Hubert Van Innis, the Real William Tell
The flamboyant archer won nine Olympic medals for Belgium.
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7 ResultsAntwerp Wants to Honour Its Olympic Past
An interactive walking route aims to bring the Olympic past of the port city back to life.
Hospitality, to an Extent. Refugees in the Netherlands
At the beginning of the First World War, one million Belgians fled to the Netherlands. “More so than the Afghans, Ukrainians now are more similar to Belgian refugees back then.”
Mahlu Mertens: Censorship
This week's Friday Verses are written by Mahlu Mertens. We translated her poem ‘Censorship’.
16 Dutch Books You Need to Read This Spring (2020)
Why not read a novel by a Dutch or Flemish author this spring? Take a look at our selection.
Les Monseigneurs Bring Tapestry Into the Present
Flemish artist Thomas Renwart creates contemporary tapestries resembling botanical gardens.
You Are What You Smell: How Scent and Culture Are Intricately Linked
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.
