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New festival around the medieval Hamtoren in Vleuten
IJsselstein – A floating diva with an enormous ball gown of umbrellas singing famous arias, an acrobat dancing against the walls of a medieval tower and above all lots of…
A century of group portraits on the steps of Amerongen Castle: ‘You can see the time changing beautifully’
Curator Lodewijk Gerretsen: “The decor has not changed, it is a seventeenth-century staircase with two beautiful seventeenth-century statues. And in between you can see the time changing beautifully. The oldest…
Saxophone virtuoso from Vianen brings worlds together in his music
For Iye, the transition to the Netherlands was big, also in the field of music. “You have professional musicians, let’s say the A class, people who are famous and you…
Marlies discovered the secret of lightweight concrete for her art
Hollandse Rading – Anyone who enters the Kunstliefde gallery on the Nobelstraat in Utrecht will see a special work of art, made of ink and concrete. It is by Marlies…
The Spakenburg fabric combination: from traditional costume to children’s clothing
Maria’s sister, Jannie Heinen, is also there when we visit. She is one of the more than 50 women in Spakenburg who still wear traditional costumes every day. Although that…
Arno makes portraits of animals in bronze: ‘She was very emotional when she saw the statue’
With a grinder, Arno puts the finishing touches to two dancing cranes. “That is In the mating season, when they declare their love to each other, they dance with each…
Cycle past Vincent van Gogh’s grandfather and Michiel de Ruijter’s pallbearer in Benschop
Arie: “He experienced 46 sea battles with Michiel de Ruyter. When De Ruyter died, Captain van Zijll was one of the pallbearers of his coffin. He died in Cuba from…
Keti Koti in Bunschoten-Spakenburg: cassava soup and Surinamese music on the carillon
And so Hélène contacted carillonneur Mathieu Polak. This is how the idea arose to work together around Keti Koti, the day that the abolition of slavery is celebrated. Hélène: “We…
Organist Laurens de Man: ‘This organ is a bit down-to-earth, as the Dutch can be’
Laurens plays not only in the Janskerk, but in all kinds of other churches and concert halls so that others can enjoy the music as much as he does: “I…
Wool saved from the stake provides coziness and a work of art
The tapestry is so large that Inge immediately knew that I cannot do this alone: ”I have wanted to collaborate with others for a long time, because it is great…