From 6 February to 17 May 2026, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp or Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen (KMSKA) presents ‘The Fall of Alba’s Citadel. Image and Memory in Turbulent Times‘, an exhibition that explores how power, conflict and propaganda have shaped the image and memory of Antwerp’s citadel over more than…
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NETHERLANDS | Leiden in South Holland
May 2025. I have a few days off so I decide to take a train to Leiden (Leyden, Leyde) in the Dutch province of South Holland to visit the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, or the National Museum of Antiquities. Steve, my former Latin and Ancient Greek teacher in my teen years, says it’s quite good. As…
The Netherlands close their Consulate General in Antwerp
The Kingdom of the Netherlands is closing its consulate general in Antwerp. The City of Antwerp government has written the Dutch a letter expressing their sorrow and regret. The decision was first made public in 2013.
ANTWERP | Remains of Calvinist temple found in Rubens Garden
The Rubens House is currently undergoing a thorough renovation. The redesign of the garden started at the beginning of this year. First, large-scale earthworks took place for the installation of buffer tanks, infiltration basins and the fountain. An excellent opportunity for archaeologists to conduct research into what once happened in this garden. After the goatskin…