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June 21: longest day of the year

June 21: longest day of the year

How did they measured in the past the angle formed between the horizon and the sun or star? One of the instruments they used to measure this was the astrolabe.

Marie-Jose Jongerius

Marie-Jose Jongerius

Marie-José seeks out the boundary between human and nature. after graduating from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague, Marie-José received various prestigious grants that allowed her to travel the globe for her photography projects.

Aisha Zeijpveld

Aisha Zeijpveld

Most likely you are already familiar with Aisha Zeijpveld's work: the nearly always absurd portraits that grace the cover of Volkskrant Magazine have been captured by her camera.

Jan Hoek

Jan Hoek

Jan juggles language, imagery, and people. Before completing his studies at the Rietveld Academy, Jan began working on his provocative photography series sweet crazies, for which he transformed a group of homeless Ethiopian men with a mental disability into kings.

Koen Hauser

Koen Hauser

In the fifteen years since Koen Hauser studied photography at the Rietveld Academy, his work has been shown in exhibitions around the world, including in China, Europe, and the United States.

The Ultimate Sailor: under construction

The Ultimate Sailor: under construction

Het Scheepvaartmuseum (The National Maritime Museum) will open the striking photo exhibition The Ultimate Sailor: under construction to the public on 10 June 2016. In this exhibition, photographers Koen Hauser, Jan Hoek, Marie-José Jongerius, and Aisha Zeijpveld demonstrate their vision of the sailor of today.

Unique purchase for Het Scheepvaartmuseum

Unique purchase for Het Scheepvaartmuseum

The Vereeniging Nederlandsch Historisch Scheepvaart Museum (Netherlands Historical Maritime Museum Association) is celebrating its 100th anniversary with the purchase of Gezicht op het IJ met 's Lands Zeemagazijn ('view of the river IJ with 's Lands Zeemagazijn') by Reinier Nooms (1623/24-1664).

guest ship Statenjacht 'De Utrecht'

guest ship Statenjacht 'De Utrecht'

The state yacht 'Statenjacht de Utrecht’ is a reconstruction of an 18th-century admiralty yacht, built according to traditional methods between 1997 and 2003 on the basis of original drawings dating from 1746.

presidency council of EU ministers

presidency council of EU ministers

In 2016 The Netherlands will be President of the Council of Ministers of the European Union (EU). The museum will form the main setting for these meetings, eg from May 29th up to June 3rd 2016.

The rise of organised watersports

The rise of organised watersports

The Netherlands was the first Western country to develop pleasure boating on a large scale; the first yachts were built as early as 1600, and Amsterdam’s first yacht harbour opened in 1622.

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