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Marcel Wanders in Philadelphia

The A/V team at the Philadelphia Museum of Art has been working double-overtime, installing “Marcel Wanders: Daydreams,” a multimedia exhibition that opened Sunday november 22nd. The exhibition, a retrospective of sorts of the Dutch design star’s career, is Wanders’s first solo show in the United States. Why Philadelphia? “We asked him,” said Kathy Hiesinger, the museum’s curator of European decorative arts.

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Dutch Flower Dresses

Two unique flower dresses were displayed at the opening of the New Amsterdam Pavilion on 09.09.09, which is a gift of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the City of New York as part of the NY400 celebrations. Designer duo Niels van Eijk and Miriam van der Lubbe received a commission from the Flower Council of Holland for the design of these colorful, ceremonial dresses.

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Vermeer's Milkmaid

She's been to the US before, for the 1939 World’s Fair, but this is her Manhattan debut. “The Milkmaid”, the famous seventeenth century painting by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer, was sent to the Metropolitan Museum of Art by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam as part of the NY400 celebration. Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Maxima stopped by the museum today to view the exhibition READ MORE

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Pavilion Unveiling

The Prince of Orange and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands joined NYC Mayor Bloomberg for the unveiling of the New Amsterdam Pavilion, designed by Dutch architect Ben van Berkel. The pavilion is a special gift from the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the City of New York, and marks 400 years of Dutch-American friendship. The structure is located at Peter Minuit Plaza at The Battery, the southern tip of Manhattan READ MORE

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Dutch and the City

From Harlem to Brooklyn and Broadway to Amsterdam Avenue, the Dutch influence on New York City life is all around you. The Dutch and the City not only share a history; today groundbreaking Dutch designers, fashionable artists and innovative architects continue to inspire many New Yorkers READ MORE

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Pioneers of Change: A Sneak Preview

Carpet knitting sessions with six-foot long needles; a cafe with only elderly people slowly serving up the meals; fashion designers dressing up an entire house; a ‘Tickle Salon’; and a store that only sells design ware under $100,-; just to name a few things to be found on the Governors Island during NY400 Week's 'Pioneers of Change', a celebration of Dutch design, fashion and architecture. It’s a typical manifestation of Dutch design, where quirkiness meets functionality READ MORE

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New Island Festival: A Sneak Preview

During NY400 Week in September, Governors Island will be turned over to the New Island Festival. It will combine the unique site-specific theatrical programming of the ‘Oerol festival’, and a bustling festival centred in the tradition of the 'Parade', also known as the ‘Boulevard of Broken Dreams’. But what exactly is this Dutch festival tradition? NY400 reports from the Parade in Amsterdam to give New Yorkers an idea of what they can expect. READ MORE

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Peekskill goes Dutch

A stroll through the City of Peekskill in the Hudson Valley yields an unexpected encounter with the region’s Dutch connection. The city’s sidewalks, roads, walks and benches are embellished with thousands of Delftware-inspired tiles, portraying a wide range of subjects: from Henry Hudson and his ship the Half Moon to tulips, windmills, and the Dutch Royal Family. The tiles were designed by students from the Hudson Valley, uniting them with their Dutch heritage.

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Hello Pavilion!

The New Amsterdam Pavilion arrived in NYC! Even though it won't be unveiled until September 9th, we got a sneak preview as the pavilion entered its new hometown last night. The New Amsterdam Pavilion, designed by renowned Dutch architect Ben van Berkel from UNStudio, will be a permanent tribute to the 400-year Dutch legacy in New York City.

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Bloomingdales

Dutch Seen, the new Dutch photography exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York, has proven to be a big hit. Now, one of the Dutch Seen photographers is featured on another location on New York City - in a totally different fashion.

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Opening of 'Dutch Seen'

The exhibition Dutch Seen: New York Rediscovered at the Museum of the City of New York was opened on June 10th. It features the work of thirteen Dutch contemporary photographers, each of whom created a portrait of New York City in their own distinct way.

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New York Dutch Period Room opened at the Met

The period rooms in the Met’s American Wing —reopened by Michelle Obama on May 18th— provide an overview of American domestic architecture and interior design over three centuries. This week, a New York Dutch Room was added to the collection.

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Amsterdam through the lens of New York photographers

The exhibition NY Perspectives shows four New Yorkers’ vision of Amsterdam. The photographers’ perspective on the Dutch city is surprising, even to its inhabitants.

