Michelangelo's men in Haarlem
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...'
Sao Tome and Principe
50 years of ESA (1975 – 2025): André Kuipers
André Kuipers is an astronaut who works for ESA. He is the third astronaut after Lodewijk van den Berg and Wubbo Ockels and the second astronaut to go into space on behalf of the Netherlands after Wubbo Ockels. Kuipers' first spaceflight...
War in Ukraine: classical music sanctions
Many Russian artists are unable to perform due to the Netherlands' sanctions policy. However, occasionally theaters miss the mark by canceling performances without any grounds whatsoever. Another theater, however, is organizing a wonderful collaboration between...
200 years of Naturalis: Of inestimable value
Naturalis has won the European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA). The natural history museum in Leiden is described by the jury as 'a very inventive museum with beautiful exhibitions'. The museum, officially called the Naturalis Biodiversity Center, received the award under...
Crown Row Varies (28)
Worldwide, a total of approximately 25 million coronavirus cases have been registered. The pandemic has killed more than 810.000 people. COVID-19 has now also reached the continent of Africa via a detour. The countries were sometimes prepared for the coronavirus through a complete lockdown...
Crown Row Varies (5)
We are now in week three of the 'intelligent lockdown' and the end is not yet in sight. The sun is shining, and yet the government advises us to stay at home in our own garden or on our balcony. Every day...
The bicycle at the 1984 Olympic Games (6)
The Summer Olympic Games of the XXIII Olympiad were held in Los Angeles in 1984. No other cities had submitted bids to host these Games. It was the second time Los Angeles hosted the Games, after 1932.
Women on bicycles in philately
This title is the result of a reaction from Dolores to an earlier bicycle-latelist article of mine (November 17, 2010) on Postzegelblog. She asked me whether it is, after all, primarily men and men's events that appear on the bicycle stamps. She found...
Climate victims part 4, the orangutan
To be in a difficult situation. An apt proverb, because the orangutan is also in trouble due to global warming. Climate victim number 4 in the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) top 5. Longer periods of rain disrupt pollination patterns, causing the...
