World’s grandmasters meet again at TATA Steel Chess Tournament
Edition 28 December 2018, by Seringe S.T. Touray Chess enthusiasts see the TATA Steel Chess Tournament, taking place between 11 and 27 January 2019,…
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Tabú, Leiden (restaurant)
Edition 28 December 2018, by Paola Westbeek The vibrant culture of Central and South America is refl ected in an exceptional array of ingredients…
The Favourite (movie)
Edition 28 December 2019, by James Luxford Since his startling breakthrough nearly a decade ago with Dogtooth, director Yorgos Lanthimos has built a reputation…
Minnie Mouse as Muse (exhibition)
Edition 28 December 2018, by Benjamin Roberts Robert J. Halls exposition in Amsterdam’s GO Gallery What do Walt Disney’s Minnie Mouse and Marie-Antoinette have…
Stieg Larsson’s Legacy (book)
Edition 28 December 2018, by Jeroen Spangenberg – Prime Minister Olof Palme from Sweden assassinated in 1986 , – Jan Stocklassa researched the archive…
Get a taste of your next holiday
Edition 28 December 2018 The world at your feet! One of the greatest things of traveling the world is discovering new cultures through their…
Cool Japan in het Tropenmuseum
Edition 28 December 2018 Cool Japan showcases the world’s fascination with all things Japanese. From Hello Kitty to samurai and from well-known Japanese horror…
The international mix of BRAVA
The Brussels Art Fair (BRAFA), created in 1956, is one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious art fairs, famous for the high-quality fine…
Co Westerik – Everyday Wonder in Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
The artist Co Westerik was born on 2 March 1924 in The Hague, where he studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KABK)….
“Seven facets of the great steppe”
Edition 28 December 2018, by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Mr. Nursultan Nazarbayev events. Space is the measure of all things, time…
Hema back in Dutch hands, thanks to Marcel Boekhoorn
Edition 28 December 2018, by Jeroen Spangenberg Marcel Boekhoorn, a Dutch billionaire, who became rich by the sale of telecom provider Telfort, announced in…
Johan Derksen: tv loudmouth stretching the boundaries of free speech
Edition 28 December 2019, by JohannesVisser A force of nature is whirling through Dutch media land. Like a proper media storm, whenever it passes…
Extreme drought holding steady into 2019
Edition 28 December, by Megan Janicke Summer days are already fading into distant memory, but the impact of those record-setting hot and dry months…
Expat Ruminations
Rajeev Poduval is an Indian American journalist currently based in Amsterdam. He most recently reported for The Washington Times, The Christian Science Monitor and…
When will 50PLUS finally wise up?
Edition 28 December, by Johannes Visser Wisdom comes with age? Not when it comes to politics, it turns out. The Netherlands has a rich…
Lots of smoke and bang, but still no fireworks ban
Edition 28 December, by Johannes Visser The end of the year is nigh and the holidays are around the corner. For New Year’s Eve…
A year of laughs
Edition 28 December, by James Luxford 2019’s set to be a year of comedy with the many English language comedians coming to The Netherlands….
After negotiating for years, no pension deal is yet in sight
Edition 28 December 2018, by Johannes Visser Talks between employers’ organizations and workers’ unions on a new pension system have crashed, after seven years…
Dutch railways (NS) to compensate Holocaust victims
Edition 28 December, by Benjamin Roberts In late November, the director of the Dutch national railways (NS), Roger van Boxtel, announced that NS would…
Controversy erupts over burka ban
Edition 28 December, by Lorre Luther After more than 13 years of debate, theDutch government approved a limited burka ban last summer. On June…
New Year’s dive, a Dutch welcome to 2019
Edition 28 December, by Bárbara Luque How crazy do you need to be to enjoy a dive into the freezing North Sea waters in…
The Netherlands aims for gold at the European Women’s Handball Championship
Edition 29 November 2018, by Seringe Touquet “We are working hard to get this team to the highest possible level,” said Dutch Handball Federation…
Par Hasard, Almere (Restaurant)
Edition 29 November 2018, by Paola Westbeek Smack in the middle of the country, Almere boasts impressive architecture and a city centre replete with…
Stan & Ollie (movie)
Edition 29 November, by James Luxford While the story of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy’s latter days as a duo are worth exploring, Stan…
Murder in Delft (exhibition)
Edition 29 November 2018, by Benjamin Roberts In 1584, Delft’s magistrates ordered a brutal execution. They decreed that the 26-year old murderer of William…
Climate Change in the seventeenth century (book)
Edition 29 November 2018, by Benjamin Roberts When climate change is mentioned, we often believe it is a modern phenomenon. However, during the late…
Hals meets Manet, Singer Sargent and van Gogh
The sensational major exhibition Frans Hals and the Moderns in the Frans Hals Museum will be the first time that Frans Hals’ paintings have…
ROMANIA100 – #RO2019EU – from great opportunity to great responsibility
Edition 29 November 2019, by Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro interviews the Ambassador of Romania, H.E. Mrs. Brândusa Predescu Former positions of Mrs Predescu include…
The government’s new tax plan for 2019: what does it mean for expats and in general?
Edition 29 November 2019, by Jeroen Spangenberg Expats that fulfill certain criteria are entitled to a 30% reduction in their taxable income, as well…
Dutch Design Week Eindhoven
Edition 29 November 2019, by Phoebe Potter To add to Eindhoven’s already illustrious record as a city close to the centre of the design…
Birds killed by wind turbines: time to act?
Edition 29 November 2018, by Femke van Iperen Dutch researchers are gathering data on the migratory routes of birds in order to help mitigate…
Expat Ruminations
Rajeev Poduval is an Indian American journalist currently based in Amsterdam. He most recently reported for The Washington Times, The Christian Science Monitor and…
Opening of IT Campus Rotterdam
Edition 29 November 2018, by Marla Thomson On Monday, October 29, 2019, the IT Campus at Rotterdam’s RDM (Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij or Rotterdam Dry…
Will the Netherlands become Europe’s new financial centre after Brexit?
