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High Road to Culture in Flanders and the Netherlands
The Dutch critics unanimously proclaimed her poetry debut a masterpiece.
Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, initiated a dynasty that would change the Low Countries forever.
In her debut novel, Katrien Scheir portrays the often very difficult position of women in a #MeToo situation.
How does one become a writer in a different language? We asked Sholeh Rezazadeh, who moved from Iran to the Netherlands and made her debut in 2021 with a novel in Dutch.
Portrait of a “bastard” who searches for his identity through art. ‘The stage is the only place where I get space.’
International interest in Dutch sources is huge and, thanks to digitalisation, there are more texts available than ever. But human know-how is lagging behind technological progress.
The American Protestant Church of The Hague was originally built for the 1958 World's Fair in Brussels.
Thirteen Flemish artists and cultural organisations have been awarded an Ultima for their outstanding contributions.
According to journalist Huib Modderkolk, the Belgian and Dutch governments are taking nowhere near enough protective measures against digital hacking and sabotage.
The jury awarded ‘a book that is unparalleled in form, content and brainpower'.
Charity has a long tradition in the Netherlands and the actions for Ukraine show many parallels to past events.
Eating herring is a Dutch tradition. This silvery, slimy fish is even part of their national identity, thanks to a myth about a humble herring fisherman.
This week's Friday Verses are written by Sabine Kars. We translated her poem ‘Waarom zo koud’.
Our selection of Dutch-language books that have recently been translated into English.
How to deal with Dutch words, concepts and expressions that simply cannot be translated into another language?
Charlotte Van den Broeck tells a story of tragic architects who committed suicide in or because of the buildings they designed.
'Quaco – My Life in Slavery', the first major graphic novel about the Dutch history of slavery, is now available in English, thanks to modern languages students at the University of Sheffield.
The pretty beach town of De Haan in West Flanders is dotted with reminders of its most famous visitor.
Students from two British Universities translated an excerpt from a theatre production by Flemish actor, writer, rapper and podcaster Rashif El Kaoui.
An exhibition at the In Flanders Fields Museum shows how missing soldiers of the First World War have got their identity back thanks to archaeological and historical research.
On 29 April 2022, Toots Thielemans would have turned 100 years old. KBR and the Musical Instrument Museum pay tribute to one of Belgium's greatest musicians of the last century.
Even spelling can be important in the war of Ukraine, writes linguist Marten van der Meulen. This is why he will never again refer to the embattled capital city as Kiev.
Derek Blyth discovers a monument to an English martyr, a traditional horsemeat restaurant and a waterfront that looks like Brooklyn.
In this podcast, you will discover why the story of religion in the Low Countries is much more layered than claiming that the Netherlands is a Calvinist society and Belgium a Catholic one.
If you’re not Dutch, you’re not much. Does that vision correspond with how other people view the inhabitants of the Low Countries and their language? Or is the picture more nuanced?
The Dutch author absorbs influences from all major comic book traditions and aims her work at an eminently international audience.
Tülin Erkan has written a debut novel about trying to find the right words and about how difficult it is to say goodbye to places and people.
