The Royal Art Exhibition from the Museum Gouda explores the close connection between the Dutch royal house and the art world and offers a glimpse at some items that are not often on display. The exhibition starts with the grand wedding portrait of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry, and the room also includes several wedding [read more]
On my recent trip to Gouda I also learned about Gouda’s famous city hall. (You may now Gouda from its Cheese Markets but those are in the summer!) Building began in 1448 and ended in 1459 and it’s made from Belgian limestone. Improvements were made in 1497 for the visit of Philip the Handsome. It [read more]
On a cold and dreary day, I travelled to Gouda, near The Hague in the Netherlands to look at a church with some very impressive windows. I can hear you thinking, why are these windows so special? Well, they’ve survived for almost 500 years, and that’s quite impressive. Most of the church’s stained glass windows [read more]
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