Edition 29 November 2018, by Sagar Harinarayan At the moment, Brexit is the biggest source of uncertainty in the European financial sector. In case…
A Dutch Christmas: 2018 winter events
Edition 29 November, by Bárbara Luque There’s no question the Dutch know how to keep their spirits warm in the cold winter days. In…
Two hospitals declared bankrupt in one week
Written by Stephen Swai It is the end of the road for two hospitals, MC Slotervaart and IJsselmeer Hospitals, after both were declared bankrupt…
Labor shortage is on the rise
Edition 30 September, by Stephen Swai xWith business confidence on its highest level since the end of 2008, companies in the Netherlands are struggling to…
Are ethnic minorities at a disadvantage in the labor market?
Edition 30 September, by Geetanjali Gupta Imagine dreaming of a big future with a great job and financial freedom, only to realize that it will…
Narco state: is the Netherlands the new Colombia?
Edition 30 September, by Bárbara Luque Alanís The title of world champion of drugs is not one that the Netherlands wanted. Is it fair to…
Is this the end of the tax on dividend?
The Dutch dividendbelasting (dividend tax) is about to be abolished and the country is up in arms. Prime Minister Mark Rutte called the measure…
Unvaccinated children might be refused by childcare organizations
Edition 30 September, by Juan Álvarez Umbarila An initiative bill has been proposed in parliament that would allow childcare organizations to refuse unvaccinated children…
Wilders cancels cartoon contest after uproar
Edition 30 September 2018, Johannes Visser He did it again. Eminent agitator Geert Wilders has made a big splash and upset lots of people, while…
Cabinet does not follow up on its promises to students
Edition 30 September 2018, by Marla Thomson Promises made by the government to Dutch students in 2015, when it abolished the student scholarship grant and…
‘Lawless urban jungle’
Edition 30 September 2018, by Femke van Iperen Mayor Halsema ready to tackle overcrowding in Amsterdam nightlife districts The recently-appointed Mayor of Amsterdam Femke…
Trend continues: another mayor threatened in the Netherlands
Edition 30 September 2018, by Jeroen Spangenberg The mayor of the municipality of Laarbeek in Brabant province, Frank van der Meijden, received death threats…
Trendy accommodations
Edition 30 September, by Phoebe Potter With the wealth of interesting and varied locations for events on offer in the Netherlands, wading through these…
Expat Ruminations by Rajeev Poduval
Rajeev Poduval is an Indian American journalist currently based in Amsterdam. He most recently reported for The Washington Times, The Christian Science Monitor and…
Tourists flock to the Netherlands and the dutch economy reaps the benefits
Edition 30 September, by Lorre Luther Tourism is hot in the Netherlands right now, just ask any resident of Amsterdam. From North Holland to Limburg,…
Experience Leeuwarden-Friesland, European Capital of Culture 2018
The North of the Netherlands is vibrant. Together with the province of Friesland, the city of Leeuwarden bears the honourable title of European Capital…
80 important aquisitions for 40 Dutch museums in a single exhibition
On the initiative of the Rembrandt Association, the Kröller-Müller Museum is organizing the exhibi tion For the love of art. Just once, more than…
Bangladesh – The Netherlands flagship undertaking ‘Bangladesh Delta plan 2100’
Edition 30 September 2018, Sheikh Mohammed Belal, Bangladesh Ambassador to the Netherlands It was nothing short of a sputnik moment for Bangladesh, when the…
Den Haag Cook Book
After the success of their first venture into international foodie territory with The Amsterdam Cook Book Meze Publishing brings their latest ode to the…
Generation Wealth (exposition)
Edition 30 September 2018 What are you really like? And what do gold handbags, gleaming sports cars, glittering jewellery, luxury villas and ‘killer bodies’…
Cielo
Edition 30 September, by Jeroen Spangenberg The film Cielo, produced by filmmaker Alison McAlpine, is about the astonishing Chilean sky that is visible from…
Bel Ami (Restaurant)
Edition 30 September 2018, by Paola Westbeek Entering Bel Ami, situated in Bussum and just half an hour away from Amsterdam, always feels like meeting…
A new queen in the making?
Edition 30 September 2018, by John Mahnen In the Netherlands, we have a strange relationship with our sporting heroes. Most sporting legends can sit in a restaurant…
Air France-KLM Group: bad marriage or rough patch?
Edition 30 October 2018. by Benjamin B. Roberts In today’s aviation industry, it’s a doggy-dog world. With the budget airline Ryanair, a one-way ticket…
Royalty and the UN, the two phases of Queen Máxima
Edition 30 October 2018, by Bárbara Luque Alanís Queen Máxima has been working a side job for several years now. Since 2009, apart from…
Mark Rutte’s speech at the UN General Assembly
Edition 30 October 2018, by Juan Álvarez Umbarila Last September, the 73rd General Assembly of the United Nations took place in New York. Like…
Eligibility period for the 30% tax rule decreased from eight to five years
Edition 30 October 2018, by Lorre Luther On Prinsjesdag 2018, the Dutch government announced an important change in the duration of the 30% tax…
Ghandi March marked International Day of Non-Violence in The Hague
Edition 30 October 2018, by Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro in cooperation with the Indian Embassy Many hundreds of different nationalities and ages including over 20 Ambassadors…
Webshops are poorly accessible for the blind and visually impaired
Edition 30 October 2018, by Phoebe Potter A major new study commissioned by the Dutch Institute for Human Rights has uncovered major flaws in…
Large-scale attack by terrorists foiled
Edition 30 October 2018, by Sagar Harinarayan On Thursday 4 October, seven men were detained by police in Arnhem and Weert on suspicion of…
Ryanair temporarily closes its Eindhoven Airport base
Edition 30 October 2018, by Marla Thomson The Irish budget airline Ryanair announced on October 1 that it would be closing its base at…
The Netherlands is leading the way in artificial intelligence
Edition 30 October 2018, by Anastasiia Myronenko It has become an essential part of our everyday life. It makes everything easier, faster, more efficient….
Refugees in front of the classroom
Edition 30 October 2018, by Lorre Luthe Last month, fifteen highly-educated refugees from Syria, Uzbekistan, Sudan and elsewhere found themselves back in the classroom….
