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This Is How Our Cities Are Tackling the Problem of Overtourism
27 June 2024
The tourism industry in Belgium and the Netherlands has long since recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, with visitor numbers even surpassing those of pre-2020. However, not everyone is happy with this development, as some destinations are now facing overtourism. How are the Low Countries addressing
‘Ode to Antwerp’ Shows the Shared History of Flanders and the Netherlands
28 August 2023
The exhibition Ode to Antwerp at Museum Catharijneconvent in Utrecht explicitly presents old masters from the Low Countries and not from Holland or Flanders. How did this expo come about, and what does it say about the cooperation between the museums in the Low Countries? “For foreign curators, th
The Rise of the Citizen Historian
27 March 2023
Universities are increasingly calling upon volunteer researchers for large-scale history projects. They collect and report information or enter data for further study. What motivates these ‘citizen historians': the thrill of the puzzle, sensationalism, or a sense of historical injustice? And do th
Cycling With the Romans through Greater Belgium: From Heerlen to Cologne
15 September 2020
Wieland De Hoon is on the trail of the ancient Roman road from Boulogne to Cologne. He’ll be cycling 450 kilometres along the Via Belgica through Northern France, Flanders, Wallonia, South Limburg and North Rhine-Westphalia. This week: from Heerlen to Cologne.
Cycling With the Romans Through Greater Belgium: From Liberchies to Heerlen
8 September 2020
Wieland De Hoon is on the trail of the ancient Roman road from Boulogne to Cologne. He’ll be cycling 450 kilometres along the Via Belgica through Northern France, Flanders, Wallonia, South Limburg and North Rhine-Westphalia. This week: from Liberchies to Heerlen.
Cycling With the Romans Through Greater Belgium: From Tournai to Liberchies
1 September 2020
Wieland De Hoon is on the trail of the ancient Roman road from Boulogne to Cologne. He’ll be cycling 450 kilometres along the Via Belgica through Northern France, Flanders, Wallonia, South Limburg and North Rhine-Westphalia. This week: from Tournai to Liberchies.
Cycling With the Romans Through Greater Belgium: From Boulogne to Tournai
24 August 2020
One square on the map, 500 kilometres wide: in 57 BCE Julius Caesar used the North Sea, the Chanel, the Seine, the Ardennes and the Rhine as borders for his newest prize, Gallia Belgica. The united tribes of the Belgae would never again hold so much land. The East-West artery laid by the Romans, the