-human life. Customers span families with children aged 6–12, primary and secondary schools, professional makers, and the general public across Twente and Overijssel.

Name

TETEM kunstruimte

Legal name

Tetem

Website

https://tetem.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TETEM kunstruimte is a Dutch non-profit digital culture platform in Enschede operating a FabLab, family MaakMeeLab, digital art exhibitions, school programs, and the regional Maker Festival Twente, serving children, families, schools, and professional makers across 14 municipalities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Education & Digital Arts

NAICS

Indoor and Outdoor Display Advertising (54185), Graphic Design Services (541430)

akta.pro primary industry

Event Fabrication & Scenic/Set Build (Custom Builds, Installations) (BPAFAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Scenic Fabrication & Set/Stage Carpentry (MPAGAKAG)

Keywords

• Digital art exhibitions
• Maker education programs
• Digital fabrication lab
• Cultural education services
• Community maker festivals

Headquarters

HQ city

Enschede

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Ticket sales and workshop fees: Tetem generates revenue through paid admission to FabLab (€7), MaakMeeLab (€3), workshops, special events like Luminarium (€5), and children's birthday parties. Ticket sales provide direct revenue from visitors.
2. Government and foundation funding: As a cultural institution, Tetem receives financial support from government bodies including Provincie Overijssel, Gemeente Enschede, and VSBfonds, Elja Foundation, GO Fonds for specific projects like Maker Festival Twente.
3. Café and concept store: Tetem Café operates as a sustainable concept store offering vegetarian food, coffee, and innovative products, contributing to revenue while supporting the organization's mission around sustainability.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

TETEM kunstruimte (Tetem) is a non-profit digital culture platform in Enschede, Netherlands that presents digital art exhibitions, operates a professional FabLab and a family-oriented MaakMeeLab equipped with 3D printers, laser cutters, VR/AR, robotics and AI tools, runs school education programs, and organizes the annual Maker Festival Twente across all 14 municipalities of the Twente region. It also runs the Tetem Café & concept store, Groen Geluk workspace, children's birthday parties and Make-It take-home kits.

Product overview

TETEM kunstruimte is a digital culture platform in Enschede, Netherlands, operating as a multi-faceted art space and maker center. The core offerings include FabLab (digital fabrication facilities for professionals) and MaakMeeLab (family-oriented maker space), complemented by MaakLab and RobotLab workshop programs. The annual Maker Festival Twente is a flagship multi-day event spanning 14 municipalities. Additional offerings include education programs (Codetaal, Driedimensionaal design, Digital storytelling), Tetem Café & Conceptstore, Groen Geluk workspace, and Make-It take-home kits. The venue hosts rotating exhibitions of digital art including interactive installations like Synthetic Halo (brainwave-controlled) and LEAFDE (AR). Visitor activities range from workshops (buttons, keychains, robotics, VR) to full-scale festivals and birthday parties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Maker Festival Twente: Annual multi-day maker festival for children aged 6-12 featuring workshops, labs, and interactive installations across Twente.
• Cinekid in Overijssel
• Twentse Maakplaatsen
• Creatieve Broedplaatsen Enschede
• FabLab
• MaakMeeLab
• Tetem Café
• Groen Geluk
• LEAFDE