Expat Ruminations by Rajeev Poduval
Edition 30 October 2018 Rajeev Poduval is an Indian American journalist currently based in Amsterdam. He most recently reported for The Washington Times, The…
Higher education in the Netherlands
Edition 30 October 2018, by Femke van Iperen Great possibilities for expats wishing to further their education Known for being the first non-English-speaking country…
Booming economy, more money in your pocket
Edition 30 October 2019, by Johannes Visser The economy is booming, unemployment is down and the Dutch public will get to spend on average…
New Malaysia with many new great opportunities
Edition 30 October 2018, by Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro interviews the Ambassador of Malaysia, H.E. Mr. Ahmad Nazri Yusof Former posts: Mission at the…
Amsterdam contemporary art front-runner
Seventh edition of Amsterdam Art Weekend from 22 – 25 November Throughout the Amsterdam Art Weekend, from 22-25 November, Amsterdam is all about contemporary…
The B word Strategies for a graceful exit
“Unions are made and unmade every day. Why is this one so fucking special?” How do you tell the story of a secession? A…
Tefaf bids controversial farewell to longtime exhibitors
Edition 30 October 2018, by Seringe TEFAF´s 31st edition in March 2019. However, dozens of familiar exhibitors were left out of the selection, which has…
Surf tribe in Kunsthal Rotterdam
In the exhibition Surf Tribe, Belgian photographer Stephan Vanfleteren exposes a culture which focuses mainly on a deep respect for the ocean. Vanfleteren looks…
Path to the Present (exhibition)
Edition 30 October 2018, by Benjamin Roberts Today in the Netherlands, one of the most secular countries in Europe, there are more than 2…
SpanishJamon company (food)
SpanishJamon.company is the importer for the Netherlands of Spanish products like Oliveoil and the best Alioli. The company has his own stock in Zandvoort,…
Life itself (movie)
Edition 30 October 2018, by James Luxford Dan Fogelman, creator of TV hit This Is Us, is once again focusing on families in this…
Christina Aguilera finds her liberation (music)
Edition 30 October 2018, by Stephen Swai If there is anything that Christina Aguilera is known for, of course apart from her big voice,…
Will the Formula 1 race return to the Netherlands?
Edition 30 October, by Stephen Swai Rumors started a year ago, when it was announced that the Formula 1 organization was contemplating bringing the…
Residentie Orkest The Hague and Zuiderstrandtheater present Wanderlust festival
On Friday 12th October, the Residentie Orkest and the Zuiderstrandtheater will present the Wanderlust festival from 7.30 pm onwards. With pop, classical, jazz &…
Tunnel Vision: the Dam to Dam Weekend is a Dutch delight
Edition 30 August 2018, by John Mahnen The Dam tot Damloop is an annual event held in Amsterdam and Zaandam. What started years ago…
McQueen (movie)
Edition 30 August 2018, by James Luxford There are few stories in the fashion world as fascinating as that of Alexander McQueen, the infant…
Van Gogh and the Seasons (book)
Edition 28 August, by Paola Westbeek Whether you’re a fan of snow-covered landscapes or prefer balmy summer evenings, each season has its own charm…
Ancient Persian artefacts on display (exhibition)
Edition 30 August 2018, by Pejman Akbarzadeh For the first time after the 1979 Revolution, a huge collection of Iran’s National Museum is on…
Hokkai Kitchen (restaurant)
Edition 30 August 2018 Hokkai Kitchen – Perhaps the tastiest sushi of the Netherlands is eaten on a small business park in IJmuiden at…
Het Scheepvaartmuseum opens new exhibition on passenger ship Oranje
‘This is set to be the most entrancing fivestar exhibition of the spring, possibly even the whole year.’ (De Huisarts, medical newspaper, Belgium) On…
The Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht
Edition 30 August 2018 The Netherlands Film Film Festival is both the home of Dutch cinema and the leading platform for the Netherlands’ national…
Koos Breukel / Son in Huis Marseille
Edition 30 August 2018 The Dutch portrait photographer Koos Breukel, whose oeuvre is held in high regard both in the Netherlands and abroad, has…
Croatia, 5 years celebration as full member of the European Union
Edition 20 August 2018, by Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro On this occasion Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro interviews the Ambassador of the Croatia, H.E. Mrs. Andrea Gustovic-Ercegovac Former posts:…
45 years celebration of diplomatic relations between Viet Nam and the Netherlands
Edition 30 August 2018, by Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro On this occasion Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro interviews the Ambassador of Viet Nam, H.E. Mrs. Ngo Thi Hoa. Former…
Consequences for the Netherlands if there is no Brexit deal
Edition 30 August 2018, by Marla Thomson With less than eight months before the United Kingdom leaves the European Union on the stroke of…
Growing addiction to painkiller Oxycodone
Edition 30 August 2018, by Anastasiia Myronenko One of the most powerful existing painkillers, Oxycodone (also known as OxyContin or Oxynorm), was introduced to…
Dutch hospitals stop trials of Viagra as remedy for growth delay in unborn babies
Edition 30 August 2018, by Bárbara Luque Alanís On Monday July 23, the Amsterdam hospital UMC, along with nine other Dutch hospitals, immediately stopped…
Wanna get in shape? Do it yourself or with some professional guidance
Edition 30 August 2018, by Jeroen Spangenberg Getting in shape with professional guidance might be a better idea than trying to lose weight on…
International Day of Yoga on June 17
Edition 30 August 2018, by Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro In collaboration with the Indian Embassy, The Hague One day wellness festival concludes with soul shanti concert…
Regional shortages of general practitioners threaten healthcare
Edition 30 August, by Lorre Luther After Wilko Siderius moved from Beekbergen to Leeuwarden early in 2018, he attempted to find a local family…
Doctor gets reprimand for performing euthanasia on 74-year-old woman
Edition 30 August 2018, by Phoebe Potter A nursing home doctor who performed euthanasia on an incapacitated 74-year-old woman with dementia has been reprimanded…
Loans for making houses sustainable hard to get
Edition 30 August, by Stephen Swai According to a study by Vereniging Eigen Huis (VEH), loans for homeowners to make their houses more sustainable…
Dutch primary school pupils face cancelled classes in new school year
Edition 30 August, by Femke van Iperen Primary school pupils in the Netherlands are facing a shortage of nearly 1300 teachers in the new…
EBS buses will drive in Haaglanden from 2019
Edition 30 August 2018, by Stephen Swai EBS has won the concession to provide public bus transport for the Haaglanden area, from 25 August…
A greenhorn mayor for all Amsterdammers
Edition 30 August 2018, by Johannes Visser Amsterdam has a new mayor. She is the Dutch capital’s first female mayor, and the first from…
North-South metro line opens
Edition 30 August 2018, by Phoebe Potter With all due pomp and celebration for a metro line that has taken more years and more…
Climate change creates warmer summers in the Netherlands
Edition 30 August 2018, by Jeroen Spangenberg Globally the temperature is rising, but the Netherlands has far outpaced the global trend at an alarming…
Volvo Ocean Race to finish in The Hague
Edition 29 May 2018, by John Mahnen Few sporting events on this planet can evoke such powerful images as the Volvo Ocean Race. Formerly…
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich – Alexandr Solzhenitsyn (book)
Edition 29 May 2018, by Hendrik Ike On the 7th of May Vladimir Putin was inaugurated for the fourth time as President of Russia….
