Arriveer als een Van Gogh in Groningen. Start bij het monumentale hoofdstation en bereid je alvast voor op wat je te wachten staat in het Groninger Museum. Een prachtige tentoonstelling die meer is dan alleen Van Gogh en zijn kunst; het is een verhaal over historie, wetenschap en de fascinatie van Groningse studenten voor de tragische schilder die de kunstcultuur…
A room full of beautiful shiny gold and silver objects, from coins to swords. With so many shiny items, the magpie in me wakes up. But instead of gold, I take home knowledge: insight into a culture that has been 'forgotten'. Dacia - Realm of gold and silver at the Drents Museum is one such exhibition that I am happy to...
Hidden treasures. Like other museums, the Groninger Museum houses many objects that deserve to be exhibited. Interesting paintings, sculptures or archaeological splendour of which visitors are unaware. Happy birthday is a treat. The Groninger Museum celebrates its hundred and fifty-year anniversary with - among other things - an exhibition in which you get a look behind the scenes. Objects...
On 11 September 1883, Vincent van Gogh disembarked at Hoogeveen train station. Away from The Hague urbanisation and back to nature. The painter spends months in the area around Hoogeveen, Nieuw-Amsterdam/Veenoord and goes to Zweeloo for a day. He uses his period in Drenthe to unwind and experiment with themes, colours and...
You Can't Always Get What You Want. After corona threw a spanner in the works in 2020 - the exhibition was on show for only four weeks - visitors will get a second chance to enjoy The Rolling Stones- Unzipped. In the meantime, legendary drummer Charlie Watts died at the age of 80. The Groninger Museum is the last stop in...
‘Napels zien en dan sterven’ waren Goethes beroemde woorden. Als de Duitse filosoof net zo omgeven was door schoonheid als ik tijdens de nieuwe tentoonstelling Sterven in schoonheid – De wereld van Pompeï en Herculaneum, dan begrijp ik zijn uitspraak wel. Voor het Drents Museum is het een eigenaardige keuze: een expositie over een al veel besproken periode en samenleving.…
Fortunately, the Groninger Museum also puts enough focus on the aural aspect; not only are visitors treated to the various Stones songs, culminating in the concert in Cuba in 2016, but they also pass by fragments of der band members themselves and (popular) cultural figureheads such as director Martin Scorsese.
De kans om een egeltje of een (verlaten) nest met eieren in het echt tegen te komen wordt helaas steeds kleiner met de krimpende oppervlakte aan natuur en het uitsterven van vele diersoorten, maar de ‘echtheid’ van Helmantels schilderijen laat je toch genieten van deze prachtige fenomenen.
With amazement, I become aware of the 'sacrificing your elderly fellow man' attitude of many here in the Netherlands. Dor wood. Not money, but the love for it is the root of evil. Right now, I wish a virtual heaven were possible - so that those who have lost someone and may not be able to say goodbye to them either...
Hollywood loves disaster movies and frankly, so do I. It's sort of a 'guilty pleasure' of mine. Generally, it is the visual aspect that attracts me the most: the eruption of a volcano, an earthquake tearing the world apart - as a resident of Groningen, I did adjust my opinion somewhat about the entertainment value of earthquakes - or...
I had the chance to attend the 500th anniversary - it took place at the beautiful Teatro La Fenice - of the first Jewish ghetto during my visit to Venice in 2016. One of the speakers was historian Simon Schama. During his lecture, I was given a brief history of Jewish suffering in Italy. According to...
With much fanfare, Netflix's The Witcher was announced. Except for some comments about Superman in a white wig, there was and is a lot of interest in the film adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski's fantasy book series. Successor to Game of Thrones. With the way that one ended? No thanks! I'm not familiar with the books or the games myself, but Netflix's description...
