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arts
arts
Geerdt Magiels
9 min reading time
You Are What You Smell: How Scent and Culture Are Intricately Linked
What did the past smell like? And how does scent influence our culture? Biologist and philosopher Geerdt Magiels takes us to the stinking seventeenth century and to the nearly scent-free Low Countries of today.
arts
Harry Bos
3 min reading time
Paul Verhoeven Questions the Very Nature of Belief in 'Benedetta’
The bad boy of Dutch cinema came to the Cannes Film Festival to please with a lesbian nun drama.
Series
Jan van Eyck
arts
Roel Daenen
9 min reading time
The Graphic Appetite of Comics Artist Typex
His illustrations reveal the quality of timeless design, particularly the graphic spectacle of his cartoon biographies of Rembrandt and Warhol.
arts
Lotte Bosch
2 min reading time
Surinamese Mining Town Comes to Life in Interactive Dutch Documentary
Dutch artist Magda Augusteijn created an innovative web documentary about the history of the former mining town Moengo in Suriname.
Series
On the Shoulders of the Old Masters
arts
Karin Wolfs
6 min reading time
When Taking Your Time Takes a Long Time. The Documentary '100UP' by Heddy Honigmann
What is it that makes people get out of bed day in, day out for over a century? This is the question documentary filmmaker Heddy Honigmann asks seven quirky centenarians in her new film '100UP'.
arts
Klaas Coulembier
4 min reading time
Composer Louis Andriessen (1939-2021), the Rebel Who Became an Institution
The influence of this legendary Dutch composer on contemporary classical music is enormous.
Museum Explorer
arts
CODART
3 min reading time
Rembrandt's Night Watch Reconstructed
Visitors to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam can now enjoy The Night Watch in its original form, for the first time in 300 years.
arts
Ian Mundell
7 min reading time
Finding a New Role for Flanders' Historic Theatre Scenery
Flanders has only recently recognised the value of its historic theatre scenery. Experts are figuring out now how it can be preserved and best be used again.
Series
Forgotten Female Painters
history
Ian Mundell
6 min reading time
The American Adventure of 17th-Century Stained Glass From Flanders
Split up, passed on, sold and resold, many of the stained-glass windows of the Park Abbey near Leuven ended up in the USA. Now 21 of the 41 windows have been restored to the abbey's cloister.
arts
Tom Christiaens
2 min reading time
Discover 100 Masterpieces of Dutch and Flemish art in CODART Canon Book
The most important Dutch and Flemish works of art from before 1750 have been brought together in a beautiful book.
arts
Yasmin van 'tVeld
6 min reading time
Triennial Bruges 2021: Face Your Fears and Dream Big During an Artistic Exploration of Fantasy and Reality
Discover the ‘TraumA’-inspired creations by thirteen artists and architects. Until 24 October 2021.
arts
Ian Mundell
8 min reading time
Daems van Remoortere Trace a Line From Astronomy to Artificial Intelligence
The work of the Antwerp-based duo raises questions about public space and society.
arts
Geke Dijkstra
3 min reading time
Mondrian and Manders in Japan
Work of Dutch artists Piet Mondrian and Mark Manders is currently on show in Japan.
arts
CODART
2 min reading time
The Met Acquires a Painting by a Dutch Caravaggist
The painting is the second Ter Brugghen for the Met’s collection, next to The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John.
arts
Tom Christiaens
3 min reading time
Boijmans Acquires 16th-Century Book of Prints Filled With Fantastical Beings
A book with 120 woodcut prints has been added to the collection of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam.
arts
Pieter Coupé
3 min reading time
Conductor Philippe Herreweghe Is Awarded Flanders’ Foremost Cultural Prize
The Ghent-born conductor will be awarded the prize for his ability to reach a wide audience without compromising on his art.
arts
Erin Chang
5 min reading time
The Impact of COVID-19 on Dutch Artists Worldwide
In 2020, the international activities of Dutch artists and cultural organizations dropped by 72% due to the corona pandemic.
Being and Existing. Trees and Forests in Awoiska van der Molen’s Photography
With her latest publication, the Dutch photographer Awoiska van der Molen continues her own modest search for places of human origin.
arts
Virginie Platteau
6 min reading time
Serene Portraits of Renaissance Children Hide Calculated Political Play
An exhibition in Mechelen shows portraits of young Habsburg princes and princesses that tell us a lot about the political powers struggles of sixteenth-century Europe.
arts
Derek Blyth
2 min reading time
James Ensor's Baths at Ostend Recomposed
Art photographer Athos Burez tackled 'The Baths of Ostend', the famous painting by James Ensor, and gave it his own interpretation.
