“The Great Liao” exhibition took up most of my time. After traveling to Assen and trying to find the Drents museum – that is. Before setting off, I had had a look at Google maps. Continue reading
After the Great Liao: Museum café Krul
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The Great Liao – an impressive exhibition on a forgotten dynasty
This is an impressive exhibition on a nearly forgotten dynasty. It shows fabulous archeological finds. It affords visitors a glimpse of forgotten rulers and the Liao empire.
Just imagine
While Trump claimed he had been vindicated – and therefore his Russian headache and cloud had lifted (fake news and alternative facts, as usual) … While Theresa May had created a big, huge, enormous splitting headache – for herself, her party, plenty voters who had supported her … I accidentally hit upon a very bad idea.
Fine
The weather was fine, yet I decided to take a tram. It was late and I wanted to watch “The state of America”. We trundled to the next stop.
Dada and Donald’s tweet
A few weeks ago, friends and I attended a literary evening. As usual, the evening not only included recital of poetry, but also appropriate chamber music. This evening was a German one and its theme Dada.
Should this be news?
Perhaps, I shouldn’t have, but the article’s content really irked me. The Guardian’s columnist Hadley Freeman today posted a “stirring” piece. Usually, I skip the Guardian’s opinion articles. Unfortunately, the headline caught my eye, so I read the piece.
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Princess, paintings, friends: fun!
While waiting for friends,staff at one of the museums I used to work for had a chat with me. They told me about their event, special guest, to sign up quickly. This monthly event is becoming very popular, but the number of tickets remains limited.
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A friendship: Jan Six, Rembrandt, the etching
Yesterday, at Rembrandt’s former home in Amsterdam, the exhibition “Rembrandt and Jan Six: the etching and the friendship” opened. It may be a small exhibition. It is an interesting one.
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Ema – tangible prayers
Leiden’s Sieboldhuis Museum currently has an exhibition on Ema. Like the far larger “Cool Japan” exhibition, the Sieboldhuis exhibition is part of the Leiden-Asia-Year celebrations and activities.
“Cool Japan”- in cold Leiden
I felt like freezing. Wrapped up in a winter coat, on top of several layers of clothing, I traveled to “Cool Japan”. Cool is warmer than cold and I did not have to travel halfway round the world.
