Through January 25, 2026, the exhibition Titanic & Fashion – The Last Dance – has been curated by the Kunstmuseum itself. Featuring original costumes from the iconic 1997 film of the same name, and previously unshown clothing and accessories from...
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 24th Winter Olympic Games will be held in Beijing from February 4 to 20, 2022. 109 gold medals are up for grabs in China. The Netherlands is sending 41 athletes to Beijing to compete with other athletes for the Olympic medals. How many...
The 32nd Games in Tokyo are over, but we have seen little of Tokyo so far. We have also seen hardly any typical Tokyo highlights of Japanese society. Fortunately, we see this Japanese symbolism reflected in a number of countries that do...
Lake Baikal (15K stamp above) is a rift lake in Russia, located in southern Siberia, between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryat Republic to the southeast. Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake by volume in the world, containing...
On March 27, 2020, the Pilgrim Year was to be officially opened in Leiden with lectures, walks, and a concert. However, due to the coronavirus, the festivities have been postponed. But who were the Pilgrims actually, and why did they go to Leiden first?...
Valentine's Day is celebrated worldwide on February 14th; it is a day when lovers give each other extra attention with gifts. In the past, people declared their love anonymously on this day, often by sending an (anonymous) Valentine's card. What is it...
In September 2019, the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden was commemorated in Arnhem and Oosterbeek, among other places. Following the release of PostNL's golden Operation Market Garden stamp, a blog post about the operation in Arnhem and the surrounding region is finally being published. Many countries...
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Hanzo Idzerda (1885-1944) conducting the first radio broadcast in our country on November 6, 1919. It is time to commemorate the radio with a number of highlights. Who is the inventor of the radio? Why...
The Spanish Civil War had a dramatic effect on the artist Pablo Picasso’s outlook on life. Not having previously been a man interested in politics, the 1936 Franco uprising in Spain was an event that dragged him out of this...
In 1955 Hungary became the first country in the world to issue a “metal” stamp. And below you see an example. Aluminium foil glued to paper was used in the production process. Since then there have been many stamps released...
In many warm countries the colourful shirts on the stamps below are common attire for men. Many other men living in cooler climes may have one or two of these spectacularly-decorated items of clothing sitting in their wardrobes, waiting for...
The presidential elections began in America today, and it promises to be a neck-and-neck race if we are to believe the media. Various stamps featuring the winner will undoubtedly be issued. Should Hillary Clinton become president, then she is the...
It’s often said that it is good for your health to laugh. This article is dedicated to some of the most popular comedy talents that have entertained and amused people worldwide AND have been depicted on postage stamps.“Those are my...
Exactly 100 Years ago today, Austro-Hungarian archduke and heir apparent Franz-Ferdinand arrived at the station in Sarajevo for an official visit. The first activity on the programme was an inspection of the military barracks. At around 10:00 am the motorcade...
There aren't many stamps featuring a pied flycatcher. And it is quite possible that the Ficedula hypoleuca itself will soon be gone as well. The little songbird is a European example of a bird species that is threatened...
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