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Pour a glass of your favourite brew and join on a historic journey of beer and brewing in the Low Countries. Proost!
Derek Blyth invites you to discover the Jewish Community of Antwerp, one of the largest in Europe.
Belgium's oldest city has refreshed its identity. Thanks to the Romans.
Kunstmuseum in The Hague presents a fascinating exhibition about the friendship and rivalry between two important Dutch painters: Isaac Israëls and George Breitner.
The Dutch haven’t always been so mad about bikes. That close bond with cycling crept in quietly.
Martin Michael Driessen's delightful short story for the first time in English.
In the past 'Praathuisjes' were only used by old men and sailors to catch up with a cup of coffee. Now everyone is welcome.
This week's Friday Verses are written by Benjamin De Roover. We translated his poem ‘syntax is older than civic architecture’.
The Brussels-born architect designed a number of important buildings in Colombia in the 1920s that were even declared National Monuments.
Why are the Dutch so crazy about cycling? We tell you all about it in the first episode of The Low Countries Radio.
Discover the other side of the popular seaside resort with its impressive Art Nouveau houses, adorned with loggias, glazed tiles and elegant ironwork.
Derek Blyth invites you to walk in the footsteps of stanley brouwn, the first artist who claimed walks as art.
Thanks to two biographies published at the same time, the Dutch physicist and Nobel Prize winner Hendrik Lorentz finally gets the attention he deserves.
If you really want to get to know Flanders, you have to drive along its stone roads.
This week's Friday Verses are written by Iduna Paalman. We translated her poem ‘Keep Sterile, Do Not Prick’.
We have summarised and analysed the results of our survey.
The Nigerian-Belgian artist is always searching for the connections between the world and bodies, poverty and enrichment, Africa and Europe. Her works are in international demand.
Actress Romana Vrede writes a letter to her autistic son, which makes for a tough, but loving book.
The painter may be hardly known in the Netherlands, but in Australia, he had a great reputation.
The Dutch language has all but vanished from Indonesia. However, it remains an important language of education in the country.
Seventy years ago, the Korean War broke out. Belgium and the Netherlands too sent soldiers to Asia. They were all volunteers who decided to sign up for the most diverse reasons.
No less than three important literary prizes for Dutch-language writers were announced this week. Awards for literary fiction, a poetry debut and a complete oeuvre.
Martin Michael Driessen's delightful short story for the first time in English.
Historians have chosen new themes to represent the Canon of Dutch History.
This week's Friday Verses are written by Peter Theunynck. We translated his poem ‘The Theatre of Love’.
In the Dutch language, bloomers have been known under a variety of names that refer to the Middle East, New York and Dutch fishermen.
Lieke Marsman’s artistic response to the corona crisis, inspired by the poem 'Abandoned Fortresses’ of Paul van Ostaijen.
