Holland Festival online programme 2020
From 11 through 21 June, the Holland Festival will present an online programme that adheres as much as possible to the core and essence…
Edition 4 – 2020 / 15 May
The race for an efficient vaccine to combat the Coronavirus is underway
Many laboratories around the world have been working round the clock to find an efficient vaccine to prevent the spread of the new Coronavirus….
World premiere ’Gently Quiet’
Eleven short dancefilms recorded in a deserted Amsterdam during lockdown. * Directed by Peter Leung & Altin Kaftira. Today is the launch of Gently Quiet, the…
Picnic in one of the most beautiful gardens in Europe
Kasteel Wijlre estate has one of Europe’s most beautiful gardens. It received the prestigious European Garden Award in 2014. Its three hectares offer many…
Fotomuseum aan het Vrijthof in Maastricht presents ‘Streetlife’ 1 June – 27 September 2020
Fotomuseum aan het Vrijthof in Maastricht presents the exhibition ‘Streetlife‘ from 1 June until 27 September 2020. The museum shows colorful work by the…
Amsterdam Art launches first Gallery Weekend in 2020 & moves Art Weekend to spring 2021
Amsterdam Art is pleased to announce the launch of the very first Amsterdam Art Gallery Weekend from 18-21 November 2020, a weekend of contemporary…
New design route in Amsterdam: GLUE
With ‘GLUE amsterdam connected by design’, the city once again has a three-day design route for Amsterdam-based designers, architects, brands, showrooms, galleries, academies, and…
Language friendly school
Optimist International School has taken its first steps towards becoming a member of Language Friendly Schools. What is a Language Friendly School? A Language…
Your online stop for education!
Pupils, students, teachers and parents are at home en masse because of the strict corona measures. How do you arrange education? This requires enormous…
Fighting COVID-19 with creativity
When a friend approached Fabian de Leede to see if he could help covert snorkel masks into medical masks through 3D printing, he had…
How has Mark Rutte performed during this crisis?
The novel Coronavirus or Covid-19 is by now the worst pandemic the world has faced in over half a century. After the first cases…
Uitmarkt goes digital!
The 43rd edition of the Uitmarkt goes digital. In June, the Uitmarkt launches an online platform where artists, makers and institutions can offer their…
Vulnerable students disappearing from radar during school closures
After schools closed due to the Corona pandemic, many schools have lost contact with some of their students, as revealed by the Association of…
Schools will finally open again – children and the corona virus according to the RIVM
Around the world, governments have temporarily closed educational institutions in a coordinated effort to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to UNESCO…
Looking back at the Netherlands after Covid-19
What will the Netherlands, and the world at large, look like ‘post-corona’? Will it be business as usual, out-of-business or business 2.0? In what…
The Netherlands celebrated its first-ever King’s Day at home
Due to the measures taken amid the corona crisis, on 27 April the Netherlands celebrated king Willem-Alexander’s 53rd birthday at home. The national holiday,…
Hospitality sector struggles to survive the ‘intelligent lockdown’
On 15 March the Dutch government announced a series of regulations intended to slow the spread of Covid-19 in the Netherlands. Many businesses have…
Major Frida Kahlo exhibition rescheduled to autumn 2021
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, the Drents Museum in Assen has decided to reschedule the major exhibition Viva la Frida! – Life and Art of…
Empty hospitals and a ‘new normal’: the effects of corona on Dutch healthcare
As the corona crisis continues, some of its effects on the Dutch healthcare system have been brought to light. Not only have there been…
The fight continues: 50Plus party in turmoil again
By now it’s a familiar sight: members of political party 50Plus fighting between themselves. On 26 April, chairman Geert Dales announced the resignation of…
The consequences of Covid-19 for the events industry
The risks of spreading Coronavirus has forced Dutch authorities to take the necessary safety precautions in ensuring public health. One of the most far-reaching…