The Hague has some beautiful old buildings and historic sites that are getting a light lift thanks to the video projections on the Ridderzaal in the Binnenhof taking place every Thursday, Friday and Saturday (8 November – 22 December 2018, from 18.00 to 22.00 ). Details here A great chance to take some night shots … Continue reading Beautiful winter shots of The Hague on Instagram
One of the things I like about the way they organise festivals in the Netherlands is how they change every year. Crossing Border (29 Oct – 4 Nov 2018) was first organised in The Hague in 1993 and Theater aan het Spui was the original location. So in a sense the festival was coming home … Continue reading This was Crossing Border 2018
Motel Mozaique has been going on for 18 years now, and this year’s edition felt like summer with a warm and sunny weekend. Culturaal covered the 2017 edition here, so this time we will just cover six artists we discovered and enjoyed. Wye Oak They are an American indie band from Baltimore in Maryland and … Continue reading Rotterdam’s Motel Mozaique 2018: Wye Oak, Martin Kohlstedt, Henry Green and more
It’s spring in the Netherlands. Time to brush off your winter boots, get out your hiking boots, stretch your legs and find some nature. But where is there to go? Never fear, nature lovers. Even though most of the parks and wildlife areas in the Netherlands are man-made and perfectly manicured, this doesn’t mean that … Continue reading Finding nature in the Netherlands
Art Rotterdam takes place every year at Van Nelle Fabriek, a 1920s factory complex that has been a a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2014. Expect big crowds at this commercial art fair, bringing together art galleries, collectors and the general public. If you manage to cut out the bustle, you may be able to … Continue reading 5 Artists to watch from Art Rotterdam 2018
Every city has its weird stuff and Amsterdam is no exception. Even having visited the city many times, some things never cease to amaze me. Whether you are visiting the city for the first time or you have already been previously, don’t miss this guide to the weird stuff of Amsterdam. 1. A long queue … Continue reading The weird guide to Amsterdam
Six months ago I found myself sitting on a train headed to a place I could barely pronounce called Enschede (En-skuh-day, for the record) on the very eastern edge of the Netherlands. I didn’t know what to expect or what I would see. The guy behind the counter at Schiphol airport selling train tickets asked … Continue reading Enschede Scavenger Hunt
A Culturaal insider keeps score even though it definitely wasn’t a game Round 1: Naomi Klein, Srecko Horvat, and Yanis Varoufakis are scheduled to speak at Brainwash Festival which took place in Amsterdam from October 21-28. Only Klein and Horvat show up. Varoufakis does not attend due to a mysterious “illness,” but the moderator also … Continue reading Who Won Brainwash Festival?
In April of this year I witnessed a strange interaction between a museum guest and a security guard at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The guard approached a man wearing a white hoodie with a red, yellow, and blue print on the inside of the hood and said, “Nice Keith Haring,” nodding … Continue reading Pop Legacies: Mondriaan vs. Haring
Dutch band AVI ON FIRE presented their EP at Zwarte Ruiter in The Hague on 4 March and they are currently on a mini tour in The Netherlands. Lead singer Bram Wesdorp features on the cover of WIN holding half an orange and sporting a Fred Perry polo shirt and a pink headband. I am not so … Continue reading Orange squeeze: press play for Dutch band AVI ON FIRE
