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Thanks to a sixteenth-century botanist from the Southern Netherlands, the potato became known throughout Europe.
In a loud monologue full of metaphors and reflections on life and literature, Karel De Sadeleer tells the story of Ali, a bubbly Swiss with Palestinian roots.
The 1971 farmers’ demonstration In Brussels was the tipping point for our agriculture sector.
The most important Dutch and Flemish works of art from before 1750 have been brought together in a beautiful book.
This is how the Dutch have reshaped their wetland wilderness into one of the most densely populated places on the planet.
Amsterdam has overtaken London as Europe’ main share trading hub for the first time since the 17th century.
Elsbet De Pauw wrote a poem in response to an old painting of a doll house.
Discover the ‘TraumA’-inspired creations by thirteen artists and architects. Until 24 October 2021.
This week's Friday Verses are written by Fien Leysen. We translated her poem ‘Onder lakens’.
Dutch linguist Marten van der Meulen can't wait to travel again, so he can make new language findings.
With her latest publication, the Dutch photographer Awoiska van der Molen continues her own modest search for places of human origin.
From maps and microscopes to fire hoses and artificial hearts. Throughout the centuries, the Low Countries have been the breeding ground for many world-changing inventions.
Work of Dutch artists Piet Mondrian and Mark Manders is currently on show in Japan.
Whenever Derek Blyth visits Amsterdam, he can't help but pop into the iconic Athenaeum Boekhandel. ‘Buying a book there is almost a religious experience.’
The Ghent-born conductor will be awarded the prize for his ability to reach a wide audience without compromising on his art.
An exhibition in Mechelen shows portraits of young Habsburg princes and princesses that tell us a lot about the political powers struggles of sixteenth-century Europe.
In 2020, the international activities of Dutch artists and cultural organizations dropped by 72% due to the corona pandemic.
The work of the Antwerp-based duo raises questions about public space and society.
A book with 120 woodcut prints has been added to the collection of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam.
Students from two British Universities translated an extract from the most recent novel of the Surinamese Dutch writer Tessa Leuwsha.
The socialist anthem 'The Internationale' was composed by a Belgian who had worked in French factories as a child.
In the remote Russian city of Naryan-Mar, an exhibition has opened on the seventeenth-century Dutch statesman Nicolaes Witsen, one of the symbols of the shared history of Russia and the Netherlands.
A captivating debut about a son who may want to break away from his mother, but gradually understands that this is impossible.
The French general and emperor left behind deep traces in Dutch society that are still visible today.
Art photographer Athos Burez tackled 'The Baths of Ostend', the famous painting by James Ensor, and gave it his own interpretation.
The Bozar Museum in Brussels is presenting a retrospective of the work of Roger Raveel. This major, radical and non-conformist painter would have turned 100 in 2021.
Freed from the need to be working the land due to the improvements in agriculture, people in the Low Countries began congregating in urban centres. For the first time, they were able to put their fingers onto the scales of power.
