On 10 November 1918 at 6am, the German Emperor Wilhelm II arrived at the Belgian-Dutch border, after having started his journey in Spa, Belgium. The next day he was allowed to enter The Netherlands. In the morning of 11 November 1918, at 9.20am, the train could continue its journey. Via several Dutch cities, at 3.20pm …
Unexpectedly, on a rainy day in July 2023 in Assen, the capital of the Dutch province of Drenthe, I bumped into a small display about a royal palace, that I didn’t even know existed. The place itself was already a surprise: the shopping centre in the middle of the city centre. Only after reading the …
There is one palace in The Hague, The Netherlands, that I really would like to visit one day. There are however only a few days a year that it is open, on Fridays. As I don’t live close and it is a weekday, it is really difficult to plan. Even more: tickets are usually sold …
The former royal residence closest to my home is just about a 20 minute walk. The Prinsenhof in Groningen with its garden, the Prinsentuin. The Prinsenhof The site used to be the residence of the villicus, the representative of the sovereign, back then the Bishop of Utrecht. Afterwards for years the buildings housed religious groups. …
Sadly in the early morning of Monday 13 February 2023 a selection of Chinese ceramics were stolen from the Princessehof in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. The objects were part of an installation dedicated to the Chinese New Year in the exhibition Feest! (Celebrate!). As far as known eleven pieces of ceramics were stolen. Seven were left …
In 2023 The Hague will turn into the City of Escher. Both Escher in The Palace and the Kunstmuseum Den Haag celebrate the 125th anniversary of the birth of the famous graphic artist Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972). Furthermore a host of activities will be organised in the city, for example a number of buildings in …