On Chesil Beach (movie)
Edition 29 May 2018, by James Luxford For those who follow the awards scene, a prestige drama being released in the spring or summer…
Bernd, Hilla and the Others: Photography from Düsseldorf (exhibition)
Edition 29 May 2018, by Phoebe Potter Bernd, Hilla and the Others: Photography from Düsseldorf The decision by the Huis Marseille to dedicate their…
Bar Fisk (restaurant)
Bar Fisk brings the ever-lively, no-strings attached hospitality of Tel Aviv to Amsterdam Located in “De Pijp” next to Albert cuyp market, Bar Fisk…
Royal Delft: 365 years of inspiration and innovation
Paintbrushes carefully touch the white earthenware, whilst elsewhere clay is poured into handmade moulds. It is here, at Royal Delft, that craftsmen have been…
Why Georgia might be your next destination!
Almost no country is as varied as Georgia and that’s probably why it landed on CNN’s ‘’destination of 2018’’- list. Georgia is the land…
A colourful collection of inhabitants of Bamako, posed for Seydou Keïta (1921-2001, Mali)
People visited Keïta’s studio to have their picture taken at their best: wearing extravagant dresses made from wonderful textiles with splendidly formed headdresses, or…
Foam presents the work of photographer Daniëlle van Ark in the exhibition Artist’s Proof
For Dutch artist Daniëlle van Ark (1974) photography is the most ephemeral of all media. With the development of steadily more advanced reproduction technologies,…
ECB monetary policy lucrative for dutch treasury
Edition 29 May 2018, by Phoebe Potter Figures provided to De Volkskrant at the end of April have shown just how fortunate the Dutch…
Survival: From Zambia to Holland
Warning: this article may contain triggers for victims of physical and sexual violence. Reader discretion is advised. Edition 29 May 2018, by Michelle Havard…
Partly due to expats, housing prices soar in The Netherlands
Edition 29 May 2018, by Seringe S.T. Touray Business Insider puts the Netherlands in the top ten out of nineteen hottest housing markets in…
The Knighthood of the Order of the Star of Italy for the Director of ESTEC
Edition 29 May 2018, by The Director of ESTEC (European Space Research and Technology Centre) Mr. Franco Ongaro had the Knighthood of the Order…
Discrimination figures at peak in 2017
Edition 29 May 2018, by Anastasiia Myronenko Equality and tolerance, highly discussed in the media and society, are still concepts that require a lot…
Willem Alexander’s first five years
Written by Benjamin Roberts Five years ago, when the Dutch Crown Prince, Willem Alexander ascended the Dutch throne, he became the first king in…
Dutch users become leaders on Facebook hate messages
Edition 29 May 2018, by Bárbara Luque The Netherlands has recently acquired a doubtful reputation on Facebook thanks to the numerous messages filled with…
New natural world, or hell on earth?
Written by Femke van Iperen No consensus on ‘Oostvaardersplassen´ When the area of the Oostvaardersplassen was created in 1968, and its first large grazers…
Still no clarity about reason to elimate dividend tax
Edition 29 May 2018, by Marla Thomson Going back to the weeks and months of the formation of the current Dutch government, the discussion…
Van Ark suggests disabled individuals work for less than minimum wage
Edition 29 May 2018, by Lorre Luther On April 26, 2018, the Dutch House of Representatives debated a proposal that would allow employers to…
Groningen to terminate gas production
Edition 29 May 2018, by Phoebe Potter For Groningers it has been a long time coming. Eric Wiebes’ phone call to Eelco Eikenaar at…
Life is better at the beach
Edition 26 April 2018, by John Mahnen Whoever coined the phrase, “Life is better at the beach” was spot on when it comes to…
Brasserie Ambassade (restaurant)
Edition 26 April 2018, by Paola Westbeek Situated on Herengracht, in Amsterdam’s monumental Canal Belt, is Brasserie Ambassade. The fusion of French cuisine, fine…
Forever Young? (exhibition)
Edition 26 April 2018, by Michelle Havard For those unacquainted with modern and contemporary forms of art, the status of photography as a vital…
Unsane (movie)
Edition 26 April 2018, by James Luxford Ever since his arrival on the film scene in the late 1980’s, Steven Soderbergh has never been…
Learn to Cycle in Amsterdam by King Chen (book)
Edition 26 April 2018, by When I moved to Amsterdam in 2014, one of the very first things that I did was to buy…
Saudade: the expatriate archive centre’s 10th anniversary
Moving abroad can challenge the meaning of home, open new horizons, and change us as people. At the very least, it inevitably results in…
Masaaki Suzuki on moving beyond Bach
Japanese conductor Masaaki Suzuki is renowned as a fine interpreter of the works of JS Bach. Since founding Bach Collegium Japan in 1990, his…
Film about the life and work of ESCHER
Edition 26 April 2018, by Nanda Jagusiak Journey to infinity – 2018 Leeuwarden Cultural Capital of Europe Maurits Cornelis ESCHER (1898 – 1972) is one…
Japan – more than 400 years of relationship with the Netherlands
On this occasion Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro interviews the Ambassador of Japan, H.E. Hiroshi Inomata Former posts: Ambassador in Pakistan; Consul-General in San Francisco; counsellor in…
100th Anniversary of the declaration of the Democratic Republic of Georgia
The 18th season of the popular AVRO-TROS program “Wie is de Mol” was filmed in Georgia. The year 2018 also marks the 100th Anniversary…
Number of homeworkers on the rise in The Netherlands
Edition 26 April 2018, by Phoebe Potter Throughout the course of last year, over 3 million Dutch workers ended up working from home at…
Childcare in the Netherlands
Edition 26 April 2018, by Anastasiia Myronenko Beyond any doubt, childcare has been a highly discussed topic in the Dutch society and Dutch politics…
A guide to shopping in the Netherlands’ expat hubs
Edition 26 April 2018, by Phoebe Dodds Unlike its neighbour Germany, in the past few years the Netherlands has embraced consumers’ desire for a…
Greyston Bakery has announced plans to open a new location in Amsterdam
Edition 26 April 2018, by Tiffany R. Jansen The purpose of the new facility is two-fold: to cater to the needs of Ben &…
