He is 198 centimeters long, 184 centimeters wide and weighs about 400 kilos! We are talking about the sunfish that washed up on Ameland last December. This makes this angelfish not the largest of all time, but it is the largest in a long time.
The year 1621 inspired Lukas Eleuwarin to design the clothing line 1621 as part of his streetwear brand Knowledge by Roots 400 years later.
First ‘1621 Hoodie’ included in the collection of the National Maritime Museum Read More »
Nature has always been an inspiration for artists. Plants, flowers, flora, fauna, animals and colors. They were and are captured in art then and now.
After Vermeer’s The Milkmaid, work by Vincent van Gogh, Rembrandt van Rijn and Pieter Bruegel the Elder can be seen successively in the former Hermitage. These are The Yellow House (The Street) from 1888 by Van Gogh, the last Self-portrait (1669) by Rembrandt and The Tower of Babel (circa 1560) by Bruegel.
Van Gogh, Rembrandt and Bruegel can also be seen in the former Hermitage Read More »
Looking for a gift for a real foodie? We selected the nicest and most original must-haves for on the table or in the kitchen.
What is the most beautiful sentence about love in Dutch literature?
The most beautiful love phrase in the Netherlands Read More »
Did you know that there is a real gemstone paradise in Leiden that can be visited on appointment?
When hearing the name Aelbert Cuyp, many will make the link with the famous market in Amsterdam. But not everyone knows who he actually was.
For a long time the Hermitage Amsterdam has distanced itself from the political developments in Putin’s Russia. After all, politics focuses on the reality of daily life, while their focus is on art treasures and movements that span centuries. The ties they had carefully built with the State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg gave them
A selection of products from the store of the National Military Museum (NMM) went online this week. At the NMM at the former Soesterberg Air Base is much to see and… to do! The museum has been voted the Best Kids Museum in Utrecht for 3 years in a row by MuseumKids and the ANWB.
