Netherlands

A new book rediscovers the power and subtlety of Carel Fabritius, the forgotten master of the Dutch golden age

When Rutte chose migration as his hill to die on, his leadership was over

Sold as the most exciting thing to come out of Europe since the Sex Pistols, his hedonistic lifestyle halted his momentum

Over the course of a year, a couple created a bracing, bizarre series of Polaroids taken in the bars of the Dutch capital

New series A Small Light explores Miep Gies’s acts of humanity – and it prompted a look at my own family history

The electronic boys from Basildon are a national treasure – both at home and abroad

The city wants to change its image. But this rebranding will be no mean feat

In the early 70s, the band decamped to the rural Netherlands to make a ‘comeback’ album that nearly finished them

The genius of a mysterious and overlooked painter is revealed at a new exhibition in The Hague

The Elfstedentocht event has been part of Dutch folklore for more than 100 years. But, thanks to climate change, it could well be over for good

A revelatory exhibition unveils the workings of a genius

Sint-Nicolaas will be visiting children in the Netherlands as usual this year – but Zwarte Piet won’t be going with him

Unveiling Vienna-bound Gustav Klimt’s pan-European inspirations

The Dutch craze for flowers made and lost fortunes – and produced some remarkable works of art

Gentrification has come to Amsterdam’s Noord borough. But not everyone is happy with the results

From the very beginning, Sylvia Kristel’s life thrummed with an undercurrent of impermanence

This weekend's Manchester derby is a reminder how, six years after his death, the Dutch master's vision still dominates the game

Sarina Wiegman, the mastermind of that Euros win, is steeped in a rich coaching tradition

The Dutch actor brought depth at a time when the industry expected little more from roles than grunting henchmen, murderous Nazis or ring fodder for Rocky Balboa

A newly translated novel portrays Europe as a dilapidated hotel that’s wallowing in nostalgia

Megan Nolan loves a bad rom-com, but this latest Netflix effort is stupid and hateful

In Erik ten Hag Manchester United have appointed a manager steeped in the finest Dutch traditions

Ivo van Hove, the Bowie collaborator with a taste for the spectacular, returns with a timely, bloody war epic at the Barbican

Netflix's new Amsterdam-set drama addresses the potential tedium of over-familiarity with sex, as well as its liberatory capacities

Dutch king of controversy Paul Verhoeven returns with Benedetta, a convent drama more devilish than The Devils

An exhibition at Bodleian Library traces 600 years of Anglo-Dutch history through beautiful medieval manuscripts, prints, maps and animal stories

PM Mark Rutte has apologised for atrocities in Indonesia, but some are still nostalgic for days of empire

The Dutch alt-folk act is making music for the rootless

What is the best way to portray the Holocaust to children? The film struggles to find an answer to this but it's a reminder that Anne Frank's diaries have

Sensational reports of a plot to kill the Netherlands PM have raised fears about the seemingly sedate, safe country’s descent to narco-state status. But they are also a reminder of the country’s violent political past.

As he approaches 70, the veteran coach is ready to make the orange brilliant again

The shooting of a prominent Dutch crime reporter has prompted a national debate about the country’s reputation as the nexus of the continent’s illegal drugs trade.  Almost from the moment the last bullet tore into the Netherlands’ best-known crime reporter Peter R. de Vries on the evening of July 6, a peculiar debate erupted among […]