Don’t turn parents into judicial parties
Edition 26 April 2018, by Irene Kroezen, coordinator Mediation Bureau. In Europe and worldwide we are counting more and more international relationships. This is…
Changes in Dutch defence budget
Edition 26 April 2018, by Hendrik Ike The Dutch coalition government has agreed to inject an extra 1.5 billion euros into the national defence…
Mourning and celebrations across the country this Liberation Day
Edition 26 April 2018, by Max Oprey Sombre memorials and joyous celebrations will once again sweep the Netherlands across May 4 & 5 as…
A letter of thanks from Canada
Edition 26 April 2018, by Nadine Bujold I wanted to write about my grandfather Florian Patrick Pattenaude who went by the name of Pat…
Dutch home care suffers shortage in staff
Edition 26 April 2018, by Bárbara Luque In the last years the Netherlands has suffered from an acute shortage of district nurses, jeopardizing home…
Expertise centre for endometriosis in HMC Bronovo
Edition 26 April 2018, by Nanda Jagusiak Her majesty Queen Máxima opened the expertise centre for endometriosis in balance in HMC Bronovo On Thursday…
Local parties win big in elections
Edition 26 April 2018, by Johannes Visser On March 21, a little over half of the Dutch electorate took to the polls to vote…
Euro beach volley returns to the Netherlands
Edition 28 June 2018, by John Mahnen In 2015, many Dutch and international Beach Volleyball fans enjoyed the Beach Volleyball World Championships held in…
Exhibition Restless Matter in Cobra Museum (exhibition)
Edition 28 June 2018 Do stones have feelings? Do tree branches have an inner world? Can paint think? The subject of Restless Matter, and…
Choral music from Persia
Edition 28 June 2018 Rare Persian Choral album released in the Netherlands In autumn 1978 the Farah Choir went to Austria to record its…
Adrift (movie)
Edition 28 June 2018, by James Luxford After a strong start to her career, Shailene Woodley has struggled to live up to her promise…
A Whole Life by Robert Seethaler (book)
Edition 28 June 2018, by Hendrik Ike The release of ‘A Whole Life’ by Robert Seethaler in 2014 created a critical eruption of biblical…
Rijksmuseum receives core collection Erwin Olaf
Edition 28 June 2018 The Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf this week donated to the Rijksmuseum his core collection, the fully representative range of work…
Light paintings by Maryolga Nieto at Hop & Stork
One of the first expressions of dissemination of this contribution to contemporary art currently presented by artist Maryolga Nieto in the gastronomic-cultural space “Hop…
A swifter shock of beauty…
Edition 28 June 2018, by Caroline de Westenholz, director Louis Couperus Museum Louis Couperus and the art of sculpture: New exhibition in Louis Couperus…
Kröller Müller Museum
An unforgettable experience The Kröller-Müller Museum is a place where things of beauty come together. The unique combination of art, nature and architecture guarantees…
Will Blokker become the next bankrupt store chain?
Edition 28 June 2018, by Sagar Harinarayan In the recent past, several companies have experienced bankruptcy. Even famous organizations, which had gained a good…
Summer camps
Most children who go to summer camp come alone. This is often the first time that they participate. Suddenly they have to decide for…
Iran a country with a great historical culture
Edition 28 June 2018, by Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro your following holiday destination? With the Pardisan Travel Company, I made an amazing trip last April to…
Dutch government appeals Urgenda’s climate lawsuit
Edition 28 June 2018, by Stephen Swai The Dutch government has appealed against the decision of The Hague District Court on the climate case…
Can you pronounce Scheveningen?
Edition 28 June 2018, by Johannes Visser For those of you non-Dutch readers trying to learn the Dutch language, God bless and good luck….
Tailored Education: opinions remain divided
Edition 28 June 2018, by Femke van Ieperen Equality and inclusion have traditionally played a key role in the Dutch educational system. It is…
High costs of the dutch passport abroad
Edition 28 June 2018, by Anastasiia Myronenko For immigrants, life often presents a number of intricate situations. The rules are often complicated and can…
Murderer of Anne Faber gets 28 years
Edition 28 June 2018, by Benjamin B. Roberts The loss of a child is the worse grief a person can suffer. However, when the…
Pim Fortuyn’s murderer no longer required to report to Parole Office
Edition 28 June 2018, by Lorre Luther In the last week of May, a judge ruled Volkert van der Graaf, the man who shot…
Ecological armageddon – disappearing insects threaten the Netherlands
Edition 28 June 2018, by Geetanjali Gupta It is righty said that “if all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate, but if…
Explosive growth in train passengers expected for the coming years
Edition 28 June 2018, byJuan Álvarez Umbarila The Dutch railway network is already one of the busiest in the world. Yet with a booming…
Dutch festivalgoers hungry for vegetarian food trend
Edition 28 June 2018, by Max Opray Vegetarian food is the next big thing at Dutch festivals, with major events offering more and more…
The Netherlands to go completely gas-free in the future
Edition 28 June 2018, by Phoebe Potter For many, the decision taken by the government at the end of March to stop extracting natural…
There’s more to ice racing than skating
Edition 22 March 2018, by John Mahnen The images of Olympic skating Gold in Korea have begun to fade. The memories of frozen canals…
Vibrant West African Cuisine (book)
Edition 22 March 2018 Food Entrepreneur Ebere Akadiri publishes cookbook to fight against human trafficking in Nigeria Vibrant West African Cuisine is more than…
High Society in the Rijksmuseum (exhibition)
Edition 22 March, by Benjamin Roberts Back in the olden days, long, long before ‘selfies’ the only people that had portraits made of themselves…
Lady Bird (movie)
Edition 22 March 2018, by Juan Alvarez Lady Bird feels like she is a flower in the wrong pot, in an unnurturing, neglected one….
