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The International Literature Festival Utrecht brings the vending machine that spits out short stories to the Netherlands
Koen Vanmechelen created an evolving work of art on the foundations of the former mine and zoo of Zwartberg in the Belgian city of Genk.
Our selection of Dutch-language books that have recently been translated into English.
Agatha Christie’s iconic detective is probably modelled after a real-life Belgian policeman.
The oldest Dutch department store chain De Bijenkorf is celebrating its 150th year.
The Dutch have a constant willingness to compromise and whose aim above all is a general consensus.
The Leonardo Da Vinci of the Low Countries is responsible for many revolutionary discoveries in physics, architecture, mathematics and linguistics.
Nuances of Dutch language are sometimes difficult for non-native speakers. But these difficulties have led to creative language discoveries.
Tratsaert will succeed Luc Devoldere as editor-in-chief and managing director of Flemish-Dutch cultural institution Ons Erfdeel vzw.
The Brussels-based school for contemporary dance and choreography has an impressive international reputation.
This week's Friday Verses are written by Maud Vanhauwaert. We translated her poem ‘A Sorry Sight’.
At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium became the worlds best football team by winning gold after a controversial match against Czechoslovakia.
Jan Renkema provides a clear analysis of the Dutch identity in his pamphlet ‘The DNA of the Netherlands’. He starts with a conversation on a flight to Schiphol.
The second stage of our cycling trip on the Via Belgica takes us from Tournai to Liberchies.
Which image or object would you choose to capture the Low Countries?
Marieke Lucas Rijneveld is the youngest writer to win the International Booker Prize, which celebrates the finest fiction translated into English from around the world.
The young Dutch artist has built up a diverse oeuvre in which language is increasingly prominent both as a theme and as a medium.
Jane Judge’s book provides a profound analysis of the rich sources surrounding the events that shaped the Belgian identity.
Here's a photobook that depicts the sensation of covering hundreds of kilometres on horseback in a snowy landscape without civilisation.
Derek Blyth pays tribute to the man who has shown us the way for more than four hundred years: the Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator.
The first stage of our cycling trip on the Via Belgica takes us from Boulogne to Tournai.
Water shortage is becoming ever more serious and is now causing problems with shipping, agriculture and subsidence.
