Amsterdam - Small museums enjoy cult status in the Netherlands exhibiting items as varied as tulips, handbags, trees and dredges.
The latter in the town of Sliedrecht, near Rotterdam, is the National Museum of Dredging (Nationaal Baggermuseum).
"And here we have our Rembrandt," said curator Hans Wijn as he pointed to a glass display case with a model of the dredge Pharaon. Used for many years in the Suez Canal, it was sunk during the Suez Crisis in 1956.
Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Jan. 22 : A far-right Dutch politician who gained global notoriety with a film claiming links between the Koran and terrorism is to be put on trial for his public statements against Islam.
According to the Independent, Geert Wilders, the leader of the extremist Freedom Party (PVV), said he was surprised that the Amsterdam Appeals Court has allowed his criminal prosecution for inciting hatred and of discriminating against Muslims by comparing their religion to Nazism.
Amsterdam - Dutch Queen Beatrix and Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende congratulated Barack Obama on his inauguration as 44th US president, the Dutch Royal Communication Office RVD said in a statement released on Wednesday.
Queen Beatrix sent the US president a telegram Tuesday night, wishing him "success."
Balkenende sent Obama a letter on behalf of the government following Tuesday's inauguration ceremony.
Amsterdam - An Amsterdam court ruled Wednesday that Dutch legislator Geert Wilders should be prosecuted for his alleged discriminatory remarks about Muslims in recent years.
Several citizens had petitioned the court to force the Justice Ministry to prosecute Wilders, the founder and leader of the liberal- right Freedom Party (PVV), which is known for its highly critical approach to Islam and immigrants.
Amsterdam - Dutch fans of US president-elect Barack Obama were making the final preparations on Monday for Obama-parties taking place in several Dutch cities.
The biggest party, organized by the Dutch Obama Fanclub founded several months ago, was due to take place in The Hague.
Hundreds of Obama fans will be watching the inauguration ceremony live on seven huge video screens in restaurant Raar in Scheveningen, near The Hague.
Among the guests is Henk Jan Ormel, chairman of the foreign affairs committee in the Dutch parliament.
Amsterdam - Small museums enjoy cult status in the Netherlands exhibiting items as varied as tulips, handbags, trees and dredges.
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Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Jan. 22 : A far-right Dutch politician who gained global notoriety with a film claiming links between the Koran and terrorism is to be put on trial for his public statements against Islam.
Amsterdam - Dutch Queen Beatrix and Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende congratulated Barack Obama on his inauguration as 44th US president, the Dutch Royal Communication Office RVD said in a statement released on Wednesday.
Amsterdam - An Amsterdam court ruled Wednesday that Dutch legislator Geert Wilders should be prosecuted for his alleged discriminatory remarks about Muslims in recent years.
Amsterdam - Dutch fans of US president-elect Barack Obama were making the final preparations on Monday for Obama-parties taking place in several Dutch cities.
