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Is the restitution policy of colonial looted art a neo-colonial repeat of past actions?

16 January 2026

How are Belgium and the Netherlands dealing with the sensitive issue of returning looted art and researching its colonial origins? An exploration of some treacherous areas in the quagmire of new Dutch and Belgian restitution policies.

Colonial Looted Art: How Museums Are Reckoning with Their Past

14 January 2026

How are Belgium and the Netherlands dealing with the thorny issue of restituting looted art and investigating its colonial origins? What do museums reveal — and what remains overlooked? Two encounters offer a glimpse of the debate: one with public relations officer Nadia Nsayi at the AfricaMuseum

Dutch Caribbean Writer Astrid Roemer Passed Away

9 January 2026

The Surinamese author Astrid Roemer has died on 8 January in her hometown Paramaribo. Roemer leaves behind a literary legacy of lasting significance for Suriname, the Caribbean, and Dutch-language literature. Her work continues to be read, studied, and discussed, both nationally and internationally.

‘A Liberating Eruption’: Anja Meulenbelt Receives the 2026 P.C. Hooft Prize

12 December 2025

The P.C. Hooft Prize for expository prose, the most prestigious Dutch lifetime achievement award for literature, will in 2026 be presented for the first time to a woman: Anja Meulenbelt. In 1976 Meulenbelt made her breakthrough with De schaamte voorbij (The Shame is Over), her best-known book, which

Circus Steals the Show – Made in The Low Countries

11 December 2025

The circus scene in the Low Countries is fully embracing new forms and disciplines. The sector is also experiencing strong organisational growth, but at two different speeds. While artists and companies in Flanders receive structural support from the government, Dutch artists are often left to fend

The Sea Is a Lover: The Healing and Imaginative Power of the North Sea

10 December 2025

Inhale the fresh air on the beach, the scent of iodine, the taste of salt on the skin. The North Sea is a source of salty self-care for many people – especially women – which is nothing new. Two centuries ago, North Sea cures were mainly women's cures, for what was called female ‘hysteria’.

The Pressure of the Present on Old Art

4 December 2025

Two approaches to art and culture are vying for precedence at the moment. There is a demand for diversity, sustainability and democratisation, and there is a call for more pride in our history and traditions. Both approaches view the past, our art and heritage very much from the present. Does old ar

The Bottom of the North Sea Reveals Its Secrets

1 December 2025

The North Sea is not an open book: its past lies buried under the sand of the seabed, inaccessible to most. In recent years, however, knowledge about this terra incognita has gained momentum. Dive below the water’s surface to Doggerland, Testerep, and Paardenmarkt.

Helen Simpson’s Choice: Willem Elsschot and Stijn Streuvels

18 November 2025

Every month, a translator of Dutch into English gives literary tips by answering two questions: which translated book by a Flemish or Dutch author should everyone read? And, which book deserves an English translation? Helen Simpson makes a case for revisiting Willem Elsschot’s timeless satire Chee

Because we’ve had enough: Shattering the Glass Ceiling of Literature

4 November 2025

Sexism continues to shape the literary world—determining which stories are told, who gets published, and whose voices are heard. Against this backdrop, Flemish (screen)writer, journalist, and librettist Gaea Schoeters stands out as a fierce advocate for change. Best known for her novel Trofee, win

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Our Culture Deserves a Megaphone: Let Us Speak

17 October 2025

The future of Ons Erfdeel, the Flemish-Dutch cultural organisation behind, among others, the magazine de lage landen and the website the low countries, is under severe threat. In an open letter, more than a hundred leading figures from the cultural and media sectors, academia, and the business commu

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