The royal castle of Balmoral, situated in Ballater, Scotland (United Kingdom) announced that the grounds, gardens and exhibitions reopened to the public on 1 April 2023. Balmoral will be open until Wednesday 16 August 2023. Also its first exhibition “Monarchs at Balmoral” will go on display in 2023, showing photographs of the British royal family …
The Sun King and the Prince of Orange
History comes to life! From 10 June 2023 to 7 January 2024 the exhibition Battle for the Meuse Valley. The Sun King and the Prince of Orange can be seen at the Limburgs Museum in Venlo. In June 1673 King Louis XIV of the French, also known as the Sun King, managed to conquer the …
The Queen and her Corgis
From 8 March 2023 to 25 June 2023 the Wallace Collection in London has a special one-room display called “The Queen and her Corgis”, showing photographs of the late Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and her beloved Pembroke Welsh corgis. She owned over thirty of these dogs throughout her life. Each decade of …
The King’s watercolours at Sandringham
On 1 April 2023 the Sandringham Estate opens its doors again. Until 12 October 2023 a collection of watercolours painted by King Charles III of the United Kingdom, when still Prince of Wales, is going on display in the Ballroom at Sandringham House Shown are over 40 watercolours of British geographic landscapes and royal residences, …
Royal embroidery – An exhibition in Tilburg
At the TextielMuseum in Tilburg, The Netherlands, from 1 December 2022 til 29 May 2023 the exhibition Koninklijk borduren – verhalen en vakmanschap (Royal embroidery – stitches and stories) can be seen. It is a one-off chance to see both the historical and new curtains for the Chinese Room of Palace Huis ten Bosch in …
The Royal Yacht Dannebrog – exhibition at the Koldinghus
July 2022 I visited a wonderful exhibition about the Danish Royal Yacht Dannebrog at the Maritime Museum of Denmark in Elsinore (Helsingør), Denmark. On 2 February 2023 Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark opened a revised and expanded presentation of the exhibition at the Koldinghus in Kolding, Denmark: Kongeskibet Dannebrog (The Royal Yacht Dannebrog). The exhibition …
Queen Juliana exhibition in Amsterdam
One of the royal exhibitions to go at the moment is the exhibition The century of Juliana, a queen and her ideals at the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. In 2023 it is 75 years ago that Juliana succeeded to the throne and became Queen of the Netherlands. According to the church the exhibition …
Craftsmanship at the Royal Palace
On 29 January 2023 the new exhibition “Craftsmanship at the Royal Palace – 200 years of creations” opens at Queen Sonja Art Stable in Oslo, that is located in the former Royal Stables. The exhibition can be visited until 17 September 2023. On display is a selection of beautiful handcrafted objects from the Norwegian Royal …
2023, The Hague, City of Escher
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 …