Love is in the air for your favourite restaurant!
Valentine’s Day, normally one of the most popular days of the year for dining out, looks very different for the hospitality industry this year….
Edition 10 – 2020 January
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…
Great demand for a lockdown with giraffes
The number of bookings for a midweek at the Safari Resort Beekse Bergen has tripled for the first week of January, compared to a…
Alcohol-free Vinobox
Surprise your guests with beautiful wines, even if you don’t drink alcohol: that is the aim of Vinobox. The successful online wine concept is…
Dry January trend by Le Nord
While we normally start the year with New Year’s receptions and drinks, this year it may be easier than ever to stop drinking. With…
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
We wish all the readers and contributors of the Holland Times a happy & healthy 2021!
2020 – The sporting year that almost wasn’t
Every winter around this time, we’ve made a habit of looking back on the sporting year that was. In order to cover 2020 as…
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…
Interview with an expat
What is your name? Cole Vincent Where do you come from and where do you live in the Netherlands? I am from Arizona in…
Multilingualism in schools. Yes or No?
Many people believe that when you move to a different country, you should try to exclusively practice the host country’s language in order to…
5 alternatives to New Year resolutions
Somehow, the new year is (luckily) just around the corner. After a completely bizarre and unexpected 2020, most of us are happy to welcome…
The slum lord of the Netherlands
A few months ago I wrote about the notorious ‘slum lord of the Netherlands’, Ronnie van de Putte. The real estate businessman and his…
Buba the elephant can stay in the Netherlands
After a long dispute about her fate, the Cabinet has allowed Buba the circus elephant to stay with the Freiwalds, the famous German-Dutch family…
Can a puppy end our loneliness?
We have seen people shop for some unusual things during this pandemic. Home cooking and baking became a trend, yeast became high in demand….
More Dutch journalist are receiving serious threats of violence
A new statement from the Dutch National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security (NCTV), which protects the Netherlands from threats that could disrupt society, shows…
Pregnancy discrimination continues to be a problem in the labour market
By 2020, society is significantly more sensitive to questions of equality and discrimination than ever before. However, the COVID-19 crisis has affected both employers…
ABN AMRO to slash 15 per cent of jobs
ABN Amro has announced that it will cut up to 15 per cent of all jobs, amounting to more than 2,700 jobs, in the…