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Did you know there is a Dutch town called Austerlitz with a pyramid nearby, built by Napoleon’s soldiers?

We translated excerpts from 'Declaration of Love to the Dutch Language' in which Mira Feticu describes her struggle to learn Dutch.

The first stage of our cycling trip on the Via Belgica takes us from Boulogne to Tournai.

Our selection of Dutch-language books that have recently been translated into English.

The website www.straatpoezie.nl shows exactly where poetry is visible in public space in the Low Countries.

An overview of the latest museum acquisitions of old Dutch and Flemish Art.

Heleen Debruyne takes female painters out of oblivion and gives them the honour they deserve.

‘Het nabestaan van Anna Portier’ is a poignant debut about mourning, dying and the lives we lead or don't.

Whale oil was a good substitute for vegetable oils and fats, so merchants in the Netherlands saw opportunities to earn good money with whaling. The Dutch hunted whales from 1612 to 1964.

This summer, some museums have enriched their collections by acquiring beautiful early modern Dutch and Flemish art.

Join us on our journey throughout the history of the Netherlands. We start in so-called "pre-history".

Our selection of recent university press publications in English on the Low Countries.

Find the ultimate overview of the treatment of the Van Eycks’ masterpiece in 'The Ghent Altarpiece. Research and Conservation of the Exterior'.

In his second historical fiction novel, Jeroen Olyslaegers masterfully brings to life the city of Antwerp before, during and after 1566, the year of the Iconoclastic Fury.

The premise for Anne Eekhout's fourth novel is a good one: to write Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, the author of 'Frankenstein', out of the shadows of her illustrious context.

Since it was established in 1971, ‘De Engelbewaarder’ has been known as the first literary café in the Netherlands. Not only John Irving once drank a beer there.

An overview of the latest museum acquisitions of old Dutch and Flemish Art.

Our selection of Dutch-language books that have recently been translated into English.

Throughout the history of film, the Dutch painter was given many identities.

Don’t start shouting that ‘we’re back in the 1930s again’, writes Fraihi. That sort of warning is counterproductive and even risks gaining the status of forbidden fruit.

Eating herring is a Dutch tradition. This silvery, slimy fish is even part of their national identity, thanks to a myth about a humble herring fisherman.

The Flemish tenacity for cycling inspired the English to invent much of today’s cycling lingo.

The oldest working planetarium in the world can be found in Franeker in the Dutch province of Friesland: the Royal Eise Eisinga Planetarium.

Since the 1980s improvisational theatre has seen an impressive uptake, in the Netherlands and Belgium. The competitive nature ensures improv’s lasting popularity.

In his debut novel, Koen Caris exposes just how difficult it is to be left behind, especially in an oppressive, village setting.

Eighteen young writers have brought artefacts from the Rijksmuseum to life. Eva Salman wrote a short story inspired by a coffee pot.

Luc Devoldere states that we have no choice in Europe, but to become as multilingual as possible.

Our selection of Dutch-language books that have recently been translated into English.

Tülin Erkan has written a debut novel about trying to find the right words and about how difficult it is to say goodbye to places and people.

In a loud monologue full of metaphors and reflections on life and literature, Karel De Sadeleer tells the story of Ali, a bubbly Swiss with Palestinian roots.

This week's Friday Verses are written by Christopher Levenson. We selected his poem ‘Remembering the Flood’.

At the beginning of the First World War, one million Belgians fled to the Netherlands. “More so than the Afghans, Ukrainians now are more similar to Belgian refugees back then.”

Despite the English conquest of the northeast coast of North America in 1664, the Dutch language continued to thrive in New York and northern New Jersey for generations, persisting into the twentieth century in certain areas.

Built on a former mining site, creative hub C-mine is more than a reminder of the underground past.

Flanders' most colourful and most cosmopolitan rocker turned 70.

Interest in the work of Flemish woodcut artist Frans Masereel has increased substantially in the US and the UK. Masereel biographer Joris van Parys knows how that came about.

