The Winning Ticket
From 16 February 2023 to 24 September 2023, the exhibition ‘One in a million: Silver prizes in the historic Dutch Lottery’ can be seen…
2023 – Edition 1 February
Exhibition Indonesia and the Amsterdam School at Museum Het Schip
Until 27 August, Museum Het Schip is presenting an exhibition on the relationship of the Amsterdam School with Indonesia, the former Dutch East Indies….
Order your Find your Way guide 2023
Herewith you can order the Find your Way guide 2023. Please fill in the form and you will receive the printed edition in your…
The Rembrandt House Museum reopens with 30% more Rembrandt
In the heart of Amsterdam, you will still find the house where Rembrandt lived and worked for nineteen years. It is the house where…
87 million assigned to build artificial intelligence research
ROBUST, a new project of the Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence at the University of Amsterdam, aims to develop trustworthy AI technology for the…
Kees van Dongen, the Road to Success
“Watch me, I’m going to be famous” – the ambitious words of young Kees van Dongen (1877-1968), born in Delfshaven.The exhibition Kees van Dongen,…
Airline tickets are getting more expensive due to environmental measures
The time of dirt-cheap tickets is behind us. Flying to Barcelona, Paris or other European cities for a few bucks will no longer be…
Egypt: Antika World More Than Certified Replica!
Egypt is a well-known for its ancient civilization and the monuments of the majestic pharaohs, such as the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Great…
Climate Anxiety
Do you lay awake at night scrolling through the photos of the devastation caused by calamitous natural events: floods, wildfires, heatwaves, droughts? Does every…
Taking matters into your own hands
Joost Hermsen, entrepreneur, had a preventive health examination done at Prescan, which changed the course of his life. He was suffering from fatigue and…
Rental prices posing a new inflation threat whilst home prices continue to drop
Netherlands house rental prices are set to accelerate this year to a pace not seen in many years. The soaring rentals are choking affordability…
New laws per 1 January 2023
As we enter a new year, changes will take place within various sectors in the Netherlands. From the beginning of 2023, several new regulations…
Anniversary edition Movies that Matter Festival: back in town from 24 March – 1 April
After previous adapted editions due to Covid-19, Movies that Matter Festival is back in Filmhuis Den Haag and Theater aan het Spui this year….
Interview with an expat
What’s your name and where do you come from? Hey there! I’m David from California. I grew up in San Francisco and spent 10…
Baggage chaos continues at Schiphol Airport
The frightening scenes of four-hour long waits and queues that snaked around the cavernous halls of Amsterdam Schiphol from last summer may be over…
It’s not just those who live in Amsterdam – tourists hate crowds too
After a brief period of calm during the pandemic, Amsterdam will most likely host more than 20 million visitors in 2023, according to the…
Cinema attendance is increasing, but not yet at pre-Covid levels
During 2022, people in the Netherlands went to the cinema on average 1.4 times per person, a figure almost doubling the per capita attendance…
Dutch government takes action to combat fake news
‘Fake news’ is a term that has become so ubiquitous in political discourse it now induces the eye-rolling normally reserved for centuries-old cliches. There was…
“Primaduta Award” from Indonesia awarded to the Dutch Company Koas Foods BV
The Primaduta Award 2022 awarding ceremony was held at the Indonesian Embassy in The Hague on Monday, 16 January 2023. The Primaduta Award is…
Re-opening of the renovated monumental Egyptian Residence, where the great Dutch writer, Louis Couperus lived
On Thursday 12 January a reception was hosted by the Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt, H.E. Mr. Hatem Elsayed Kamaleldin to mark…
How to beat the post-holiday blues
After weeks (or maybe even months) of shopping for the perfect gifts, baking, entertaining, and decorating, it can feel like – once the holidays…
When women speak back: Why Miley Cyrus’s new single is a more than a breakup anthem
Disclaimer: I use the words women and men throughout this article for clarity. However, these terms refer to how someone identifies andorients themselves within societal…
Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen open
Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen is the first publicly accessible art depot in the world. The depot is located next to Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen…
Losing weight with injections has proven to be extremely effective
Weight loss medicine Saxenda has been available on the Dutch market for some time now. More effective than predicted, the injectable medicine is considered…