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22 ResultsBanning, Preserving or Editing: What to Do with Offensive Books?
How do we have to treat books that have fallen out of favour or have become taboo due to a changing Zeitgeist and more progressive perceptions?
Must-Sees in the Year of Jan Van Eyck
In 2020 Flanders is set to pay tribute to Jan van Eyck. The most impressive tribute to this Flemish Master will be presented in Ghent, where the Museum of Fine Arts is organising its biggest ever Jan van Eyck exhibition.
The World’s First Yiddish Newspaper Was Printed in Amsterdam
What did 'the Kurant' write about and who were its readers?
From Jeanne Brabants to Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui: Royal Ballet of Flanders Celebrates 50 Years
The only remaining professional ballet company in Belgium celebrates. But the future is uncertain.
Young, Belgian and Ambitious. Here’s the New President of Europe
Belgian politician Charles Michel made a rapid rise to the political pinnacle of Europe.
How Amsterdam Became the Bookshop of the World
In the 17th century, the Dutch Republic was the center of the European book trade.
Slavery Was of Major Importance to the Dutch Economy
Dutch historians have long worked on the assumption that the significance of Atlantic slavery to the Dutch economy was marginal. This assumption is incorrect.
For 400 Years Now, a Little Peeing Boy Stands for the Subversive Spirit of Brussels
With a mere 58 cm, Manneken Pis has grown from a fountain into the symbol of Brussels, known throughout the world.
Seventy-Five Years Ago the Netherlands Was Suffering Through the Hunger Winter
In the Netherlands the harsh winter of 1944-1945 became a symbol of the people’s suffering during World War II.
The Ex: Forty Years of Innovation and Rebellion
One of the Netherlands' most legendary bands has been playing outside the establishment for the past forty decades.
Strange, the Flemish Use of the Word ‘Vreemd’
It is strange how the Flemish media and government use the word vreemd, a word with connotations such as 'foreign', 'deviant', 'unusual'.
Yannis Kyriakides: Experimental Explorer of Sounds in Search of Harmony and Identity
Meet one of the Netherlands’ most exciting contemporary composers.
The Noble Beauty of the Terraced House
No house is more Dutch than the terraced house. Yet this type of architecture has only recently come to be valued as it should. Time to redress the balance.
The Rediscovery of the Bicycle
Mobility policy in France, Belgium and the Netherlands is making way for the bicycle, with Groningen as a founding example.
A State Beheaded: The Political Fall of Land’s Advocate Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
400 years ago Johan van Oldenbarnevelt was beheaded.
An All-Encompassing Edifice of Life
A true writer’s oeuvre is an all-encompassing edifice, not a single theme, but life itself. That's also the case for the books of Connie Palmen.
Like A Scythe Across the Country
One hundred years ago the world encountered a Spanish flu pandemic which cost an estimated 50 to 100 million lives. But in the Netherlands it was long underestimated by the government. Medical historian Leo van Bergen sketches the devastati...
Youth News Agency StampMedia Gives Young People a Voice
Young people make up a large proportion of society, and yet they very rarely feature in the media. That's why youth news agency StampMedia was founded.
Renovated Museum Hof van Busleyden Brings Burgundian Era to Life
This beautiful city palace in Mechelen has re-opened its doors to the public after a year of renovations.
How Will Dutch Studies Resolve the Impasse?
Substantially declining student numbers, reduced social status, dropping budgets: Dutch studies is encountering heavy weather.
16 Dutch Books You Need to Read This Spring
Why not read a novel by a Dutch or Flemish author this spring? Take a look at our selection.
