Archaeologists have discovered what is presumed to be the oldest telescope or kijkertje ever found in The Netherlands. The telescope was unearthed during recent excavations near the railway station in Delft. The 10cm long metal tube of the telescope will [Read More]
Parts of a porcelain crockery set said to have been stolen from a Jewish family by the Nazis have been discovered in the Het Loo Palace, the Rijksmuseum and a few other museums in The Netherlands, according [Read More]
Museum Speelklok is an interactive, audio-visual experience for young and old alike. The museum, based in Utrecht, The Netherlands is a must-see for museum lovers and those with an appreciation for everything nostalgic. I had [Read More]
Curious minds will find much fascination at Museum Boerhaave in Leiden, The Netherlands. This is a museum that brings together the history of cosmology, physics, medicine, physiology and botany in a single building. Its main [Read More]
Matthew Day Jackson’s work entitled, ‘The Tomb’, forms part of the ‘Uneasiness and Appropriation’ exhibition at the Gemeente Museum in Den Haag. This artwork immediately struck me as something worthy of analysis. A pastime of [Read More]
Many tourists and expats alike talk about visiting the Delft Blue Pottery factory in the small town of Delft, The Netherlands, and as a result I was compelled to go and see what all the [Read More]
Friday was the last day of work for me at a company based in The Hague, South Holland. Upon saying my goodbyes I was completely bowled over by the many beautiful and thoughtful gifts I [Read More]
I was extremely excited at the prospect of travelling to Newcastle from Ijmuiden, The Netherlands with DFDS Seaways. What added to the excitement was the fact that I was to be travelling with a group [Read More]
I was transfixed. This former gate and medieval prison situated in Buitenhof, The Hague, what I consider one of the most beautiful parts of the city, can be found next to an 18th century art [Read More]
I stumbled across The Bessie Surtees House in Newcastle upon Tyne quite by accident. Prior to finding this museum I had visited the Discovery Museum, and after that I was in search of something a [Read More]
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