These Are the Young Video Makers for 'Bewogen Verzen'
A jury of experts has selected ten young video makers from Flanders and the Netherlands for 'Bewogen Verzen' (Moving Verses), the video poetry project of Ons Erfdeel vzw and Poëziecentrum.
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A jury of experts has selected ten young video makers from Flanders and the Netherlands for 'Bewogen Verzen' (Moving Verses), the video poetry project of Ons Erfdeel vzw and Poëziecentrum.
This Easter weekend our video poetry project 'Bewogen Verzen' kicked off with an inspiration session in Amsterdam.
In recent years Ostend has been a magnet for refugees trying to cross the Channel to England illegally, in search of a better life. However the gate to the promised land is heavily barred. Our reporter talks to some of these people.
In her debut novel 'Ook bomen slapen', Annemarie Peeters intertwines the lives of former opera director Corneille and young opera singer Ofelia. With success.
The main purpose of the investigation was to identify the main cause of deterioration of the cadmium yellow paint in The Scream by Edvard Munch.
Our selection of recent university press publications in English on the Low Countries.
No less than three important literary prizes for Dutch-language writers were announced this week. Awards for literary fiction, a poetry debut and a complete oeuvre.
The painter may be hardly known in the Netherlands, but in Australia, he had a great reputation.
The Brussels-based school for contemporary dance and choreography has an impressive international reputation.
The theft took place on the same day as the artist’s birthday.
According to the jury, Dijkstra makes a major contribution to the international prestige of Dutch visual arts with her work.
Our selection of Dutch-language books that have recently been translated into English.
The International Literature Festival Utrecht brings the vending machine that spits out short stories to the Netherlands
An American philanthropist has returned a portrait by the 15th-century artist Hans Memling to the city of Bruges, where it was painted.
The eight short stories and essays have been translated by a new generation of literary translators.
Our best history stories of 2019, handpicked by the editor.
The Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library and Plantin-Moretus Museum put a substantial part of their collection accessible online.
Research institute Huygens ING will set up a new website to access and study medieval manuscripts in Dutch collections.
The legacy of the Dutch historians Johan Huizinga and Pieter Geyl can hardly be overestimated.
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20-year-old artist Mitya from Antwerp is exhibiting in the world-famous The Walled Off Hotel, the hotel museum that was designed by street artist Banksy.
These Flemish artists and organisations across cultural disciplines have been rewarded with an Ultima for their outstanding contributions.
The Antwerp artist wins an Ultima, a tribute to his active artistry at the height of his ability.