At the age of 75, Flemish roots rocker Roland Van Campenhout still plays in the sandpit.

For some, he was a servant, for others a vanquished devil. However, the Irish poet W.B. Yeats sheds a different light on the origins of the controversial Black Pete tradition.

Loes Wijnhoven has written a funny debut novel about a millennial living life passing from hotel to hotel.

Dutch Studies students wonder: "Is it appropriate for white students to translate texts about Black experiences of slavery?"

In his debut novel Frank Heinen lays bare the state of the care system in contemporary society as well as the role played by the media in how we perceive certain events.

With a mere 58 cm, Manneken Pis has grown from a fountain into the symbol of Brussels, known throughout the world.

Book after book, this young and much-acclaimed Dutch illustrator knows how to surprise.

What is today's relationship between the Low Countries and their colonial past? The articles in this series have been written by personalities from the Netherlands, Indonesia, Suriname, Belgium and Congo.

From the 16th century onwards, the centre of European printmaking was in Flanders and the Netherlands. Printmaking did more even than painting to familiarise Europe with art from the Low Countries.

The Afghan-Dutch artist designs installations and sculptures like chefs create dishes: bringing together seemingly incompatible forms and materials.

The Afsluitdijk Wadden Center shows how the 32-kilometre-long dam between the provinces of Noord-Holland and Friesland protects a large part of the Netherlands against flooding.

Every month, a translator of Dutch into English gives literary tips by answering two questions: which translated book by a Flemish or Dutch author should everyone read? And, which book absolutely deserves an English translation?

Students from two British Universities translated an excerpt from a theatre production by Flemish actor, writer, rapper and podcaster Rashif El Kaoui.

Cats and dogs on the internet use lolspeak to address their owners. How long will it be before this new language takes hold in Dutch?

On a visit to the Flemish city of Halle, Derek Blyth discovers a miraculous statue, a forgotten Flemish artist and an intriguing street art trail.

After 1945, Belgium and the Netherlands rolled out a monumental social security system that brought prosperity and emancipation. Today, this welfare state has come under pressure.

Thanks to Frans Hals, Karel van Mander and other refugees from Flanders and Brabant, the arts scene in Haarlem was able to flourish between 1580-1630.

Johannes Vermeer was everything but impulsive. The lab research that preceded the Vermeer exhibition at the Rijksmuseum, shows that the artist constantly adjusted his compositions during the painting process.

In an abbey where nuns still live, Museum Krona combines centuries-old crucifixes and monstrances with contemporary paintings and photographs.

Confronted with challenging societal, historical and ethical questions, many museums are trying to redefine their role. MSK Director Manfred Sellink makes some proposals.

With a new wing and improved layout of the building, Museum Arnhem strengthens a unique place within the range of museums on offer in the Netherlands.

Every month, a translator of Dutch into English gives literary tips by answering two questions: which translated book by a Flemish or Dutch author should everyone read? And, which book absolutely deserves an English translation?

Why our we still fascinated with a commemorative work like the St Matthew Passion that was written almost three hundred years ago?

The refurbished Groeninge Museum encourages us to slow down with the intimate exhibition ‘Van Eyck in Bruges’.

‘Postcolonial Mirror’ and ‘New Colonial Reading List’ are two new important books on Dutch East Indies literature. Both editions aim at a complete revision of the existing image.

Discover the ‘TraumA’-inspired creations by thirteen artists and architects. Until 24 October 2021.

In the twentieth century, the Dutch gradually became more concerned about cleanliness in their household than about comfort.

The Antwerp-based artist paints colourful ideal worlds, building an ever-expanding dream universe that combines personal mythology with a close reading of art history.

Was the Dutch writer really such an anti-colonial rebel? And what about his preference for young girls?

Forty years after his death, the novels of Louis Paul Boon, Flanders' most anti-authoritarian writer, are still worth reading.

