475 Years of Willem & Anna is a two-day event on July 10 and 11, 2026, in which visitors return to the year 1551. On July 8, 1551, William of Orange married Anna of... in the St. Lambertus Church in Buren.
Willem van Oranje, the musical is a large-scale Dutch production that can be seen from February 2026 in the purpose-built Prinsentheater in Delft. The show tells the historical life story of William the Silent, his struggle against Spanish rule,...
We have once again arrived in the months of April and May, when orange fever strikes. And when a major sports tournament is organized, such as the Olympic Games, the European or World Football Championship, or the Davis Cup, we are all dressed in orange en masse...
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. Leiden University is home to famous scientists...
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. On 7 February 2025, we celebrate...
Announcement from Museum Prinsenhof: Our museum doors are temporarily closing for a major renovation and renewal, which will last 2 years. We are counting down the days until Sunday, January 5, 2025. That is the last day we will be open for the time being...
The exhibition is on view at the Prinsenhof Museum Delft until June 4, 2023. In the 17th century, Delft was a breeding ground for talent, a place where important innovations took place. Here, Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) grew into a painter...
The flag of the Netherlands symbolizes the Netherlands and the unity and independence of the entire Kingdom of the Netherlands. The red, white, and blue is used both on land and at sea as a civil flag, service flag, and war flag. Initially...
Have you used a pseudonym? A pseudonym is a self-chosen adopted name. Sometimes writers use them for various reasons. And then there are also aliases (like the stamp image on the left), stage names, and role names. What...
St. John's Church in Gouda is the largest Gothic cruciform church (123 m long) in the Netherlands, featuring 72 stained-glass windows. Catholic-minded secular and spiritual rulers, including King Philip II, financed the windows with biblical subjects. After the...
900 years ago, in 1121, a chapel in Leiden for the Counts of Holland was dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul. The dedication was performed by Godebald, the Bishop of Utrecht. We know this oldest church in Leiden today...
Friday, October 9, 2020. Breaking news in Leiden: 'Schans Lammen has been discovered.' Most Dutch people will shrug their shoulders at this and think: 'Who cares?' I thought: 'Nice hutspot,' and got on my bike to go take a look. But what...
Following last week's introduction, in this episode I will devote slightly more detailed attention to stamps 1 through 4 and 6 of the new stamp sheet. At the end of the description of these five stamps, some additional information...
Upon reading the number combination '40 – 45' (nvph 1643), the majority of readers will immediately think of the Second World War. The years '1568 – 16 48' will not immediately make everyone think of the Eighty Years' War...
Anyone who can read between the lines when reading newspapers and magazines sometimes discovers a reason for the issuance of a stamp. For two of the three probable subjects bordering on certainty, I dare to assume that via...
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