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TEFAF restoration fund granted € 50,000 to paintings Francisco de Zurbarán
By H.E. Mr. Fernando Arias, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain. Immediately upon entering TEFAF (The European Fine Arts Fair ) that I had the opportunity to visit on the 12th of March, one is taken … Read More »
Pre launch Tour de France at Diplomat Club Wassenaar – De Telegraaf
from left to right: Ambassador of France: H.E. Mr. Laurent Pic; Mayor of Wassenaar, Mr. Jan Hoekema; founder Diplomat Club Wassenaar and Publisher of Diplomat Affairs Magazine Mrs. Shida Bliek and Mayor Jan van Zanen Bron: Telegraaf … Read More »
Belgian art in focus
The Belgian Embassy is known for enhancing the cultural ties between Belgium and The Netherlands by regularly organizing an exhibition featuring artworks of Belgian artists. His Excellency Mr. Chris Hoornaert, Ambassador of Belgium, hosted a vernissage … Read More »
TEFAF Maastricht
Diplomat Affairs – In touch with the Dutch – Art. Leading galleries from 20 countries at TEFAF Maastricht ‘TEFAF Maastricht (13-22 March 2015) is universally regarded as the world’s leading art fair, setting the standard for … Read More »
Sir Geoffrey Adams is patron of The English Theatre. “It’s a privilege to support it.” Given the ever growing size of the international community in The Netherlands and the number of English speaking people in particular, … Read More »
The Hermitage Amsterdam’s fifth anniversary exhibition Dining with the Tsars. Fragile beauty from the Hermitage opened on 6 September 2014. Eight magnificent porcelain and creamware services from the collection of the Hermitage in St. Petersburg is … Read More »
A night at the Astana Opera
The final concert of the first world tour of the theater ‘Astana Opera’ was performed on November 5 in Rotterdam at De Doelen concert hall. During a press conference held on the eve of the event … Read More »
Tunisia in touch with the Dutch
Speech by H.E. Mourad SAKLI, Minister of Culture, Leiden, November 26th, 2014 (Translation from French) Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear friends of Tunisia, ‘Carthago delenda est’. (Carthage must be destroyed) It was destiny that this expression … Read More »
Symbol of Japanese-Dutch exchange
Japan Museum SieboldHuis exhibits in a historic Dutch house on Leiden’s Rapenburg 19, the most beautiful Japanese collection encompassing both the old and the new: prints, lacquer ware, ceramics, fossils, herbaria, mounted animals, coins, clothing, historic … Read More »