Cultural Holidays Archive
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News from Flanders for 2021
Posted on December 15, 2020 | No CommentsThis region of Belgium, celebrated for its culture, cuisine and cycling, has exciting plans for next year Here is a round up of what’s been happening and some of... -
Major Exhibition on Aelbert Cuyp and British Landscape Painting on show in the Netherlands In October 2021
Posted on December 3, 2020 | No CommentsTo celebrate the 400th anniversary of the birth of Aelbert Cuyp (1620-1691) the Dordrechts Museum is organising a large exhibition about the Dutch artist and his impact on English landscape... -
Kefalonia and her Western Waves
Posted on November 29, 2020 | No CommentsAdam Jacot de Boinod returns to this beautiful Greek island for a third time, and on this visit explores its western shores Sure enough a week later I was back.... -
Kefalonia and her Southern Shores
Posted on November 21, 2020 | No CommentsAdam Jacot de Boinod returns to this magical Greek island to discover more of its unique charm Within two weeks I was back! This time to the southern half, beneath... -
A new series of Flemish Museum virtual tours, is launched
Posted on November 20, 2020 | No Comments“The Flemish Masters Museum Tour” picks up where the “Stay At Home Museum” left off Launched earlier this year, the “Stay at Home Museum” virtual art tours were a worldwide... -
A Sunday with the Girl with a Pearl Earring at Home
Posted on November 10, 2020 | No CommentsOn Sunday 15 November, the Mauritshuis is hosting a live guided tour of the museum in English at 6pm (CET) The museum has decided to offer this opportunity to the... -
The Flemish coastal resort of Ostend served as the the backdrop for a unique art project recently
Posted on October 30, 2020 | No CommentsBelgian Artist, Athos Burez has created a contemporary interpretation of James Ensor’s ‘The Baths at Ostend’ From 27th October 2020, the Flemish photographer and artist Athos Burez will exhibit... -
Artemisia
Posted on October 17, 2020 | No CommentsJohn Westbrooke admires the long-forgotten work of a powerful painter at the National Gallery Artemisia Gentileschi is one of the great artistic rediscoveries of modern times. She was famous in... -
Good Vibes – 3 Fantastic Jamaican Festivals
Posted on October 15, 2020 | No CommentsFor many visitors, Jamaica can be summed up by sun, sea and sand ̶ with a splash of rum punch thrown in for good measure But this proud island nation... -
On the Trail of Mark Rothko in Latgale, Eastern Latvia
Posted on August 23, 2020 | No CommentsLatgale, “Land of Blue Lakes”, is the only region in Latvia with its own language and borders Russia, Belarus and Lithuania. Rupert Parker started his trip in the birthplace of...