The celebration of democracy takes place on October 29, 2025: the House of Representatives elections. Have you already voted for your favorite party? Is that because that party suits you well, or did you vote strategically? Voting depends on the...
For the Open Monument Days 2025, approximately 5500 monuments will be open to the public on September 13 and 14, 2025, spread throughout the country. A few more key figures: collaboration with more than 300 local committees and 18.000 volunteers by...
In 2024, the theme of the Day of Architecture is 'Making Space'. The national event takes place on June 13, 14, 15, and 16, 2024. On and around these days (usually June 15 and 16), various architecture initiatives organize walks,...
Tonight, host nation Germany kicks off the Euro 2024 Football Championship with the first match against Scotland. I hope you like football, because it lasts a whole month. The final will be played on July 14th. And otherwise you can...
On March 4, 2024, Hilversum turned 600 years old. From March 2 to 4, 2024, this was celebrated with as many Hilversummers as possible during the Jubilee Weekend. This also marked the start of a year-long celebration. The...
Deventer is one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands. Together with my wife, I visited this 'cookie city'. After all, our first association when we think of Deventer is 'Deventer cookie'. During our stay, however, we noticed that Deventer...
Together with my youngest daughter, I went to Middelburg for a weekend. It was fun and enjoyable. I couldn't resist looking to see if there were any stamps of Middelburg. The first one I came across was the...
Last chance: through August 27, 2023, Museum Het Schip is organizing an exhibition on the relationship of the Amsterdam School with Indonesia, the former Dutch East Indies. Through film and photographic material, drawings, prints, and applied art, the exhibition shows how...
In 2023, the theme of the Day of Architecture is 'Access and Accessibility'. The national event takes place on June 15, 16, 17, and 18, 2023. On and around these days, various architecture initiatives are organizing walks, tours, bike rides, and other...
Have you not yet seen the exhibition 'God on Earth: Emperor Domitian'? Then time is really running out, because this temporary exhibition closes its doors after this coming Sunday, May 22. Let yourself be carried away by the turbulent life story of Emperor...
Unique is the exhibition on view at the Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam until March 27, 2022, about Walt Disney's life and his influence on architecture worldwide. At the beginning of the exhibition, you see a short CV...
The date of April 27 is one of the most important days in the recent history of Austria. On that date, the Declaration of Independence was published and the formation of the Renner Provisional State Government was instituted. Another milestone on the road to...
In the second half of 1945, after the capitulation of Nazi Germany and Austria, the Director-General of the Austrian Postal and Telegraph Administration launched a competition for the acquisition of designs for a series of art and architecture stamps. A...
For my 66th birthday, my wife surprised me with a weekend in the Achterhoek. We stayed at a B&B in Winterswijk. I saw a varied landscape of meadows, marshes, babbling brooks, and forest. Along with that, a large quarry and an excellent...
Salzburg Cathedral, the Salzburger Dom, is the principal church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salzburg. The cathedral is dedicated to St. Rupert and St. Virgil. Rupert founded the church in 774 on the remains of a Roman city. The cathedral...
Alongside the Willems Bridge, the Erasmus Bridge is the second bridge over the Nieuwe Maas in the center of Rotterdam. It is named after the Dutch humanist Erasmus. The bridge connects the Kop van Zuid district with the city center on the north side...
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