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Cultural Attaché Beate Gerlings in Berlin: ‘Germany is a Candyland for Everyone Active in the Cultural Field’
10 January 2020
The Cultural Attaché is a series of interviews by DutchCulture, the Dutch network and knowledge organisation for international cultural cooperation, with cultural attachés of the Netherlands. How do these attachés help Dutch art and culture? What were their expectations when they were posted abro
Thirty Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall, the Great Divide is Still Visible in Germany
9 November 2019
On 9 November 1989 the Berlin Wall fell. Writer Geert van Istendael was there at the time as a journalist. What has happened to the East Germans since that historic day? They had celebrated the prompt reunification with exuberant joy. However today, thirty years later, the gap between East and West
Liberation of Belgium: More than ‘Cigarettes for Dad’ and ‘Chocolates for Mummy’
5 September 2019
The commemorative ceremonies marking the liberation of Belgium, 75 years ago by now, spark memories of a joyful age in which friendly tanks triumphantly rolled down the streets. The unbridled enthusiasm Belgians witnessed back then is magnified today, and re-enacted here and there. However, those re
When the Netherlands Was Suffering Through the Hunger Winter
4 September 2019
Although liberation was in sight, in the Netherlands the harsh winter of 1944-1945 became a symbol of the people’s suffering during World War II. More than twenty-thousand people died of hunger and cold. The severe wartime winter became known as the Hunger Winter.
The Treaty of Versailles: Harbinger of Peace and Source of Frustration
26 June 2019
On 28 June 1918, exactly one hundred years ago, the treaty that would finally end World War I was signed in Versailles. That peace treaty would redraw the map of Europe. Belgium, which had suffered greatly during the war, left for Versailles with a heart full of hope, but was forced to leave nearly
Draining and Building: The Dutch in the Baltic Sea Region
23 May 2019
It is well known that at the end of the seventeenth century Peter the Great spent several years in Holland learning techniques such as shipbuilding in order to modernize the Russian Empire, but since the Middle Ages many people from the Low Countries have been going the other way, often settling in
Germany and the United States Are Top Destinations for Dutch Artists
23 May 2019
In 2018 Dutch artists participated in more than 15,000 cultural activities in 108 different countries. DutchCulture, the network and knowledge organisation for international cultural cooperation, identifies important trends.
