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Roman oil lamp decorated with a mask discovered in the Netherlands, a unicum in the country

Roman oil lamp decorated with a mask discovered in the Netherlands, a unicum in the country

During archaeological excavations in the Nutriciaterrein area of Cuijk, in the province of North Brabant, in the north of the Netherlands, a find believed to be extremely rare has emerged: a Roman oil lamp finely decorated with a mask. The discovery ...
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Utrecht, a contemporary artist reinterprets the colonial gaze of an 18th-century artist

Utrecht, a contemporary artist reinterprets the colonial gaze of an 18th-century artist

A unique dialogue between ancient and contemporary at the Centraal Museum in Utrecht, the Netherlands, from Sept. 13, 2025 to Feb. 13, 2026: as part of the exhibition, Dutch artist Willem de Rooij (Beverwijk, 1969) analyzes the visual culture of the ...
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Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum faces closure: museum's rallying cry

Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum faces closure: museum's rallying cry

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is in danger of closing: that's thealarm raised by director Emilie Gordenker. The cause? The possibility that the Dutch government will not keep the promises made to Vincent Willem van Gogh (the artist's nephew, son o...
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Amsterdam, a rediscovered masterpiece by Maria van Oosterwijck arrives at the Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam, a rediscovered masterpiece by Maria van Oosterwijck arrives at the Rijksmuseum

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam enriches its tour with a work of exceptional artistic and historical value: a still life by Maria van Oosterwijck (Nootdorp, 1630 - Uitdam, 1693), one of the most influential painters of the 17th century. The painting, ac...
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Netherlands returns more than 100 Benin bronzes to Nigeria

Netherlands returns more than 100 Benin bronzes to Nigeria

The Netherlands will return to Nigeria a total of 113 Benin bronzes in Dutch state collections. This decision was made by Minister of Education, Culture and Science Eppo Bruins: these are the objects from the ancient Kingdom of Benin (now part of pre...
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How was Impressionism received in the Netherlands? The Van Gogh Museum investigates the topic with more than one hundred works

How was Impressionism received in the Netherlands? The Van Gogh Museum investigates the topic with more than one hundred works

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Impressionism, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is hosting the major retrospective Vive l'impressionnisme! Masterpieces from Dutch Collections. Thanks to an unprecedented collaboration between fifteen Dutch museu...
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