Visual language is particularly relevant to the images on stamps. It must be immediately clear what it represents without extensive explanation (read: text). Visual language plays an important role in the graphic industry, and therefore also in the design of stamps...
Stairs and ladders are generally seen primarily as tools to bridge physical heights. But the more than 40 artists and designers in the exhibition Stairway to..? show the many faces of the ladder and stairs. From the societal ladder...
Discovering Ancient Egypt has already attracted more than 100.000 visitors since its opening in October 2025. This makes the exhibition one of the biggest crowd-pullers at the National Museum of Antiquities in recent years. The exhibition tells the multifaceted story of...
What do Marilyn Monroe, soup cans, and rubber clouds have in common? They feature together on a new stamp issue by bpost, dedicated to the colorful, bold, and often surprising art movement known as Pop Art. Ten iconic works from the collection of...
In 2026, it will be exactly 400 years since Jan Steen was born in Leiden. Step into the personal life of one of the most important Dutch painters of the seventeenth century. In this exhibition, you will discover how his children,...
March 4 is World Obesity Day. On this day, the world reflects on obesity to raise awareness of this chronic disease, as well as its causes and necessary measures to address and prevent it. What...
Until March 1, 2026, Kunsthal Rotterdam is dedicated to the world-renowned Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen (1984). Van Herpen is considered one of the most avant-garde couturiers of her generation. Through her groundbreaking use of innovative...
We cannot imagine life without birds. They are a symbol of freedom, beauty, and love. But birds are also pets, food, or hunting trophies. In the exhibition BIRDS - Curated by The Goldfinch & Simon Schama, we ask ourselves...
Time to write the 900th blog. I can best express my experiences from the past 900 blogs through proverbs and sayings. What are the linguistic differences between proverbs, sayings, idioms, and expressions? Proverbs are fixed, complete sentences....
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.
This morning I saw a snowy landscape from the window. Perhaps the last time in January? The Elfstedentocht was not held until February 26 in 1986. So who knows what is still to come. In the past, we have had to deal with severe...
Will you also come and look at Potter at the Mauritshuis? The restoration of the world-famous painting 'The Bull' by Paulus Potter started in March 2024, following extensive preliminary research in 2023. Our restorers have worked for a year on this largest painting of...
In 2025, it was 550 years since Michelangelo was born. 550 years after his birth, Teylers Museum pays tribute to one of the most famous artists in history. Until January 25, 2026, 'The Men of...'
H'ART Museum presents: Brancusi, The Birth of Modern Sculpture through January 18, 2026. For the first time, a leading collection of artworks by Constantin Brancusi (1876–1957) is coming to Amsterdam. The artist (Romanian-French sculptor) is regarded worldwide as the founder of...
Finally, real wintertime. It's just a shame it didn't start during Christmas and the Christmas holidays. Many children have never seen snow. Are you enjoying the snow, or is it actually bothering you because you had to wait for hours at Schiphol? ...
Museum Belvédère in Heerenveen presents the first solo exhibition in the Netherlands of the work of Sámal Joensen-Mikines (1906-1979), born in the Faroe Islands. The artist worked primarily on the island of Mykines – after which he was named – and let himself...
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