Leiden gunpowder disaster

Leiden Comic Festival on July 11 and 12, 2025

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • July 9, 2025

For a month, numerous activities take place at various locations throughout the city during the Leiden Comic Festival. From an exhibition and drawing and cartoon workshops in the library, to a comic book pub quiz at Scheltema and from films...

450 years of Leiden University: A walk around Rapenburg (2)

Written in: Dutch • Randy Koo • 23 February 2025

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 Rapenburg has seen many highs and lows...

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