Dutch Feast – Emily Wight (book)
Edition 22 March 2018. by Paola Westbeek Though the Netherlands is not really known for its cuisine – in fact, the Dutch diet has…
Meet the world at the Movies that Matter Festival
Edition 22 March 2018 You’ll get to meet people from all over the world, talk to inspiring activists, see interesting documentaries and revealing fiction…
Mesdag & Japan: Collecting the Far East
Edition 22 March 2018 Mesdag’s extraordinary collection of Japanese decorative art: from samurai swords and Satsuma vases to colourful earthenware and bronze cranes. Exhibition…
Dutch companies stunned by EU law while treasury faces a € 400m setback
Written by Seringe S.T. Touray The year of 1952 saw the establishment of the Luxemburg-based European Court of Justice (ECJ), the judicial institution of…
Paradiso, Amsterdam’s temple of pop culture turns 50
By Benjamin B. Roberts If the 1960s Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll generation, Flower Power, and counter culture movement could all be rolled…
Netflix obliged to offer more Dutch productions
Edition 22 March 2018, written by Sagar With its massive successes in the past few years, Netflix has become the leading online television network,…
A history of Dutch criminal Willem Holleeder
Edition 22 March, by Hendrik Ike Willem Holleeder is one of the Netherlands most notorious criminals, having earned a national, and indeed international profile…
Smoking room ban angers the horeca industry
Written by By Phoebe Dodds When the smoking ban came into place in the Netherlands almost ten years ago, the government offered an alternative…
The Passion 2018: “I see you”
Edition 22 March 2018, by Femke van Iperen Diversity and resilience in the Bijlmer The eighth edition of The Passion will take place on…
Opening of the Lelystad Airport delayed until 2020
Edition 22 March 2018, by Stephen Swai The opening of the Lelystad Airport has been delayed from April 2019 until sometime in 2020. The…
Suspects will soon be obligated to listen to their victims in court
Edition 22 March 2018, by Bárbara Luque On February 22, European Day of the Victim, the Minister for Legal Protection Sander Dekker announced new…
Dutch parliament approves abolition referendum
Edition 22 March, by Marla Thomson On February 28, the Lower House of the Dutch parliament voted 76 to 69 to abolish the direct…
Did the Netherlands recognize the 1915 Armenian genocide?
Editioin 22 March 2018, by Juan Álvarez Umbarila Well, yes and no. Last February 22nd, the House of representatives (the lower house of the…
Political scandals index: VVD again on top
Edition 22 March 2018, by Johannes Visser Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has a problem on his hands. His liberal VVD (People’s Party for…
The sporting year that was 2017
Edition 28 December 2017, by John Mahnen There was a time when odd-numbered years, such as 2017, meant an off year for sports. Those…
Prinz Wolf is coming for you! (restaurant)
Edition 28 December 2017 Prinz Wolf is the first TARTAR-IA in the Netherlands located at the Canals of Amsterdam. Here you can just walk-in…
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (movie)
Edition 28 December 2017, by James Luxford Every year a front-runner emerges in the race for Oscar glory, and 2018 may just be the…
Visages Villages (Faces and Places) (documentary)
Edition 28 December 2017, by Benjamin Roberts Despite the almost 60-year age difference between the two directors of Visages Villages (2017), they are a…
The Year of Living Danishly (book)
Edition 28 December 2017, by Phoebbe Dodds The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World’s Happiest Country (by Helen Russell) When…
Tell Freedom. 15 South African artists
Edition 28 December 2017 The exhibition Tell Freedom comprises new and existing work by fifteen young artists from South Africa. In it, they reflect…
Wassenaar first to offer cross border digital services for expats
Edition 28 December 2017 Ordering your birth certificate online with, say, an Estonian eID in the Netherlands? It’s already possible at the municipality of…
“Primaduta Awards” from the Government of Indonesia
Edition 28 December 2017, by Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro Two Netherlands’ companies awarded “Primaduta Awards” from the Government of Indonesia in 2017 The Government of Indonesia,…
Cystic Fibrosis finally reimbursed
Edition 28 December 2017, by Anastasiia Myronenko After long and challenging negotiations between the manufacturer and the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport,…
Online Gaming: a support system for HIV research?
Edition 28 December, by Benjamin B. Roberts In 2011 an amazing breakthrough was made in HIV research. After a new problem solving game was…
The hottest fitness trends in the Netherlands
Edition 28 December 2017, by Phoebe Dodds New year, new you, right? If you’re like most people, your new years resolutions will include a…
Reality of mental health
Edition 28 December 2017, by Johannes Visser One in four people in the Netherlands suffers from a brain disorder. To combat this ‘epidemic’, about…
Permanent contracts on the rise due to scarcity of employees
Edition 28 December 2017, by Stephen Swai With the scarcity of employees in the job market and improved economy, many employers are giving permanent…
Guilty verdict for Netherlands’ largest cannabis cafe – but no punishment
Edition 28 December, by Max Opray The owner of a Terneuzen cannabis business that was once the biggest in the Netherlands has been convicted…
Schiphol Airport experimented with online appointment booking for security screening
Edition 28 December, by Lorre Luther In the last months of 2017 a limited number of passengers flying out of Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport had…
Tedx event The British School in The Netherlands
Edition 28 December 2018 The British School in The Netherlands hosted its first ever Tedx event and it certainly was a day full of…
Registration now mandatory for childcare visitors
Edition 28 December, by Hendrik Ike Last month the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment announced that childcare centres will have to register,…
Fear the bee, not the terrorist
Edition 28 December, by Johannes Visser The Dutch are world champions in complaining about all that is not right, as well as finding solutions…
New publication reveals discrimination within the Dutch national police
Edition 28 December, by Benjamin B. Roberts In the Netherlands, the Dutch national police force is not a mirror image of Dutch society: 22%…
The winter games beckon
Edition 26 January 2018, by John Mahnen Congratulations sports fans! You have survived Blue Monday and if you have had just about enough of…
The Post (movie)
Edition 26 January, by James Luxford Three of Hollywood’s most legendary talents align for this fascinating true story, about the courage it takes to…
Go Gallery (exhibition)
Edition 26 January 2018, by Benjamin B. Roberts From the underground to the Art Gallery: Amsterdam Street Art Festival It’s hard to imagine that…
The proven power of being kind to yourself – Self compassion (book)
Edition 26 January 2018, by Anastasiia Myronenko By Kristin Neff, Ph.D. The start of a new year is often the time when many of…
Indonesian restaurant Bogor Roemah Makan (restaurant)
Edition 26 January 2018, by Marc G. Baker Indonesian delight: sunshine on a cloudy day The first few months of the year can be…
Lelystad Airport: will it go through or not? And when?
