CIVIC GUARDS GALLERY (SCHUTTERSGALERIJ), Amsterdam

Civic Guards Gallery

Kalverstraat 92
1012 PH Amsterdam

Tel: +31 20 523822

Giant portraits of a city’s civil guard were a favourite subject for Dutch painters in the 17^th century. This small museum shows the Amsterdam contingents.

There does not appear to be a dedicated website for this museum.

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Launched in June 2017, we are the sister publication of StageTalk Magazine in the UK and provide previews, reviews and information, in English, for theatres, art exhibitions, concerts, opera etc, concentrating on cities in south west Netherlands (Noord/Zuid Holland and Utrecht regions). Each venue, museum or gallery has its own page with information and a link to its website. The site is updated regularly and information is always coming in so there is always something new to discover or read about.

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Some Highlights This Month

This month is dominated by exhibitions – both ancient and modern. The Golden Age is still dominating everything. The most recent exhibition to open was the excellent PIETER DE HOOCH show at the Prinsenhof Museum in Delft while in Amsterdam REMBRANDT-VELÁZQUEZ: DUTCH & SPANISH MASTERS continues at the Rijksmuseum as does NICOLAES MAES, REMBRANDT’S VERSATILE PUPIL at Mauritshuis in The Hague.

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EXTRACURRICULAR

WE VIKINGS at the Fries Museum in Leeuwarden

The lifestyle included more than just the notorious looting. Vikings were also very skilled traders with an extensive network, from which the Dutch coastal inhabitants also benefited. Frisians might even join the Vikings and take part in their raids.In We Vikings over 500 objects from the Netherlands and abroad illustrate the complex relationship between Dutch coastal inhabitants and Vikings.

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Each week ArtsTalk Magazine editor Michael Hasted presents a podcast focusing on cultural events in and around The Hague, Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
This week our reporter Souwie Buis was at the CROSSING BORDER FESTIVAL in The Hague and talked to singer Michael Mayo and American podcaster Andrew Leland. Michael Hasted was at the first CASA LOURDES SESSION in Scheveningen and talked to its organiser Alessandro Bruti and listened to some Irish and Breton folk music.

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BOOKS & LITERARY EVENTS

NICCI FRENCH

THE LYING ROOM was published in The Netherlands (as HUIS VOL LEUGENS) back in July but has only recently been published in the UK. We spoke to the husband and wife duo during a visit to Holland to learn more about their incredible world-wide success. Listen here to ArtsTalk Radio’s exclusive interview. The programme also includes an interview with Miel van Teijlingen of the Dutch National Theatre about the language issues with Dutch theatre.

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INTERVIEW

JANET EILBER

is the director of the Martha Graham Dance Co. After her career as a dancer with the Company she became an acclaimed actress but returned in 2005 as its Director. In this wide ranging discussion she talks about Martha Graham, modern dance and much more besides . . .

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