The exhibition Boven het maaiveld is on view at RMO Leiden until September 7, 2025. So don't wait too long to admire these highlights of Dutch archaeology all together. A lot of interesting information has been added to the...
Netherlands Prestige Booklets. Who collects them starting from issue PR1 Collecting? Or do you count from PRA The Star Book (1999)? The contents of the prestige booklet are the same stamps as the issued sheet, with extra background information. Comparable to the pro-fil sheets (no. 1...
On January 27, the Belgian bpost opened the issuing year 2025 with five special emissions; namely Digital Arts and Entertainment, 600 years of KU Leuven, Smurfing together for a better world, One hundred years of the first flight to Congo and One hundred...
Last chance! Until March 17, 2024, you can see the beautiful exhibition 'The Year 1000' at the National Museum of Antiquities (RMO) in Leiden. This major exhibition takes you on a colorful journey through time in the middle of the...
The Archaeology Days are three days a year when a large audience can get acquainted with all the aspects that make Dutch archaeology so enjoyable. On these days, everyone can get to know all facets of archaeology in the Netherlands. The...
Through March 26, 2023, the Drents Museum presents the exhibition 'Dying in Beauty - The World of Pompeii and Herculaneum', a major archaeology exhibition about the two Roman cities that were buried in 79 AD by a...
Byblos is a major exhibition about the world's oldest port city in Lebanon, featuring 500 objects, including masterpieces from the National Museum of Beirut, the Louvre, the British Museum, and the American University of Beirut Archaeological Museum. On view until...
Last week, I took a short break for a holiday in surprising Drenthe. Not only is the beautiful nature worth visiting in this province, but you certainly shouldn't miss the art highlights at the Drents Museum in Assen either....
YES! On July 27, 2021, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee granted the Dutch Limes World Heritage status. With this, Matilo Park in Leiden is now also part of the World Heritage. UNESCO, founded in 1945, concluded a World Heritage Convention in 1972 to unique...
On October 30, I read in the Leidsch Dagblad (LD): Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a 400 by 400 meter Roman army camp at the former Valkenburg airfield. “This is world news,” according to the project leader, “because the conquest of England by...”
In 2020, Suriname celebrates 45 years of independence. In a spectacular setting during this exhibition at the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam (until March 1, 2020), you journey through the country and its history. Over 300 objects are presented: archaeological...
In 1995, part of a cave bear femur was found in the Divje Babe Archaeological Park near Cerkno in northwestern Slovenia. The femur was pierced with several holes. The bone was included in...
Many new stamps on a wide variety of subjects appear with great regularity. Below you will find a selection of recently issued stamps from around the world. As is well known, the subject of this year's Europa stamps is musical instruments. Finland is releasing these...
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