What did the Dutch know, through the ages, about what went on in their colonies, in the East and West Indies? Ewald Vanvught gives an outline of the current changing view of the colonial period in the Netherlands with reference to four monu...

Bathrobes, fleece blankets, plastic bottle tops, and wooden or steel beams: there’s potential in almost everything Fran Van Coppenolle finds. ‘I do everything I can to take away the gloom.’

The third stage of our cycling trip on the Via Belgica takes us from Liberchies to Heerlen.

In her masterful novel 'Your Story, My Story' Dutch author Connie Palmen gives Ted Hughes a voice.

Hanan Faour, a Dutch author with Lebanese roots, has written a moving story about what it is like to discover the land of her father and brother.

On a visit to the Flemish city of Aalst, Derek Blyth discovers a Carnival parade that likes to shock, a priest that took on the factory bosses and a utopian library.

Regardless of how long NATO remains standing, strengthening military cooperation between European countries is essential.

Calling Kortrijk a hidden pearl along the river Lys might be too much honour. Yet there are numerous treasures to be found.

In the video essays of Vera Mennens, art and research coexist, as do landscapes and archives.

The Amsterdam house where Jewish writer Etty Hillesum wrote her famous diary during WWII is in danger of being demolished. Philippe Noble, who translated her work into French, tells us why the writings she left behind are still as powerful ...

Two Flemish merchants left an imprint on the history of the Portuguese island of Madeira that is still visible today.

When natural processes and the laws of physics lead to compelling, lyrical artefacts.

Huib Billiet Adriaansen wrote an exciting book about the shared history of Cuba and Belgium since the early sixteenth century.

They are a colourful and curious bunch, the artists that Hans Depelchin assembles in his debut novel Weekdier (Mollusc).

On a trip to Mechelen, Derek Blyth discovers lost mediaeval rivers, Beethoven’s Flemish roots and the world’s oldest carillon school.

On 21 November 1847, the Phoenix steamship burned to the waterline on Lake Michigan and 154 passengers lost their lives. Most of them were Dutch immigrants.

Lisa Weeda's excellent debut novel tells the story of a divided Cossack family.

Funeral Museum Tot Zover in Amsterdam knows how to surprise with exhibitions that are informative, thought-provoking, touch a sensitive chord and make you laugh.

When Sulaiman Addonia moved to Brussels, he felt thrown back into the time of Oliver Twist. But the author gradually changed, and with him his multi-layered view of the city.

Throughout history, the Low Countries would often be defined by their interactions with great powers nearby. This began with the Romans.

Derek Blyth discovers a battlefield that shaped European history, a cafe dedicated to cycle racing and a tapestry with a secret message.

On a visit to the university town of Leuven, Derek Blyth discovers one of Europe’s smartest cities, some of Belgium’s best bars and a walk that takes you to the edge of time.

An exhibition at the In Flanders Fields Museum shows how missing soldiers of the First World War have got their identity back thanks to archaeological and historical research.

On a visit to the Flemish coastal town of Ostend, Derek Blyth discovers grand architecture, a world-famous soul singer and the perfect shrimp croquette.

The Dutch haven’t always been so mad about bikes. That close bond with cycling crept in quietly.

Meet the man who managed to unite the Flemish cities behind him and dared to defy the French king for the benefit of England and the wool and textile trade in Flanders.

Derek Blyth discovers a wedding that changed history, the world’s most complex clock and some of life’s sweet pleasures.

The post-war transformation of Brussels was a traumatising experience for a large proportion of its population.

Our selection of recent university press publications in English on the Low Countries.

On a trip to the capital of the Belgian province of Limburg, Derek Blyth finds comforting food, innovative architecture and 25 places to be happy.

On a visit to the Flemish city of Ypres, Derek Blyth discovers a museum dedicated to the horror of war, a beer brewed in an underground fortification and a nightly ceremony that might go on for ever.

The most Belgian of all comic strip cowboys has enjoyed international success since his debut in 1946, with millions of albums sold. Even today, a quarter of a century after the death of his creator.