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In her essay ‘Connection in Confusion’, Hind Fraihi gives Vooruit Arts Centre in Ghent some suggestions on how it should deal with a world that is becoming increasingly diverse and colourful.
This week's Friday Verses are written by Vicky Francken. We selected her poem ‘A Good Excuse’.
It is the largest acquisition in the history of the museum and is an important transaction for Dutch-English heritage.
Take a look at our selection of recently translated Dutch-language books for children and young adults.
The small cemeteries in and around Ypres provide a unique way of understanding the First World War.
In 2020 Flanders is set to pay tribute to Jan Van Eyck. The most impressive tribute to this Flemish Master will be presented in Ghent, where the Museum of Fine Arts is organising its biggest ever Jan van Eyck exhibition.
Abdelkader Benali has been awarded the Golden Goose Feather as an ambassador of the Dutch language who reaches young people with his enthusiasm and dedication. This is his ode to ‘bastard Dutch’.
Malika Soudani gives a voice to Portrait of a woman by Frans Hals. ‘I wonder if they called it that because it’s a good title or because they’ve forgotten my name.’
Who's helping who? That is the question in Siel Verhanneman's poignant debut novel, 'Or else everyone dies'.
An overview of the new museum acquisitions of Dutch and Flemish Art.
Between 1816 and 1919, Neutral Moresnet was a geographical curiosity on the border triangle between Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.
Now you can zoom in on every inch of Jan van Eyck's paintings and miniatures. Thanks to the VERONA project, almost the entire oeuvre of the medieval master is now accessible online in ultra-high-resolution images.
For centuries, the Dutch language in Belgium had to pave the way for French. And yet, editor-in-chief Luc Devoldere, a Fleming, wouldn’t miss French for the world.
Despite the English conquest of the northeast coast of North America in 1664, the Dutch language continued to thrive in New York and northern New Jersey for generations, persisting into the twentieth century in certain areas.
Jasmijn Post brings the painting 'The Love Letter' by Johannes Vermeer to life. We listen to a woman whose feelings are restricted by social conventions.
From his celebrated self-portraits to dreamlike scenes of the North Sea coast, a major exhibition in London will introduce UK audiences to the visionary work of Flemish artist Léon Spilliaert.
The Renaissance polymath Joris Hoefnagel is best known today for his stunning miniatures of insects, but less well known is the troubling context in which those works were made.
Dutch biodesigner Emma van der Leest researches how she can make sustainable materials with bacteria and algae. Her work is part of the group exhibition Polarities, on show at MU in Eindhoven until 1 March 2020.
This week's Friday Verses are written by Maarten Buser. We selected his poem ‘Outline’.
If we consider the history of the First World War from the perspective of its enduring legacy, 1917 was the most crucial year of all.
Dieter De Schutter drew a graphic story inspired by the masked figure on a ferry in a 370-year-old river landscape. ‘I can never step out of line.’
The last Friday Verses of 2019 are written by Paul Demets. We selected his poem ‘Unstirring Leaves’.
What did 'the Kurant' write about and who were its readers?
The lower interior panels of Van Eyck's 'Adoration of the Mystic Lamb' have now been restored.
