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Exhibiting Slavery and Representing Black Lives—Art Museums and the Legacies of the Dutch Slave Trade: Curating Histories, Envisioning Futures (Part 1)

Curators will discuss their work on groundbreaking projects in the Netherlands and the United States, namely the Rijksmuseum’s current Slavery exhibition, the Rembrandthuis Museum’s exhibition Here: Black in Rembrandt’s Time, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s reinstallation of its permanent collection, and the Museums Are Not Neutral initiative. They[…]

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Netherland American Foundation

Netherlands America Foundation Live TV

Netherlands America Foundation Live TV Wednesday September 9, 2020 8:30 pm – 9:15 pm Humberto Tan, a well-known Dutch TV presenter, will host a 45-minute live stream program from the Scheepvaartmuseum, themed Oceans of Friendship. The live stream will include interviews with NAF Fulbright fellows, Dutch2USA Interns, alumni and corporate[…]

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Leiden 400 Mayflower Celebration May 16

May 16 Online Opening of the Pilgrim Year Leiden400

In 2020, four hundred years after the sailing of the Mayflower, the USA, Native Nations, UK and the Netherlands will participate in an inclusive four-nation commemoration. We will commemorate the story of the pilgrims, the cultures and places with which they interacted and do so by focusing on themes that[…]

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Leiden 400 Mayflower Celebration May 16

May 16 Online Opening of the Pilgrim Year Leiden400

In 2020, four hundred years after the sailing of the Mayflower, the USA, Native Nations, UK and the Netherlands will participate in an inclusive four-nation commemoration. We will commemorate the story of the pilgrims, the cultures and places with which they interacted and do so by focusing on themes that[…]

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Drinks with the Dutch

Interested in your Dutch heritage? Enjoy a good beer? Anyone from immigrants to multi-generational Dutch-Americans are welcome to join members of the Dutch International Society for a low-key night of drinks. Ask questions about your ancestors, pick up a few new Dutch words, or just enjoy a ‘slokje’ with new[…]

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DIS Annual Meeting

DIS Christmas / Kerst Koffie / Singalong / Traditions

Please join us for a very casual evening of visiting, singing and listening to English Christmas and Dutch Kerstfeest Versjes (songs), sharing traditions, favorite poems and stories. Don’t worry, we will have songs printed in English and Dutch for you. If you have any traditions to share, songs to sing[…]

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Nederlandse Kerkdienst

Dutch Christmas Service organized by the Netherlands Social Service Organisation (NESSO). Free will offering for support of NESSO. Coffee and Refreshments will be served after the service.

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Netherlands America University League – Ann Arbor, Michigan

The Netherlands America University League of Ann Arbor  is a non-profit organization of people in southeastern Michigan interested in all aspects of Dutch and Flemish culture. Many but not all members have some kind of association with the University of Michigan. Many speak Dutch, many do not, but all share an[…]

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KEN JE NOG EEN MOP? Do you remember a joke?

by Maria De Lugt Kocsis FINALLY – The DIS Picnic – Saturday, September 7, 2019 1 pm. – 5 p.m. at Nelis Dutch Village – 12350 James St., Holland, Michigan 49424. What a fun place! It had been years since we had been there and wow has it grown and[…]

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