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Willem de Kooning at Work at the Rijksmuseum
The Rijksmuseum shows Willem de Kooning at Work from 9 October 2026 to 17 January 2027: more than 120 works by the Rotterdam-born painter, with Woman I and Woman and Bicycle in the Gallery of Honour.
happening now, until 17 January
Amsterdam
Rijksmuseum
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Whistler. Dandy and Disruptor at the Van Gogh Museum
The Van Gogh Museum presents Whistler. Dandy and Disruptor from 16 October 2026 to 10 January 2027, the first retrospective of James McNeill Whistler ever held in the Netherlands.
HAPPENING NOW, UNTIL 10 JANUARY Amsterdam -
Goese Filmdagen 2026 in Goes
Goes hosts four days of films, a filmquiz, talks and family screenings from 12 to 15 November 2026, with programmes at BIOS Zeelandhallen and 't Beest.
HAPPENING NOW, FINAL DAY Goes -
IDFA 2026: International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam runs from 12 to 22 November 2026, with international documentary screenings, juried competitions and the DocLab new media programme.
HAPPENING NOW, UNTIL 22 NOVEMBER Amsterdam
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Culture
Tilburg starts carnival season today: the 11-11 programme on the Heuvel
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Health
Babies in vulnerable neighbourhoods face higher birth risks
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Housing
Almost half of rental agents in a Dutch test agreed to keep foreigners out
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Living in Netherlands
Unemployment is rising faster among migrants in the Netherlands
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Society
Bullet may have hit moving city bus in Amsterdam, police seek witnesses
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Sports
FC Twente Fan Ban Rocks Cambuur Match Plans
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Tech & Science
A tiny fossil from Maastricht turns out to be a new species, 66 million years old
