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The Mauritshuis in The Hague prepares an exhibition about sweet perfumes and foul odours in the 17th century.

Mauritshuis, The Hague, reveals new discoveries and insights from the international scientific examination of Vermeer’s ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring.’

With its large collection of works from the Golden Age, Mauritshuis is one of the most important museums in the Netherlands. Important but not without controversy.

A short history of one of the most important museums in the Netherlands: the Mauritshuis in The Hague, home of the Royal Picture Collection.

Jan Steen (1626-1679) was one of the most productive and popular painters of the ‘Golden Age’ in the Netherlands. He worked for both the free market and wealthy collectors and is best known for his depictions of chaotic households, inn sce...

What did the past smell like? And how does scent influence our culture? Biologist and philosopher Geerdt Magiels takes us to the stinking seventeenth century and to the nearly scent-free Low Countries of today.

Confronted with challenging societal, historical and ethical questions, many museums are trying to redefine their role. MSK Director Manfred Sellink makes some proposals.

The year 2019 marks the 350th anniversary of Rembrandt’s death. Large-scale exhibitions are planned throughout the year.

An overview of the latest museum acquisitions of old Dutch and Flemish Art.

We find out what Flemish and Dutch people have been eating since prehistoric times. Smakelijk!

The Mauritshuis in The Hague is currently, till 10 May 2015, exhibiting 36 works of art from the Frick Collection in New York.

Thanks to Frans Hals, Karel van Mander and other refugees from Flanders and Brabant, the arts scene in Haarlem was able to flourish between 1580-1630.

The 17th-century Dutch painter Fabritius was highly regarded in his own time. That comes as no surprise when you see what he was capable of in his self-portraits, ‘The Goldfinch', or ‘The Raising of Lazarus'. However, many of Fabritius' wor...

By April next year, CODART will publish its canon list of masterpieces in book form.

Never a dull moment in Flanders and The Netherlands. Art, history, language or literature, you name it, there is a museum for everyone's taste in the Low Countries. Let Museum Explorer be your guide.

Johannes Vermeer was everything but impulsive. The lab research that preceded the Vermeer exhibition at the Rijksmuseum, shows that the artist constantly adjusted his compositions during the painting process.

Our best history stories of 2021, handpicked by the editor.

CODART, the international network of curators of Dutch and Flemish art, has announced the CODART Canon.

Take a look at our selection of recently translated Dutch-language books for children and young adults.

In Vermeer's paintings of women writing letters, art historian Gerdien Verschoor hears their pens scratching the paper in a world that is otherwise dead silent.

Heleen Debruyne takes female painters out of oblivion and gives them the honour they deserve.

A leading American genre painter of the nineteenth century jump-started his career in Germany and Holland.

Heleen Debruyne takes female painters out of oblivion and gives them the honour they deserve.

In the last episode of the series ‘The DNA of the Netherlands’, we find out what the national motto ‘Je maintiendrai’ really stands for.

The Dutch photographer Bas Meeuws is continuing the tradition of Golden Age floral still lifes.