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Turner’s art in Dordrecht
Feb. 19, 2026
Dort, or Dordrecht: The Dort Packet-Boat from Rotterdam Becalmed by J.M.W. Turner is back in Dordrecht.

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© Sanne De Wilde

New home for Nederlands Fotomuseum
Feb. 16, 2026
On 7 February 2026, the Nederlands Fotomuseum will open in the national monument warehouse Santos.

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© Domino mus

Brand new Birds at the Mauritshuis
Feb. 16, 2026
From 12 February 2026, the Mauritshuis will present BIRDS – Curated by The Goldfinch & Simon Schama.

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© Isaac Israels

The Europe of Isaac Israels
Feb. 16, 2026
Discover paintings, drawings and sketches from Isaac Israels’ travels across Europe.

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© Museum Prinsenhof Delft

Prinsenhof Museum to be renovated
July 19, 2021
The design phase of the restoration and renovation of the Museum Prinsenhof Delft is about to begin.

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Eurostar train Londen - Rotterdam - Amsterdam

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© Studio Tromp

Van Gogh painting heads to Rotterdam
Mar. 13, 2024
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen has acquired Vincent van Gogh's Still Life with Potatoes (1886-87).

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© Stefan Müller Fotografie

National Holocaust Museum to open
Jan. 15, 2024
First museum to tell the history of the persecution of the Jews in the entire Netherlands.

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© Bas Czerwinski

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Press release UNESCO cultural heritage of the Netherlands extended

UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee has inscribed the Rotterdam Summer Carnival and the technique of meadow irrigation on the International Intangible Cultural Heritage List.

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© Studio Louter

The Nassaus of Breda
Dec. 7, 2023
The Nassaus of Breda is the new multimedia and permanent exhibition of Stedelijk Museum Breda.

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© NBTC

New AI Cycling Tool launched
Oct. 14, 2023
New cycling lifestyle AI the first tool to make real-time streets greener and bike-friendly.

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© Koninklijk Eise Eisinga Planetarium

The Netherlands receives its 12th UNESCO site with the Planetarium in Friesland.
Sept. 19, 2023
After a whole year of anxious waiting, it is now certain: The Netherlands will receive another UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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© Sjoerd Bracke & Cuno de Bruin

On a journey with Van Gogh in Drenthe
Aug. 30, 2023
The exhibition shows more than 20 works by Van Gogh ranging from paintings, watercolours and drawings.

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© Iris van den Broek

Rotterdam to host Tour de France
July 11, 2023
The 2024 Tour de France Femmes Grand Départ will start in Rotterdam.

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© Ernst Wagensveld

Rural Van Gogh theme launched
May 9, 2023
Rural Van Gogh shines the spotlight on lesser-known Van Gogh locations in the Netherlands.

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© Kirsten van Santen

Reopening Rembrandt House Museum
Jan. 26, 2023
The Rembrandt House Museum will reopen after a renovation with 5 additional museum spaces.

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© Sjoerd Bracké & Cuno de Bruin via Marketing Drenthe

Van Gogh’s cultural heritage
Dec. 7, 2022
The year 2023 will commemorate Van Gogh's arrival in Drenthe 140 years ago and his settlement in Nuenen in the same year.

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© Museum Bredius The Hague

Oil sketch attributed to Rembrandt
Nov. 3, 2022
Museum Bredius in The Hague houses an oil sketch depicting The Raising of the Cross, which has now been attributed to Rembrandt.

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© RiF010

Surf’s up in Rotterdam
Oct. 19, 2022
A canal based water sports centre will open in Rotterdam in 2024 making it possible to surf, body board and kayak.

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© Royal Scottish Academy

Van Gogh discovered in Scotland!
July 20, 2022
The image was revealed by an x-ray taken when art conservators examined Van Gogh’s Head of a Peasant Woman.

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© Drents Museum

Discover Van Gogh’s Drenthe period
June 9, 2022
Never before has Van Gogh’s Drenthe period been the subject of a major exhibition.

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© Vincentre museum

Vincentre museum in Nuenen set to grow
June 8, 2022
The new extension of the Vincentre museum Nuenen is under construction. It is expected to open on 1 May 2023.

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© Malou Evers Fotografie via Corso Zundert

UNESCO confirms the heritage status of Corso Culture
Dec. 20, 2021
A corso is a parade of floats or boats decorated with flowers, fruit, vegetables and, sometimes people in costumes.

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© LRE Foundation

Vector of memory unveiled
Oct. 14, 2021
The LRE Foundation has unveiled the first vector of memory in North-Brabant province.

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© History by design / Rosan Scheres

Date set for Teylers House opening
Sept. 15, 2021
On 5 December 2021, the Pieter Teyler House in Haarlem, will open to the public for the first time.

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© Wiebe de Jager

Dutch Waterlines on World Heritage List
July 27, 2021
On 26 July, the Unesco World Heritage Committee placed the Dutch Water Lines on the World Heritage List.

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© Museum Mauritshuis

New Faces at the Mauritshuis
July 15, 2021
The Mauritshuis has added two exceptional paintings to its collection: an acquisition and another on loan.

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© MVRDV 2021

Harbour Experience Centre, Rotterdam
July 1, 2021
The Harbour Experience Centre, Rotterdam designed by architects MVRDV set to open in 2024.

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© Fred Ernst

Nederlands Fotomuseum’s 99 top images
June 15, 2021
Nederlands Fotomuseum reveals 99 iconic images in the gallery of honour of Dutch photography.

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'Kop van een vrouw' aan de muur © Marc Bolsius

‘Head of a Woman’
Sept. 8, 2020
Het Noordbrabants Museum has once again expanded its ever-growing collection of works by Van Gogh.

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© Annelies van Loon: Mauritshuis/Rijksmuseum

Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring
May 1, 2020
New discoveries made through international multidisciplinary research of Vermeer's painting.

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© Karin Borghouts

Royal reopening Museum De Lakenhal
June 28, 2019
The collection of visual art, crafts and history is now available for viewing in the new galleries.

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© Mike Bink

Rijksmuseum Boerhaave wins award
June 28, 2019
Rijksmuseum Boerhaave wins prestigious European Museum of the Year award.

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© Wietze Landman

Discover Friesland’s 11 fountains
July 23, 2018
Friesland unveiled 11 permanent new fountains across 11 cities as part of the European Capital of Culture 2018.

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Rare Floral Still-life at Maurithuis
Mar. 18, 2016
The Mauritshuis in the Hague has acquired a masterpiece by the 17th-century painter Roelant Savery.
© Outsider Art Museum

First Outsider Art Museum in Holland
Mar. 14, 2016
Holland’s first Outsider Art Museum, with world-class works of art by national and international outsider artists will be housed in a new space in the Hermitage Amsterdam.

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© Museum Rotterdam

Museum Rotterdam Opens
Mar. 14, 2016
Museum Rotterdam reflects the special character of the city: the diversity, the constant change and the belief in the future.

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