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Tag Archives: Netherlands
Amsterdam Says No To Overtourism
Amsterdam has long been one of my favorite cities in the world, but on recent visits I have been put off by the sheer volume of tourists. The notoriously tolerant residents of the city seem to have finally had enough … Continue reading
Welkom in Amsterdam 1922
Utilizing archival footage from Amsterdam’s EYE Museum and artificial intelligence, digital artist Denis Shiryaev created the amazing video below based on early 1920s filming in Amsterdam. The colorized images offer a rare glimpse into the city’s life before it became … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Film, History, Tech, Tourism
Tagged AI, Amsterdam, Holland, Netherlands
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Beautiful Amsterdam
Over the years I have spent more time in Amsterdam than any other city outside of the United States. It was one of the first European cities that I visited and captured my imagination from the very first time that … Continue reading
As above, So below
Dutch artist and printmaker Jaco Putker uses both traditional and digital methods to produce his surreal images. He usually works with photopolymer, or solar plate, etching. This allows him to create photo-realistic depictions. His finished pieces are at once amusing … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Photography
Tagged Den Haag, Netherlands, printmaking, Surrealism, the Hague
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Never Forget
A temporary holocaust monument titled Levenslicht (Lifelight) created by artist Daan Roosegaarde lights up Rotterdam with 104,000 luminescent memorial stones that represent the 104,000 Dutch holocaust victims of the Nazis during WWII. The monument, which recalls the Jewish custom of … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, History
Tagged Holocaust Memorial, Netherlands, Rotterdam, World War II
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Still Life (with books)
Still Life with Books, a Globe and Musical Instruments, Jan Vermeulen, 1660, Mauritshuis Museum
Watching Operation Night Watch
Rembrandt’s famous painting The Night Watch at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum is not my favorite work from the master, or my favorite painting in the great institution. However, every time that I’m in Amsterdam somehow I find myself in front of the iconic work … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Museums, Tourism
Tagged Amsterdam, Netherlands, Rembrandt, Rijksmuseum
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Don’t Tip Toe Through The Tulips
I have been lucky enough to have been in the Netherlands many times during the spring flower season. It’s quite a sight to see millions of tulips and other flowers in bloom. Sadly,the well-loved fields in the Netherlands have been … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Photography, Tourism
Tagged Holland, Keukenhof, Netherlands, tulips
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My Kind of Library
Lochal is a new public library and city forum in Tilburg, Netherlands. The building offers space for the public library, co-work spaces, conference rooms, spaces for arts education and a large city hall for public events, exhibitions and debates. Lochal is … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Books, Europe, Libraries, Public Transport
Tagged Netherlands, railways, Tilburg
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