Netherlands
The Wild West Outpost of Japan's Isolationist Era
For two centuries, an extreme protectionist policy barred foreigners from setting foot in Japan—except for one tiny island
Inside Hieronymus Bosch's Surreal Visions of Heaven and Hell
A new exhibition in Budapest features almost 90 works by the Dutch artist and his peers
A Dutch Teenage Painter's Multi-Million-Dollar Masterpiece Was Hidden in Plain Sight
The still life went unnoticed at an Australian school for 150 years
2,000-Year-Old Roman Bowl Discovered Intact in the Netherlands
Unearthed in the Dutch city of Nijmegen, the blue glass artifact was in pristine condition
In a Day-Long Protest, Dutch Museums Transform Into Gyms, Nail Salons and Barber Shops
The coordinated effort was “playful” but challenged the government’s inconsistent Covid-19 lockdown measures
Did a Jewish Notary Betray Anne Frank to the Nazis?
A six-year investigation posits that Arnold van den Bergh disclosed the diarist's hiding place to protect his family from deportation
A Hidden Sketch Is Discovered in Rembrandt's 'Night Watch'
Researchers in the Netherlands used new scanning technologies to discover how the Baroque artist painted his most famous masterpiece
Newly Identified Vincent van Gogh Drawing Goes on View for the First Time
The Dutch Impressionist created the pencil sketch in 1882
Thieves Attempt to Steal a Monet From a Dutch Museum—but Drop It Mid-Escape
The would-be robbers tried to take an 1871 landscape by the French Impressionist from the Zaans Museum in Zaandam
World's First 3-D-Printed Steel Bridge Debuts in Amsterdam
The newly opened overpass measures 40 feet long and weighs 6 tons
The Tragic Life of Hansken, 'Rembrandt's Elephant'
A new show at the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam explores the story of an animal who fascinated the Dutch artist
Remains of Enslaved People Found at Site of 18th-Century Caribbean Plantation
Archaeologists conducting excavations on the Dutch island of Sint Eustatius have discovered 48 skeletons to date
Confronting the Netherlands' Role in the Brutal History of Slavery
A Rijksmuseum exhibition explores the legacy of colonialism and misleading nature of the term "Dutch Golden Age"
Is This Landscape a Long-Lost Vincent van Gogh Painting?
A controversial art collector claims that a depiction of wheat fields in Auvers is the work of the famed Impressionist
Don't Just Look at These Paintings—Smell Them Too, Says New Dutch Exhibition
"Scent dispensers" will emit odors fragrant and foul to evoke 17th-century Europe
For the First Time in Its 200-Year History, the Rijksmuseum Features Women Artists in 'Gallery of Honour'
The Amsterdam institution is spotlighting works by Dutch Golden Age painters Judith Leyster, Gesina ter Borch and Rachel Ruysch
Explore 200 Years of Tattoo History With This New Book
Celebrated tattoo artist Henk Schiffmacher shows off designs from around the world in images from his private collection
How Researchers Are Reading Centuries-Old Letters Without Opening Them
A new technique enables scholars to unlock the secrets of long-sealed missives
Ten-Billion-Pixel Image Shows Every Inch of Vermeer's 'Girl With a Pearl Earring'
A new tool from the Mauritshuis offers viewers a close-up look at every fine crack and brushstroke
Their Doors May Be Closed, but Embassies Are Still Showing People the World
From cooking demonstrations to poetry readings to special exhibitions, exploring another country has never been easier
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