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The Netherlands

Posted inArt

Basking in Vermeer’s Light at Rijksmuseum

by AX Mina February 12, 2023February 14, 2023

In Vermeer’s paintings, the world is much larger than we imagined and yet somehow deep, meaningful, and magical.

Posted inNews

Rare Lead Compound Found in Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch”

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie January 25, 2023January 25, 2023

Researchers are investigating whether the presence of lead formate originated from past attempts to conserve the painting.

Posted inNews

Largest-Ever Vermeer Exhibition Opening at Rijksmuseum in 2023

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie December 26, 2022December 23, 2022

From February through June, the Amsterdam museum will display 28 works by the Dutch Golden Age master.

Posted inNews

Activists Who Targeted “Girl With a Pearl Earring” Get Jail Time

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie November 3, 2022November 3, 2022

A member of the activist group Last Generation called the Dutch court’s verdict “disgusting.”

Posted inNews

Visitors Heckle Activist Who Glues Head to Vermeer’s “Girl With a Pearl Earring”

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie October 27, 2022October 27, 2022

Outraged patrons at the Mauritshuis Museum in the Netherlands responded with “obscene,” “stupid,” and “shut up!”

Posted inNews

In “Largest Return” in Central American History, Netherlands Sends 300+ Artifacts Back to Panama

Avatar photo by Billie Anania September 6, 2022September 7, 2022

Panama is attempting to recover its cultural heritage after more than a century of illegal trafficking.

Posted inNews

TEFAF Maastricht Fair Evacuated After Armed Jewelry Heist

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

Two men were arrested after using a sledgehammer to break a glass display case at the art fair. Police are searching for two more suspects.

Posted inNews

2,000-Year-Old Roman Glass Bowl Unearthed “Like New”

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu January 24, 2022January 28, 2022

Archeologists excavating in Nijmegen, the Netherland’s oldest city, found the bowl in pristine condition.

Posted inNews

See Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch” in Its Entirety, Thanks to AI Restoration

by Hakim Bishara June 24, 2021June 26, 2021

In 1715, the colossal painting was trimmed from all four sides, and the removed pieces were later lost.

Posted inNews

A Dutch Royal Carriage With Racist Imagery Will Go to a Museum

by Hakim Bishara September 9, 2020November 5, 2020

The carriage has been the subject of controversy because of a triptych on its sides, “Homage of the Colonies,” which depicts South Asian and African people kneeling before a white woman seated on a throne.

Posted inFilm

Southeast Asian Cinema Takes Hollywood Sci-Fi in New Directions

by Forrest Cardamenis February 10, 2020

Directors Lav Diaz, Mattie Do, and Minh Quý Truong have built off Hollywood’s tropes in unexpected ways in their science fiction films.

Posted inFilm

A No Wave Filmmaker Brings Feminism to the Fore

by Forrest Cardamenis February 7, 2020August 9, 2022

A program of shorts and features organized by Beth B for the International Film Festival Rotterdam examines issues of conformity among women, challenges gender stereotypes, and advocates for female agency.

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