King opens Floriade Expo 2022 in Amsterdam – Almere
His Majesty the King will open the international horticulture exhibition Floriade Expo 2022 on the afternoon of Wednesday 13 April in Almere. With its…
Arts, culture and events
Amsterdam Museum relocates temporarily to Hermitage Amsterdam
For a period of 3.5 years: a permanent presentation, temporary exhibitions and programmes The Amsterdam Museum is relocating to Hermitage Amsterdam and will be…
Revolusi! Indonesia independent in The Rijksmuseum
The major exhibition – curated by Dutch and Indonesian curators – offers an international perspective on the struggle for independence of Indonesia from the…
King’s night in the Concertgebouw with Jeangu Macrooy, MEAU, Pitou and Thomas Azier
Young Dutch singer-songwriters perform with Camerata RCO in the Concertgebouw The traditional King’s Night concert is back in Het Concertgebouw with four Dutch singer-songwriters:…
Museum Flehite presents ‘A different Light on Withoos’
From 12 December 2021 to 8 May 2022 Museum Flehite in Amersfoort presents the first large retrospective exhibition of the Dutch master painter Mathias…
Amsterdam Light Festival celebrates anniversary with highlights from previous editions
From 2 December 2021 to 23 January 2022, the tenth edition of Amsterdam Light Festival takes place. Sailing on or walking along the Amsterdam…
IDFA 2021 runs from November 17 to 28 in Amsterdam
With the 34th edition of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) just over two weeks away, IDFA’s Artistic Director Orwa Nyrabia unveiled highly…
Jingdezhen. 1000 years of porcelain in Museum Prinsenhof Delft
Museum Prinsenhof Delft brings the history of Chinese porcelain from Jingdezhen to the Netherlands in 90 masterpieces. These range from early Song Dynasty porcelain…
Royal Delft pop-up store in Westfield Mall of the Netherlands
Monday 27 September, Royal Delft opened its new pop-up store in the Westfield Mall of the Netherlands. A selection of products from recent collections…
The Royal Christmas Fair
14 days of sheer Christmas magic The Lange Voorhout in The Hague will once again host the largest multi-day Christmas fair in the Netherlands…
The African Christmas market
The African Christmas market brings together businesses providing unique products and services for the African community in the Netherlands. The main purpose of the…
The Golden Carriage in the Amsterdam Museum
After a restoration of more than five years, the Dutch Royal Golden Carriage is on show for the first time in the Amsterdam Museum….
Betweenness – neither here nor there
With his use of multimedia and the internet, Oliver Laric is a modern artist par excellence. Recently Modern Forms of London, a private organization…
World Premiere: Frida Kahlo exhibition at the Drents Museum
From 8 October 2021 to 27 March 2022, the Drents Museum is proudly presenting a world premiere with a major exhibition devoted to the…
Martin Schoeller exhibits in Fotomuseum aan het Vrijthof
‘Survivors: Faces of Life after the Holocaust’ 5 September 2021 – 31 January 2022 Fotomuseum aan het Vrijthof in Maastricht presents an exhibition of…
MAISON AMSTERDAM major fashion exhibition in De Nieuwe Kerk
A collaboration with the Amsterdam Museum and a wide range of fashion designers From Saturday 18 September 2021, De Nieuwe Kerk will be the…
Paleis Het Loo – a must visit
Paleis Het Loo is located on the edge of Apeldoorn. Since 1984 is (former Royal) Paleis Het Loo a museum. The furnished rooms and…
Welcome to Château Wittem, your home in three countries
Boutique Hotel Château Wittem offers all the amenities of a 5-star hotel. With us, enjoy a wiode range of extras to make your stay…
Experience Leeuwarden
A cozy city center full of hidden gems and beautiful surroundings: that’s Leeuwarden. Versatile Leeuwarden is ideal for an extensive voyage of discovery. The…
Frida Kahlo | Drents Museum
FRIDA KAHLO’S PAINTINGS AND PERSONAL POSSESSIONS BROUGHT TOGETHER IN LANDMARK SHOW Frida Kahlo’s paintings and personal possessions brought together in Landmark show. Two of…
Lucky Luke opens the Netherlands’ one and only Comic Book Museum: The MoCA in Noordwijk.
‘No talk, just pictures’: Saturday 19 June was the day! After a lockdown of almost six months, the brand-new Museum of Comic Art in…
2021 World Press Photo Contest | the stories behind the photos
De Nieuwe Kerk hosts the World Press Photo Flagship Exhibition 2021. De Nieuwe Kerk is the home of the World Press Photo Exhibition 2021,…
Exhibition Ground Hope by silversmith Jan van Nouhuys
From 5 June 2021 until 9 January 2022 international celebrated silversmith Jan van Nouhuys will be exhibiting his work in The Dutch Silver Museum…
Leon Keer – Forced Perspective
5 June – 28 August 2021 Wanrooij Gallery in Amsterdam presents a retrospective exhibition of Leon Keer from 5 June until 28 August 2021….
