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From illegal graffiti sprayer to exhibitor in the City Museum in Woerden
As a twelve-year-old boy, Pepijn, full of excitement, went to the track with his friends and his spray cans to place his first illegal tag. His friends were arrested by…
The museum of the history of immigration in Paris: the museum of a common history
For centuries, France has fought, built and reinvented thanks to and with its foreigners, its immigrants. This is a historical truth that the National Museum of the History of Immigration…
From Maradonna to Mbappé: Galgenwaard transformed into a large football museum
The catering area on the second floor has been completely transformed into an amateur football paradise. There are uniforms from many clubs, such as Spakenburg and IJsselmeervogels. The most special…
Modern or thousands of years old? Guessing about glass in the Glass Museum in Leerdam
When the art of glassblowing was introduced to the Roman Empire, it took off. Not only utensils were made with it, but also beautiful luxury objects. “If you look at…
Immaculate uniforms, gleaming sabers and a model of the Battle of Waterloo in the Military Tradition Museum
The extensive collection of uniforms in the museum shows that the appearance of the army has changed over the centuries. The soldiers now wear camouflage clothing in the field, but…
Rachida Dati’s wishes for Culture at the Museum of the History of Immigration
First wishes to the cultural world for the new Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati. The former Minister of Justice of Nicolas Sarkozy and candidate for mayor of Paris was criticized…
More visitors and more costs for Utrecht museums, cuts at Centraal Museum
The museum has no financial worries, but was forced to implement a price increase for the first time in six years. An entrance ticket for visitors aged 4 and over…
His grandfather was imprisoned there and now Jeroen Kijk in de Vegte is the voice of the renovated museum Kamp Amersfoort
The exhibition in Camp Amersfoort has changed dramatically. To make the collection more inclusive, the museum has now been organized based on ten groups of prisoners who were locked up…
more expensive, will entry to the Louvre museum deter visitors?
From January 15, 2024, the price of the Louvre ticket will therefore increase from 17 to 22 euros. The most visited museum in the world (8.7 million visitors estimated in…
Changing temperature and humidity: Museum Flehite unsuitable for sensitive art
Amersfoort has been making plans for a new city museum for years. The municipality and the Amersfoort in C partnership, which in addition to Flehite also includes Kunsthal KAdE, the…