Edition 26 January 2018, by Hendrik Ike Any traveller who has recently flown from Amsterdam Schiphol cannot fail to make two clear observations; there…
The art of laughter: humour in the Golden Age
Click here and win free tickets for this exhibition Rarely have more humorous paintings been produced than in the Dutch Golden Age. Naughty children,…
Opening ‘Heaven or Hell?’
An exhibition on extraordinary 95% of Dutch women feel more confident when wearing a pair of beautiful shoes. However, an average of 23 pairs…
The fascinating underwater photos of Harry Fayt
Edition 26 January 2018 With success, the Belgian photographer Harry Fayt made the switch to underwater photography a few years ago. His work consists…
HSV International Primary School will open a new location from August 2018
The HSV International Primary School is an established international school, currently housing three locations in the heart of The Hague. It is with great…
Dutch food festivals in 2018
Edition 26 January 2018, by juan Álvarez Umbarila A commonplace amongst expats in the Netherlands is that Dutch food is neither particularly diverse nor…
Food trends 2018
Edition 26 January, by Seringe S.T. Touray When tea first seeped into Europe from China in the 17th Century, nobody knew it would become…
Dutch company develops hydrogen solution for Tesla’s electric vehicle
Edition 26 January, by Benjamin B. Roberts Whoever thought about purchasing a Tesla and was only put off by the short travel radius of only…
Dutch take home pay increases for most workers
Written by By Lorre Luther The first paycheck of 2018 brought welcome news for most employees in the Netherlands— more take home pay. The…
Take a seat: The Netherlands in the 2018 UN Security Council
Edition 26 January, by Marla Thomson January 1 of this year saw The Netherlands take its seat at the 2018 session of the United…
Empty AZC’s cost Dutch society 250 million euros
Edition 26 January, by Stephen Swai Following the falling number of asylum seekers,The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) is losing…
Serious injuries caused by fireworks in 2017
Edition 26 January 2017, Anastasiia Myronenko Anyone who has ever been in the Netherlands for New Year’s Eve (Oud en Nieuw) has experienced the…
Companies with ‘Royal’ in their name must watch out for name change
Edition 26 January, by Phoebe Potter Permission from King needed Following a definitive court case in The Hague, companies using the word ‘Royal’ in…
Dutch bus drivers strike in search of better labor agreements
Edition 26 January 2018, by Bárbara Luque On Thursday January 4, drivers from regional carriers around The Netherlands took a stand against their established…
Crown prince with a dark side
Edition 26 January 2018, by Johannes Visser The Hague – Political newcomer Thiery Baudet has been crowned Dutch Politician of the Year 2017. The controversial…
Dutch Olympic skating team to be determined in December
Edition 30 November 2017, by John Mahnen Winter in the Netherlands hold its own special traditions: Speculaas flavoured everything and pea soup for example….
The Venetian Kitchen in Holland ! (Restaurant)
Edition 30 November 2017 Recently The Hague was surprised with a new excellent ristorante Veneziano. Very nicely located, opposite the fabulous delicious sweetness shop…
‘Ernest Hemingway: A Biography’ by Mary (book)
Edition 30 November 2017, by Hendrik Ike In the most recent addition to the Hemingway annals, Mary V. Dearborn lays bare the rise and…
Innovative residential concept to launch in Dutch housing market
HUT: plug-and-play apartments HUT will be launching a new type of residency in Amsterdam by the end of 2017; new and innovative ‘plug-and-play’ apartments…
50 years of Austrian tradition in the Netherlands: The Vienna Ball on 9 February 2018 in Grand Hotel Huis ter Duin, Noordwijk
Each year more than 450 balls take place in Vienna. The best time of the year begins for ball-goers and dance fans on 11…
FIFA World Cup 2018: a unique way to discover Russia
Edition 30 November 2017, by H.E. Mr. A. Shulgin, Ambassador of Russian Federation The World Cup is the most expected sport event that for…
“If you ever receive a blue envelope… beware!” – Dutch taxes explained
Edition 30 November, by Max Opray World-class infrastructure, healthcare, education and safety, not to mention clean food, air and water – the Netherlands is…
Buying a house in The Netherlands, just a dream or an achievable goal for expats?
Edition 30 November 2017. Guest column by José de Boer As an expat buying and financing your home in The Netherlands might be a…
Winter events for the 2017-2018 season
Edition 30 November 2017, by Juan Álvarez Umbarila Winter has begun. Warm, bright days are now far behind us. In addition to cold temperatures…
Schippers launches European initiative for full drug access in all EU member states
Edition 30 November 2017, by Phoebe Potter In one of her final acts as Dutch Minister for Health, Edith Schippers has reached out to…
Equal pay in the EU – Except for long distance truck drivers
Edition 30 November, by Phoebe Dodds One of the benefits of a country being a member of the European Union is that its citizens…
Why avoid night shifts?
Edition 30 November 2018, by Sagar Harinarayan Shift work is very common in jobs based in factories and laboratories. If a manufacturing process in…
Healthcare plans of Rutte III cabinet
Edition 30 November 2017, by Stephan Swai Finally, the Third Rutte Cabinet has rolled out its healthcare plan. The plan, which touches on a…
I am not a tourist expat fair Amsterdam on October 8, 2017
Expat Fair Expatica’s “i am not a tourist” Expat Fair is the biggest event for internationals living, working, studying or setting up a business…
Creation of new Rutte III cabinet
Edition 30 November 2017, by Marla Thomson After 7 months of meetings, negotiations and compromising the new Dutch Government was finalized on 26 October…
Removing the barriers for deserving athletes
Edition 28 September 2017, by John Mahnen Many of us take sport for granted. We jump in the car or on the bike and off…
Eneco future situation unclear
Edition 28 September, by Sagar Harinayan Eneco is a Dutch company which produces and supplies natural gas to millions of customers, including households and…
Collateral damage: AH actie discount on pans
Edition 28 September 2017, by Bárbara Luque Albert Heijn has been dragging down a third party while trying to help its clients save a…
Sex Jokes: Humor in Art in the Dutch Golden Age (museum)
Edition 28 September 2017, by Benjamin Roberts When Elmer Kolfin, the professor at the University of Amsterdam started researching humor in the seventeenth century,…
Bohemian delight (restaurant)
Edition 28 September 2017, by Marc G. baker This isn’t a crime scene. Or, in a sense: it is. Exactly 90 years ago, the…
Teenagers and youngsters in the Dutch Golden Age (book)
Edition 28 September 2017 According to Benjamin B. Roberts’ recently published book Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll in the Dutch Golden Age, the…
Mother! (movie)
Edition 28 September 2017 We start and end in flames, with an image of a fiery face giving way to a mysterious crystal, which…
25 years of diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and The Netherlands
Edition 28 September 2017, by Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro On this occasion Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro interviews the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan, H.E. Mr. Magzhan Ilyassov….