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Dutch Design Week in New York

New York SoHo was all about Dutch design this weekend. Droog New York, Marcel Wanders’ Moooi at B&B Italia, and Studio Job at Moss Gallery all showcased their collection, including some iconic pieces.

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A sneak preview of Dutch Design at the ICFF

The International Contemporary Furniture Fair is the place to be for design lovers. As the Dutch are at the forefront of the world of contemporary design, the fair will feature a number of Dutch exhibitors.

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Design exhibition '400 Years Later - CITE Goes Dutch'

In 1609, the Dutch ‘discovered’ New York. Now, four hundred years later, New Yorkers get a chance to discover Dutch design. This exhibition paints a portrait of the Netherlands as a designed and designing nation.

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(Dutch) Design for a Living World

The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum challenged ten leading designers to make contemporary designs inspired by nature and considerate of its resources. Among them are Isaac Mizrahi, Kate Spade, Maya Lin, and Dutch designers Hella Jongerius and Christien Meindertsma.

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Dutch visual arts exhibitions in NYC

If you are looking for some great Dutch art in New York, here are a few tips. These two exhibitions opened this weekend and are well worth a visit.

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Aernout Mik at MoMA

Aernout Mik at the MoMA is the first US survey of the Dutch artists’ work. Eight video installations are installed, mostly in non-gallery spaces throughout the museum.

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Dutch designers’ modern take on an ancient craft

The new exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York celebrates the revival of ceramics, and explores contemporary innovation in industrial ceramic production. It features no less than thirteen Dutch designers.

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Jacqueline Hassink's Car Girls

Jacqueline Hassink, a successful New York based Dutch artist, photographed car shows around the world. It’s not the shiny cars that she’s interested in though, it’s the girls standing next to them.

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Dutch photographer Morad Bouchakour portrays the City

NY400 joined Dutch photographer Morad Bouchakour for an afternoon of photographing New York City life. Morad’s city portraits will be part of the Dutch Seen: New York Rediscovered exhibition at the MCNY.

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Dutch dance ensemble NDT II gearing up for its premiere

One of the most revolutionary ensembles in the world of contemporary dance is coming to New York! The Nederlands Dans Theater II premiered on April 8th, at the Joyce Theater.

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Dutch architect Florian Idenburg strives for a greener New York

Green roofs are the new buzz; not the kind with solar panels, but a true, living, planted green roof. Right now, rooftops are amongst the last unused parts of New York City. But this will change rapidly.

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Roland Schimmel @ Witzenhausen Gallery

Strange things happen when you look at Roland Schimmel’s artwork. As our minds can play tricks on the eyes, so does Subliminal Reset, the new exhibition by Schimmel at the Witzenhausen Gallery.

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Michael Raedecker: Inspired by the Dutch Masters

The works of Dutch painter Michael Raedecker are best viewed up close and personal. They’ve been described as ‘making you want to scratch them’. As strange as that may sound, when you stand in front of them it becomes clear why.

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Felt designer Claudy Jongstra brings Dutch heritage back to life

Innovation, sustainability and the preservation of Dutch culture are the main principles underlying Dutch felt designer Claudy Jongstra’s work. Her combination of Dutch heritage with contemporary design has proven to be highly successful.

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Dutch design: Studio Job loves clichés and isn’t afraid to use them

For admirers of Dutch design there are lots of interesting things going on in New York City. After the opening of the DROOG design store last week, Moss Gallery in SoHo New York is now showing the first big retrospective of famous Dutch designing duo Studio Job.

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Ed van der Elsken: My Amsterdam

New York is embracing Ed van der Elsken's daring photography work, representing Holland's free spirit and openness. Ed van der Elsken (1925-1990) was one of the most influential figures in postwar Dutch photography.

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Ben van Berkel

An interview with the architect of the New Amsterdam Pavilion about his design philosophy, the relation of the pavilion to the history of NYC and the uniqueness of this project READ MORE

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Dutch Masters

Among the most famous Dutch masters are Vincent van Gogh, Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer, and Frans Hals.

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The Dutch: World Class in the Arts

The Netherlands is known worldwide for innovation and experimentation in modern design, architectural planning and engineering, and the visual and performing arts, supported by progressive social and cultural norms that encourage freedom of expression.

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False Flat: Why Dutch Design is so good

False Flat documents the vitality of the current design scene in the Netherlands, one of today's most important centers of innovation and experimentation in architecture, urban planning, industrial design and graphic design.