History

Dutch court will hear case of relatives of Dutch colonial victims

The relatives of Dutch colonial victims will have a day in court for their compensation claims to...

The Amsterdam Museum drops “Golden Age”; Rijksmuseum will retain it

The Amsterdam Museum in (you guessed it) Amsterdam is going to be dropping the term 'Golden Age'...

On This Day 75 Years Ago Anne Frank was Sent to Auschwitz

On 3 September 1944, Anne Frank and her family were transported from the Westerbork transit camp in...

Gay Blacklists: how Amsterdam wasn’t always the gay-friendly capital

Gay friendly Amsterdam? Not always. In the past Amsterdam had Gay Blacklists - not quite the rainbow...

Legendary Dutch actor Rutger Hauer has passed away – We’ll miss him dearly

Actor and icon Rutger Hauer died at the age of 75 after a short period illness, as...

The Rembrandt Days: Head to Leiden and Travel Back in Time to the 17th Century!

On Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 July 2019 the Pieterskwartier in Leiden will be transformed to depict...

Holocaust memorial gets building permission after court rules in favour of Dutch Auschwitz Committee

The Dutch Auschwitz Committee has been given the go ahead to build a monument honouring Dutch Holocaust...

A legendary invasion: more than seventy years since D-Day

Seventy-five years ago to this very day, the largest amphibious invasion in history took place on the...