Before every match in the Champions League, the biggest football tournament for club teams in Europe, the Champions League anthem is always played. The melody is largely based on a piece by the German Baroque composer Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759):...
The National Sports Commemoration on May 4, 2026, at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam is dedicated to equestrian sports this year. With poignant stories of Olympians who did not survive the Second World War, the commemoration brings to light an often overlooked chapter...
National Potato Week will be held from April 17 to 26, 2026. Through various campaigns, food collective No Waste Army is attempting to save 500 million kilos of potatoes from ruin. Due to a combination of a record harvest, collapsed exports, and saturated...
The February Strike of 1941 (85 years ago) will be commemorated on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at De Dokwerker in Amsterdam. The commemoration is a collaboration between the committee and the Municipality of Amsterdam. Committee chairman Jaïr Stranders will open the...
Last chance to see the exhibition 'Home at Ter Borch' at Museum de Fundatie in Zwolle on February 1, 2026. The exhibition, in collaboration with the Rijksmuseum, tells the story of the workings of the 'atelier' of the Zwolle... for the first time.
Discover the exhibition 'The Many Faces of Katharina'. Five hundred years after her historic marriage to Martin Luther, the exhibition delves into the multifaceted story of Katharina von Bora (1499-1552): the woman who for centuries was primarily referred to as 'the wife of', but...
Fifty years ago, Josephine Baker, one of the most famous artists of the twentieth century, passed away. She was a dancer, a singer, and one of the first Black film stars. She fled racism in the United States and became a global star in Paris....
Karl Landsteiner became famous for developing the modern blood group system by identifying the presence of agglutinins in the blood. He did this by investigating the way blood reacted when mixed. Sometimes...
Leiden University was founded in 1575 and is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university has seven faculties (six in Leiden and one in The Hague), with 33.701 students enrolled in 2025. The university boasts a wealth of Nobel Prize winners, namely...
Small meets big. For three days, Europe's best model railway builders will exhibit their latest model railway layouts during On traXS. Be amazed by the most beautiful model railway layouts, right amidst the life-size trains of the Railway Museum from March 14 to 16, 2025. For...
Finally, the 600th blog post, and the complete archive is still online! Naturally, after Rembrandt and Vermeer, the third great painter of the Golden Age cannot be missing: Frans Hals. Have you ever been to the Frans Hals Museum...
'Beethoven's magnificent Ninth Symphony is considered one of the highlights of classical music and is something you must hear live at least once in your life,' according to Sven Arne Tepl, General and Artistic Director of the Residentie Orkest. Unfortunately, the performance is...
Everyone knows the St Matthew Passion, which is performed by multiple choirs during Easter. Less well known is the St John Passion, which turns 300 in 2024. This masterpiece about the suffering of Jesus is older and less well-known than the St Matthew Passion. Do you know the...
Caspar David Friedrich (1774 – 1840) was a German painter and draftsman of the Romantic period. In 1798 he went to Dresden and remained there for the rest of his life. He was friends with Goethe and Novalis. Do you know...
Are you also listening to the final hours of the list of lists: Top 2000. In 2023, this list will be broadcast for the 25th time. It is now a multi-media event compared to the first edition in 1999....
Have you already bought a poinsettia at your garden center, flower shop, or supermarket? The red color fits perfectly in your home next to the traditional Christmas tree. Do you know the history of the poinsettia and why is a... used for this plant
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