The Mauritshuis gallery in the Netherlands and the Humboldt Forum in Berlin have joined forces in an exhibition that addresses the looting of art that has sustained European collections for centuries
The site in Tiel has been compared to the megalithic monument in England and among the artefacts uncovered is crystal bead that traveled 3,100 miles from Mesopotamia
Sigrid Kaag, leader of the left-liberal D66 party, also complained that she has been the target of misogynistic attitudes in a tense political climate that frustrated her work
After her victory this past Saturday, the 22-year-old model – who will represent her country at the 72nd annual Miss Universe Pageant in El Salvador – has set out to be the example that she never had during her childhood. ‘We’re in 2023, it’s time to normalize this’
Irreconcilable differences within the four-party ruling coalition over family reunification for asylum seekers led to the government’s resignation. Immigration will feature in the campaign for a general election set for the fall
The Peasant-Citizen Movement (BBB), a populist agrarian party, may become the second force in Parliament, according to polls, which give it 23 seats compared to the only one it now holds
The head of state officially recognizes for the first time a trade that enriched his ancestors on the 150th anniversary of the emancipation of Suriname and the Dutch Antilles
The Dutch government has created a seat at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the activist’s name on the eve of the 150th anniversary of the emancipation of Surinamese slaves
Residents of the Dutch estate portrayed in the TV series ‘Band of Brothers,’ produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, will install a fence and charge for photos to stem the flow of tourists
The museum shows the influence of ancient Egypt and Nubia on musicians from the African diaspora, but Egyptian authorities consider it Afrocentric and accuse the institution of falsifying history
After 30 years, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia concluded its final case and determined that Belgrade was accountable for spearheading a criminal ethnic cleansing enterprise
Two of the world’s most important museums have organized exhibits that depict the artist’s final productive burst in which he painted 124 works; many of them reflected his obsession with cypress trees
The judges have imposed precautionary measures ordering Jonathan M. to cease his activity, following the allegation of a mother to whom he assured that he would not be the father of 25 children
Once the holiday residence of kings and queens, later a Nazi hospital in World War II, the Versailles-like site has undergone a €171 million renovation to restore its original look and showcase the history of the House of Orange
Jonathan M., a sperm donor who may have fathered 550 children, has been sued by a mother and a foundation that connects children and siblings born through artificial insemination
The Dutch capital’s city council believes that young male British tourists tend to disturb the calm of night, especially in areas such as the Red Light District. The motto of the new advertising campaign to discourage their presence? ‘Don’t come to Amsterdam’
The new location would have space for 100 sex workers, along with restaurants, seminars and workshops. However, the neighbors aren’t happy: ‘let’s face it, it will be a mega-brothel’
The National Archives of the Netherlands has released documents concerning jewelry and gems that were supposedly hidden after the looting of a bank in 1944
Security experts believe encrypted messages about a possible attack on the heir to the throne and the head of government represent a ‘threat to democracy and the rule of law’
The masts of the ship built for the owner of Amazon were too high for the historic De Hef in Rotterdam, and will finally be installed elsewhere following a public outcry