100 years of De stijl in the Kröller-Müller Museum
The patron and the ‘house painter’. Helene Kröller-Müller and Bart van der Leck In the international year ‘Mondriaan to Dutch Design’, and on occasion…
India Dance Festival 2017
One of the most important European events for Indian dance takes center stage in The Hague this October The Hague – The India Dance…
A tasteful journey, the ron Klein Breteler collection
Ron Klein Breteler began collecting contemporary Modern art several decades ago. One of his first purchases, a light object by the Dutch artist Jan…
“Strong Europe with strong member states” proclaims Hungary v
Edition 28 September 2017, by Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro On the occasion of Hungary’s Presidency of the Visegrád Group, Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro interviews the Ambassador of Hungary,…
Green is the new black: Dutch Sustainable Fashion Week
Edition 28 September 2017, by Alice Burke Dutch Sustainable Fashion Week will take place from the 6th to the 15th of October in various locations…
Towards self-driving trucks
Written by Sagar Harinayan DAF has been selected by the UK’s Department of Transport and Highways England, to participate in a two-year truck platooning…
Dairy industry may take a hit
Edition 28 September, by Sagar Harinayan The dairy industry has always been a major contributor to the flourishing Dutch economy. Large numbers of livestock are…
KYWIE. An ingenious cooler with inside-out sheep fur.
You love wine – so do we. Ideally a woody-fruity Chardonnay, or a cool, light red, a perfect delicacy. Preferably in good company, on…
Urban mobility in Dutch cities is about to change drastically: and for the better!
Edition 28 September 2017, by Benjamin Roberts Last month at the grand opening of Birò’s new showroom, Pex Langenberg, Rotterdam’s municipal council member for mobility,…
The short Dutch working week – as good as it seems?
Edition 28 September 2017, by Phoebe Dodds Here in Holland, citizens are no strangers to hearing about how lucky they are, from the standard…
Breaking records at the Binnenhof
Edition 28 September, by Johannes Visser Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte is a man who likes to pride himself on breaking records at record-breaking…
Registered partnerships rise in popularity
Edition 28 September, byLorre Luther Dutch couples are increasingly turning to registered partnerships when they decide to make their relationship official. In 2016, almost…
Public broadcaster pulls ‘Jesse’ documentary amid questions of objectivity
Edition 28 September, by Storm Gibbons Dutch public broadcaster BNNVARA has decided not to air a documentary on Groenlinks party leader, Jesse Klaver. The documentary,…
Blame game: Egg crisis impact becomes apparent all over Europe
Edition 28 September 2017, by Jeroen Spangenberg This summer news got out that many eggs in the Netherlands contained fi pronil. The scandal is…
New government goes on show
Edition 26 October 2017, by Bárbara Luque The Netherlands have a new government with a whopping sixteen new ministers of state. About five of…
Rotterdam’s new Botlek bridge reaches an unwelcome milestone
Edition 26 October, by Lorre Luther On September 29th of this year, the Botlek bridge near Spijkenisse malfunctioned for the 100th time. Around six o’clock…
The problem to find housing as an international student
Edition 26 October 2017, by Bárbara Luque On October 5, the National Monitor of Student Housing (Landelijke Monitor Studentenhuisvestiging 2017) reported the shortage of…
Departure from Defence
Edition 26 October, by Johannes Visser “I have to step up, stepping down won’t fix anything.” These were the words of Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, fi ve…
The Killing of A Sacred Deer (movie)
Edition 26 October, by James Luxford A hit at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, this unusual story of revenge is director Yorgos Lanthimos’ follow up…
Learn Dutch quickly by putting your brain to work
Many expats find the idea of learning Dutch a bit daunting because the language seems so challenging. Whether that is truly the case depends…
On 4 October 2017 Eurojust opened a brand new building in The Hague
Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro interviews the President of EUROJUST, Mrs. Michèle Coninsx In addition to her role of President of Eurojust, Ms. Coninsx is National Member…
Rotterdam set to host 2017’s most prestigious Triathlon
Edition 5 September 2017, by John Mahnen The triathlon has become an established part of not only the Olympic games but the Dutch sporting scene…
Renato’s Pizzeria (restaurant)
Edition 5 September, by Paola Westbeek Authentic pizzas in a convivial atmosphere A proper pizza – one with a perfect crust and just the right…
Emanuel de Witte (1617-1692): The Master of Light (exhibition)
Edition 5 September 2017, by Benjamin Roberts During the Dutch Golden Age, the architect painter Emanuel de Witte (1617-1692) was just as widely known as…
The Beguiled (movie)
Edition 5 September 2017, by James Luxford In an unexpected turn, Oscar winner Sofi a Coppola directs a remake of a reasonably obscure 1971 fi…
Hieronymus Bosch: Garden of Earthly Delights (book)
Edition 5 September 2017, by Paola Westbeek Medieval artist Jheronimus (sometimes spelled as ‘Hieronymus’) Bosch (1450-1516) is widely known for his richly imaginative and bizarre…
Expo 2017 in Kazakhstan opens to success, offers path to the future
Visiting more than a hundred countries in one day is now possible thanks to world expositions such as the one happening this year in…
Charity boom
Edition 5 September 2017, by Sagar Harinarayan Over the past two years, the Dutch economy has fl ourished. According to RaboResearch, the gross domestic product…