Products and services

• FabLab Digital fabrication facility equipped with 3D (food) printers, laser cutters, embroidery machines, VR, AI, robotics and home automation technologies, open Wednesday to Friday for professional and amateur makers aged 16+.
• MaakMeeLab Family-oriented maker space and meeting place where adults and children can experiment with digital and manufacturing technologies on Saturdays and Sundays, equipped with 3D printers, laser cutters, VR, AI, robotics and domotics.
• Maker Festival Twente Multi-day annual festival in Enschede featuring maker activities, workshops, labs and events for all ages celebrating making culture across the Twente region.
• Tetem Café & Conceptstore Multifunctional café and concept store focused on sustainability and technology, offering vegetarian/vegan food, workspace, plant asylum and community meeting space.
• Education Programs Cultural education programs for primary and secondary schools including Codetaal (robotics), Digital storytelling, Driedimensionaal design (3D/VR), Taal en Techniek, and MaakCarrousels.
• Exhibitions Program Digital art exhibitions featuring national and international makers exploring interactive installations including Synthetic Halo (brainwave-controlled), CROSSHAIR, and LEAFDE (AR installation).
• Kinderfeestjes (Children's Birthday Parties) Birthday party packages for children with workshop options including robotics, 3D printing and digital art activities.
• Make-It Kits Take-home workshop kits for children and youth to develop technical skills at home, available via the Make-It@Home program.
• Groen Geluk (Green Workspace) Green workspace environment where professionals and students (16+) can work surrounded by real and LEGO plants, with height-adjustable desks and a bicycle workstation.
• Maakdag Festivals Regional maker day festivals held across 14 municipalities in Twente during May, hosted in libraries, theaters and museums to extend Tetem's reach.
• BYOB - Bring Your Own Beamer Video art event where artists project their work throughout Tetem and visitors receive tokens to vote on favorite projections.
• RobotLab Robotics programming workshops where participants learn to program robots including Cubetto, mTiny, Cozmo, Ozobot, MBot, and BYOR.
• BirdPi Open-source bird identification system using Raspberry Pi, microphone and AI (BirdNET) to detect and catalog bird species in the surrounding environment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reaches all 14 municipalities in Twente region
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• PRO BONO (Burger Onderzoek Netwerk Oost)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Citizen science research consortium. Tetem and Twentse BasisLabs participate in research on regional challenges including climate, biodiversity, and community health.
• PublicSpacescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Coalition of public organizations working to develop alternative internet ecosystems focused on privacy, autonomy, and transparency. Tetem joined in 2020 and is transitioning from Big Tech platforms to alternatives.
• Libraries across TwentecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional library network hosts MaakDag festivals and maker activities, extending Tetem's reach to all 14 municipalities in Twente.
• Cross-TICcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTalent development project where artists and cultural makers work toward cross-medial productions combining Technology, Innovation, and Creativity.
• Twentse BasisLabsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional network of maker spaces in Twente. Partner with Tetem on citizen science initiatives like PRO BONO and BirdPi project.
• CinekidminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partnership for Cinekid in Overijssel, bringing media education programming for children.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• FabLab Amsterdam: Amsterdam FabLab offering public access to digital fabrication (3D printing, laser cutting, electronics) and workshops. Directly comparable to Tetem's FabLab in equipment, target audience, and community maker-space model.
• STRP: Eindhoven-based festival and programming platform for art, technology, and experimental culture. Directly comparable to Tetem's Maker Festival Twente in format and audience (art-meets-tech enthusiasts, families, schools).
• V2_ Lab for the Unstable Media: Rotterdam-based art and technology research lab presenting exhibitions, workshops, and artist residencies. Highly comparable in mission and programming format to Tetem's exhibition and lab activities.
• Baltan Laboratories: Eindhoven-based lab at the intersection of art, technology, and research, running workshops and events. Comparable in operating model as a Dutch regional lab doing art-tech programming and public engagement.
• Mediamatic: Amsterdam-based cultural institution operating at the intersection of art, technology, and sustainability with workshops, exhibitions, and a café. Highly comparable to Tetem's hybrid art/lab/café model in a Dutch municipal context.
• Cinekid: Amsterdam-based children's media education organization with festivals and school programming; an existing co-production partner of Tetem on Cinekid in Overijssel. Directly comparable in audience (children 6-12), mission, and educational model.
• Pakhuis de Zwijger: Amsterdam-based independent cultural institution combining debates, exhibitions, and programs around technology, media, and society. Comparable as a non-profit Dutch platform running multi-format programming with public-sector support.
• MU Hybrid Art House: Eindhoven-based hybrid art space presenting exhibitions and events at the intersection of design, technology, and contemporary culture. Comparable as a Dutch regional cultural institution targeting similar art/tech/digital-curious audiences.
• Waag (Waag Society): Amsterdam-based research center combining technology, society, and maker culture with FabLab-style fabrication facilities and public programming. Closest Dutch counterpart to Tetem's FabLab plus research/public-engagement combination.

Broad incumbents

• Nieuwe Instituut: Rotterdam's national museum for architecture, design, and digital culture with exhibitions, education, and maker programming. Comparable as a Dutch public-facing design/digital-culture institution but at substantially larger national scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xmastodon.nl/@tetemkunst
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@tetemkunst
• Facebookfacebook.com/tetemkunst
• Instagraminstagram.com/tetemcommunity

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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