The Mauritanian
The first two decades of the twenty-first century have provided many world-changing moments that have been the basis for films both beautiful and tragic….
The allure of Montenegro
Nothing had prepared us for Montenegro. After having visited more than half of the world, we did not expect this mesmerising surprise. What started…
‘Youthquake’ in the Kunsthal Rotterdam
Kunsthal Rotterdam will be kicking off the new year with the multimedia exhibition ‘Youthquake. The Desire for Eternal Youth’. The exhibition reveals the strong…
Slavery in the Rijksmuseum
Rijksmuseum, the national museum of arts and history of the Netherlands, will stage its first ever major exhibition dedicated to the subject of slavery…
Finally open: A look inside the Westfield Mall of the Netherlands
Westfield Mall of the Netherlands in Leidschendam finally opened its doors on 18 March. After twelve years and 630 million in investments, owner Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield…
Seventeen museums open for pilot with quicktests in the week of 19 April
Museums can open safely and responsibly, as shown in the summer of 2020, as long as 6 feet distance is maintained between visitors. As…
Tickets for large trial festivals and events sold out within the hour
While life is still uncertain due to the world pandemic, some trial events and concerts are being held in the Netherlands. The aim is…
A rare Dutch sight and a tourist attraction in Drenthe: Outdoor pigs
In the province of Drenthe a number of pig farmers are making their animals useful before they go to slaughter. The pigs live outside,…
Jazz in Rotterdam
Rotterdam has always been a versatile jazz city. The city offers an extensive network of venues, programs, festivals and support organizations for famous and…
Drents Museum postpones Armenia and extends Helmantel
Due to the ongoing corona crisis and the associated limitations, the Drents Museum in Assen has radically changed the exhibition program for the first…
Paula Modersohn-Becker – A new image of woman in Kunstmuseum Den Haag
Out of the shadow falling across her face, Paula Modersohn Becker regards us with a steady gaze. She painted Self-portrait with Hat and Veil in the…
Ulay Was Here in Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
The Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam is the setting for the very first exhibition of the world-renowned artist Ulay. Ulay was a pioneer in many…
Realists – Masterpieces from Museum Arnhem in Stedelijk Museum Breda
Breda is the youngest city museum in the Netherlands and a starting point for anyone who wants to discover the art and history of…
Making Christmas special in corona times
It’s that time of the year again! But this year “that time of the year” will not be the usual affair. We won’t be…
The legacy from one woman with endless passion for art: the Kröller-Müller Museum
I am standing in front of Vincent’s van Gogh’s Evening Landscape with Rising Moon. I can see clearly the thick brush strokes of the…
FRANS HALS – All his militia pieces
As of 19 September 2020, all of Frans Hals’ militia pieces will be on display in a temporary exhibition at the Frans Hals Museum…
Henk Helmantel – Master Painter in Drents Museum
This autumn, fans of Henk Helmantel’s work will be able to revel in an exhibition that the Drents Museum is devoting to this leading…
William Wegman BEING HUMAN
Many artists have a muse. Movie directors perfect their craft working repeatedly with their favourite actors, while choreographers create some of their best works…
Cologne Fine Art & Design offers artistic sparkles in November
With a fine selection of dealers and galleries, the 51st COLOGNE FINE ART & DESIGN will open its doors in Cologne from 20 to…
Drawn: Rotterdam! The city in lockdown
How are the Rotterdam residents coping with the new reality of the ‘intelligent lockdown’? From Saturday 12 September, three Rotterdam city artists will each…
Welcome Home
Moco is a proudly independent museum located on Museumplein in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. As the name suggests, modern and contemporary art make up the…
‘T Huys welcomes creative talent and entrepreneurs as residents New creative hub housed in Hotel De L’Europe Amsterdam
New creative hub housed in Hotel De L’Europe Amsterdam The renovated wing of the hotel – ‘t Huys – opened its doors in March…
Rendez-Vous in museum Voorlinden | On display until 25 October 2020
Rendez-Vous centres on encounters: those between Voorlinden and its visitors, between the art and viewers and between the artists and the works themselves. In this…
The importance of bees for the world
Bees are an essential animal for both the ecosystem and biodiversity conservation. Sadly, as a result of human activities, the quantity of bees and…
15th edition CAMERA JAPAN FESTIVAL is on!
RECTIFICATION In the last printed edition of the Holland Times we accidentally used the press information from 2019. Here is the correct information for…
Holidays in the Netherlands?
Vacation! A wonderful word for most people. But this year the meaning is slightly different due to the corona rules. Many Dutch people will…