The predominantly Kurdish Diyarbakir in Turkey, which was once the scene of heavy fighting, is now attracting more and more tourists due to an improved security situation and hope for peace, placing the region back on the map as a destination rich in culture and history. #Diyarbakir #Turkije #Toerisme (translated)
Ina Klaassen, the director of the Rotterdam Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, passed away on October 11, 2026, at the age of 57 after a period of illness, during which she played an important role in the renovation of the museum and the realization of the Depot. #InaKlaassen #MuseumBoijmans #CultuurRotterdam (translated)
Ina Klaassen, the director of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, has passed away at the age of 57 after a period of serious illness, during which she had a significant impact on the museum and Rotterdam's culture. #InaKlaassen #MuseumBoijmans #Rotterdam (translated)
Strijder124 wrote that Wierd Duk had asked Dilan Yesilgöz about her view on the culture war. According to Strijder124, Yesilgöz had nothing to say about it; he described her performance as painful and weak for her and the VVD. Duk said, according to the post, that the Netherlands needed a Bolkestein and that a large center-right electorate wanted conservative-right policies, but that no one within the VVD conveyed that. Duk also stated that there was a culture crisis that he didn't hear the VVD talking about. People were concerned with that, he said, while the borders remained open and Syrians were passing through the Netherlands. #cultuurcrisis #politiek #VVD (translated)
Arno Wellens wrote that Thierry B. was found strange by many people because of his Chopin and lavender, but that he had aptly summarized the situation with the term 'oikophobia'. Wellens stated that the rioters wanted to destroy the national heritage because they wanted to move away from the national identity, and that the unique had thus been regarded as dirty. #cultuur #identiteit #erfgoed (translated)
Fifty years after the Cultural Revolution, China remains silent about this painful period in its history, while the Communist Party emphasizes hiding past mistakes and preventing public remembrance. #Cultuurrevolutie #China #geschiedenis (translated)
"It's about injustice and oppression, and we believe that you must take a principled stance on that," said Gonçalves-Ho Kang You at the time in an interview. #restauratie #kolonialisme #cultuur (translated)
With this return, we contribute to the restoration of historical injustices. #restauratie #kolonialisme #cultuur (translated)
The Netherlands has returned twenty objects, including a precious diamond and a traditional sword, to Indonesia, as they were unlawfully taken to the Netherlands during colonial rule. #restauratie #kolonialisme #cultuur (translated)
The discussion around the rainbow flag in the House of Representatives escalated this week into political chaos but ultimately resulted in a majority for raising the flag on Coming Out Day, amid a climate of culture war between supporters and opponents. #regenboogvlag #LHBTI #politiek (translated)
The Netherlands returns twenty stolen cultural objects to Indonesia, including a diamond and a handwritten Quran, which were obtained under duress during the colonial period. #restauratie #cultuurerfgoed #kolonialisme (translated)
The Groningen cultural sector has banned the wearing of AI glasses in an effort to protect the privacy and safety of visitors and artists, following incidents in Rotterdam and Utrecht where these glasses were misused. #AIBrillen #Privacy #Cultuursector (translated)
How is it that we hardly talk about culture in The Hague? In addition, Letschert proposes a simplification of the system that has been established over the years to distribute the national subsidy: currently, that amounts to 641 million euros per year, or 0.12 percent of the total national budget. #kunstsubsidies #cultuurhervorming #samenleving (translated)
Minister Rianne Letschert of Culture is working on the biggest reform of the subsidy system for culture in thirty years, in which the subsidy periods will be extended from four to eight years and a redistribution will take place to better support less affluent provinces. #kunstsubsidies #cultuurhervorming #samenleving (translated)
The author wrote that once again tens of thousands of people from across the country marched through Brussels to protest against what he described as the social dismantling by the De Wever-Rousseau government. Among the protesters were, according to the author, chemical workers, nurses, railway workers, teachers, cultural workers, and young people. Their message was that enough is enough. https://t.co/vsiBSERlIg #Protest #SocialeRechten #Brussel #BE (translated)
The cultural sector in Groningen has imposed a ban on smart glasses with cameras in buildings and at events due to concerns about privacy and safety. #MetaBrillen #Privacy #Cultuursector (translated)
The cultural sector in Groningen has decided to ban smart glasses with built-in cameras in buildings and at events due to concerns about privacy and safety risks for visitors and staff. #privacy #cultuur #technologie (translated)
In his new book La pensée piétinée: why fascism crushes culture, Olivier Mannoni examines the threats posed by the far-right movement to culture and freedom of thought, illustrating this with examples such as Vincent Bolloré's control over the publishing house Grasset. #ExtrêmeDroite #Culture #LibertéDePenser (translated)
More than thirty cultural institutions in Groningen have decided to ban camera glasses to ensure the privacy and safety of visitors, following incidents involving these glasses. #camerabril #privacy #cultuur (translated)
In a time where peace, imagination, and expertise are under pressure, the Nobel Prizes remain a valuable recognition of contributions to humanity, despite their often controversial awarding to great thinkers and leaders. #Nobelprijzen #Cultuur #Verbeelding (translated)