Controversieel en een doorn in het oog van velen: Forum Groningen. Het heeft de gemoederen flink bezig gehouden de afgelopen jaren. Vrijdag 29 november werd het cultuurcentrum in Groningen eindelijk geopend voor het grote publiek. De interesse voor Forum is er zeker, want de teller stond dinsdagmorgen al op 50.000 bezoekers. Het prestigeproject dat de Groninger aardig wat belastingcentjes heeft…
Door de storm aan publiciteit lijkt Vincent van Gogh’s ‘Onkruid verbrandende boer’ (1883) de ster van de nieuwe tentoonstelling Barbizon van het Noorden – De ontdekking van het Drentse landschap 1850-1950. Het middelpunt van de expositie laat, zoals het een goede diva betaamt, nog even op zich wachten. Het is ‘fashionably late’. Er is wel alvast een plekje gereserveerd. De…
At a time when comic book movies, superheroes and alternative dystopian realities reign supreme, I feared the worst when HBO announced Damon Lindelof's Watchmen. Not having extensive knowledge of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' comic book Watchmen myself, I found the 2009 film a disappointment. Lindelof is the man behind the infamous series Lost. Where with Lost, the viewer...
Before walking into Daan Roosegaarde's new exhibition, I read the following: "Touching? Yes, please!" I take another good look at the sign, because you don't usually associate those words with a museum visit. At Daan Roosegaarde's exhibition Presence, however, it is a prerequisite. The artist wants you to touch and experience his art. For me, that was easier
Antonio Mancini, Lorenzo Delleani and Fillippo Palizzi, who does not know these influential Italian painters? Apparently a lot of people don't. Don't feel guilty, even for many art historians the names don't ring a bell. This is in contrast to Caravaggio, Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli, Bernini and Titian. These artists need little introduction: Italian art, culture and identity are usually drawn from...
Deadwood was one of the best television series ever. Despite its many awards, HBO pulled the plug after only three seasons. After the abrupt stop, HBO promised to end Deadwood in an appropriate way through two TV movies. However, despite fan requests and actor insistence, the promises never materialised. Until...
On 26 April 1986, an explosion occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. To this day, it is one of the most catastrophic disasters caused by man. The effects of the nuclear disaster are felt even today. For many, Chernobyl represents a long-forgotten memory. Places with a macabre history have always drawn people and...
In the struggle for women's suffrage, the 'ordinary' housewife from Ten Boer in Groningen played just as vital a role as the widely praised Aletta Jacobs. She too walked in demonstrations, appeared in her grandmother's costume during protests and sewed a banner for the movement in her kitchen or living room. Like her peers from the rest of the Netherlands, she fought...
Anne Lister. This 19th-century lady was a pioneer in many fields: she climbed mountains, travelled far away on her own and was successful in business. However, she gained fame mainly through her private life. Anne Lister has been called Britain's first modern lesbian. During her lifetime, she kept several diaries, in which she recorded her erotic escapades with ladies in...
Het eerste seizoen van True Detective uit 2014 was een enorm succes. Een Southern moordmysterie met een occult tintje. Naast de ‘wie heeft het gedaan’ verhaallijn gaat het seizoen vooral ook over de gecompliceerde karakters van Martin Hart en Rust Cole (overtuigend gespeeld door Woody Harrelson en Matthew McConaughey). Er was een rauwe en voelbare chemie tussen de twee. De…
Bij farao’s denkt men al snel aan Egypte, het land van de piramides en de Nijl. Echter, ten zuiden van Egypte — in het Nijlgebied van het huidige Soedan— regeerden ook koningen en farao’s. Dit gebied heette Nubië. Een lange tijd werd deze cultuur en samenleving neergezet als een kolonie van Egypte. Onterecht. De nieuwe tentoonstelling Nubië- Land van de…
According to those in the know, he is a master of glass creations: Dale Chihuly. Dynamic, colourful and fascinating. It is not just glass art, but installation art. The world-famous American artist's works are a feast for the eyes. Sensations of light and colour. Although the name may not ring a bell right away for most people, there is a good chance...
"Don't let Netflix tell you what to think". The Netflix documentary Making a Murderer caused a huge stir in the United States and the rest of the world in 2016. Society was divided into two camps: those who believed Steven Avery was guilty and those who believed he was once again innocent in jail....
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