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The bad boy of Dutch cinema came to the Cannes Film Festival to please with a lesbian nun drama.
His illustrations reveal the quality of timeless design, particularly the graphic spectacle of his cartoon biographies of Rembrandt and Warhol.
In the 13th century, wool was the most important commodity in Flanders, with Bruges as the epicentre of the wool trade. The industry determined the political, social and economic relations and left its mark on architecture.
After 132 years, Gorter's masterpiece has finally been published in English, even in two versions.
An interactive walking route aims to bring the Olympic past of the port city back to life.
Our selection of Dutch-language books that have recently been translated into English.
We need to decolonise our language, states scriptwriter and opinion former Raf Njotea. Raising awareness is the first step.
Dutch artist Magda Augusteijn created an innovative web documentary about the history of the former mining town Moengo in Suriname.
At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium became the worlds best football team by winning gold after a controversial match against Czechoslovakia.
What is it that makes people get out of bed day in, day out for over a century? This is the question documentary filmmaker Heddy Honigmann asks seven quirky centenarians in her new film '100UP'.
The Dutch swimmer won four medals at the 1936 Olympics, which went down in history as a propaganda event for the Nazis.
This week's Friday Verses are written by Mahlu Mertens. We translated her poem ‘Censorship’.
Flanders has only recently recognised the value of its historic theatre scenery. Experts are figuring out now how it can be preserved and best be used again.
The influence of this legendary Dutch composer on contemporary classical music is enormous.
Visitors to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam can now enjoy The Night Watch in its original form, for the first time in 300 years.
Liberian-born writer Vamba Sherif recognises himself in Feticu's book about her difficult conquest of the Dutch language.
Built on a former mining site, creative hub C-mine is more than a reminder of the underground past.
Split up, passed on, sold and resold, many of the stained-glass windows of the Park Abbey near Leuven ended up in the USA. Now 21 of the 41 windows have been restored to the abbey's cloister.
Thanks to a sixteenth-century botanist from the Southern Netherlands, the potato became known throughout Europe.
In a loud monologue full of metaphors and reflections on life and literature, Karel De Sadeleer tells the story of Ali, a bubbly Swiss with Palestinian roots.
The 1971 farmers’ demonstration In Brussels was the tipping point for our agriculture sector.
The most important Dutch and Flemish works of art from before 1750 have been brought together in a beautiful book.
This is how the Dutch have reshaped their wetland wilderness into one of the most densely populated places on the planet.
Amsterdam has overtaken London as Europe’ main share trading hub for the first time since the 17th century.
Elsbet De Pauw wrote a poem in response to an old painting of a doll house.
Discover the ‘TraumA’-inspired creations by thirteen artists and architects. Until 24 October 2021.
This week's Friday Verses are written by Fien Leysen. We translated her poem ‘Onder lakens’.
