 | Hague Historical Museum revamps: new entrance and more exhibition spaceLocation, location, location. It is a mantra from the real estate business, but location is also very important for the museum world. In The Hague, you can safely call the Museum Quarter, around the Hofvijver and Lange Voorhout, the A-location, with major crowd-pullers like the Mauritshuis... Read more |
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 | At hotel school ROC Mondriaan, emotional intelligence is as important as opening a bottle of champagneSure, it is important to know how to open a good bottle of champagne, man a hotel reception or put together a star-worthy five-course meal if you have done the International Hotel and Management School of ROC Mondriaan (mbo). But in the constantly changing world in which artificial intelligence... Read more |
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 | Everything has a gold edge at the Walloon ChurchWhile most houses of worship are struggling with shrinkage, the Waalse Kerk on Noordeinde is thriving almost as never before. The secret could well be the champagne that flows richly there. "We remain Huguenots, Protestants that is, but we are a generous church. There should be a... Read more |
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 | The P. Oosterleeschool: 'Only good education is the key to success for these children''You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think.' The quote from Winnie the Pooh must be hanging on the room door of Miss Eeke and Miss Lizzy, school social workers at P. Oosterle school, for a reason. Here, in the Hague... Read more |
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 | Oscar Verpoort, a life with 007Guys looking for idols in the early 1960s had a choice of three iconic examples: Muhammad Ali, The Beatles and James Bond. Decades later, we know how they fared. Ali disappeared punch drunk into the wings, The Beatles got... Read more |
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 | Life art in gallery UitgevogeldtLife is a continuous quest," says artist Ermelinde Sofia Zweers (34) full of enthusiasm and energy. In her recently opened gallery Uitgevogeldt on Prinsestraat, there is always something new to discover. 'Uitgevogeldt'? 'Uitgevogeldt'? With the 'd' of completed and with the 't'... Read more |
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 | These are the driving forces behind Coen van den Oever's galleriesDominique Cattin (63) 'I know the power of emotion' "Project 2.0 is my habitat. Here it's not about selling, which is just a capstone. For me, it's about relationships, even more than art. Collectors are incredibly loyal and visit regularly... Read more |
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 | Flore Zoé seeks the perfect dream image to accompany her storyFlore Zoé's story begins with a Nikon camera lying dead still on a coffee table. There is something about the matte black hulk that irrepressibly attracts her. She is only eight, but she apparently already knows how to turn it on. For the first time, she can go through the... Read more |
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 | Nienke Hoogvliet: known worldwide, but not (yet) in The HagueOn the wall of her studio on Golden Rain Street, patches and patches of different textiles hang in rows below one another. Each with a slightly different reddish-brown hue each time. They are experiments on textiles with paint made from seaweed. Totally Nienke Hoogvliet (1989): she researches... Read more |
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 | Project 2.0 and the art of suspension""In my career, I have hung perhaps twenty thousand artworks in private homes and companies," states Coen van den Oever of gallery Project 2.0. "The funny thing is that I still remember all those places vividly. Handy, that photographic memory of mine." And the counter continues... Read more |
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