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Editor-in-Chief Hendrik Tratsaert Leaves Cultural Organisation De Lage Landen

7 October 2024

De lage landen, publisher of the low countries, is looking for new leadership as Hendrik Tratsaert leaves the organisation and will start as general director of Passa Porta at the end of this year.

O Rhetoricians, Where Are Thou?*

3 October 2024

A good six centuries after it manifested itself in Flanders and the Netherlands, the rhetorical tradition there seems to be enjoying a modest revival. Journalist Michiel Leen spent a few evenings in the good and fine company of language and literature lovers who, in the era of podcast and poetry sla

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Tom Lanoye Wins the 2024 Dutch Literature Prize

1 October 2024

Flemish writer Tom Lanoye is awarded the Dutch Literature Prize. The prize is the most prestigious literary award in the Dutch language area and includes a sum of 60,000 euros. According to the jury, Lanoye’s writing has been a ‘linguistic virtuoso spectacle’ for forty years.

Keeping Faith: How Citizens Are Shaping the Future of Our Religious Heritage

30 September 2024

The Netherlands and Flanders are home to thousands of religious buildings that have been left empty due to society's growing secularisation. While some are threatened with demolition, others await repurposing. The best way to ensure these buildings have a meaningful and sustainable future is by reco

Museum De Reede Explores the Human Condition in Graphic Art

27 September 2024

Since Museum De Reede opened its doors in 2017, the small-scale private museum quickly emerged as one of Antwerp’s cultural hotspots. It highlights the diversity of graphic art: from old masters such as Goya, Munch and Rops, to works by living artists Fred Bervoets and Marcelle Hanselaar. The choi

‘The Hollander Is Boorish to the Last Degree’

26 September 2024

In the early 1700s, two young travellers from Boston made trips to the Dutch Republic. They visited the same sites and wrote about their experiences, but their views are quite different. Their travel journals offer a fascinating look at Dutch-American relations during a pivotal time in history.

New Museum Acquisitions of Dutch and Flemish Art

25 September 2024

Old Dutch and Flemish art can be admired in hundreds of museums worldwide. Every now and then they add new work to their collections. In recent months, art from the Low Countries has been acquired by museums in London, Los Angeles, Ohio, Amsterdam and Mechelen.

Discovering 16th Century Antwerp While Pinching Your Nose

23 September 2024

When it comes to history, we know sixteenth-century Antwerp mainly through the gaze of merchants, artists and intellectuals. But who else was walking around there? What did the international city sound like? How did it smell? With the cathedral as the focal point, Wendy Wauters describes the city on

From Street Murals to Graphic Novels: Brecht Evens’ Artistic Odyssey

20 September 2024

Monochrome characters and Escher-type lizards populate the gouaches of Flemish comic book artist Brecht Evens. His sophisticated style has earned him the Bronzen Adhemar, a prize that already ranks him, despite being only thirty-something, among the greats of comic books in the Low Countries. Eve

Joost Oomen Celebrates Surrealism at European Poetry Festival Transpoesie

19 September 2024

Every year during the week of the European Day of Multilingualism, poets from all over Europe come to Brussels for the Transpoesie festival. They perform and their poems are displayed in public spaces, in their original language, as well as in Dutch, French, and English. This year's poetry festival

The Seaside Resort Where Mondrian Went Modern

16 September 2024

Known for its wide beaches and cycling paths, Domburg is a popular getaway for tourists in the Netherlands. However, this coastal town also has a rich artistic legacy, attracting famous artists like Piet Mondrian in the early 20th century. Mondrian's evolving style from realism to abstraction can be

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