Hague Historical Museum revamps: new entrance and more exhibition space
By: Jelle van der Meulen |
27 March, 2025 Location, location, location. It is a mantra from the real estate business, but location is also very important for the museum world. In The Hague, you can safely call the Museum Quarter, around the Hofvijver and Lange Voorhout, the A-location, with major crowd-pullers like the Mauritshuis... Read more |
Summum knows what women want
By: Jasper Gramsma |
27 March, 2025 'All I wanna do, is have some fun,' sings Sheryl Crow through the speakers at Summum on the Hoogstraat. And this stalwart Australian rock, pop and country singer might just succeed for an outfit at this fashion shop. "Feminine and sexy, yet quirky and... Read more |
Pure Flowers brings spectacular floral concepts to life
By: Vera de Jonckheere |
27 March, 2025 As an eight-year-old boy, Peter van der Meij (Valkenburg, 1976) was already shouting at his father's flower stall: 'You'll find the most beautiful tulips and gladioli here!' When the owner of Pure Flowers utters that same phrase now, forty years fall away and that little boy flashes by. "That's... Read more |
'Hague' patissier now produces its own champagne
By: Helen Hartmann |
13 March, 2025 French-British Marinette Diafouka, now based in The Hague and owner of La Maison Guilhem, worked as an interior designer in London. In 2011, she decided to take a break after the birth of her second child. A year later, she immersed herself in French haute... Read more |
5 x new hotspots in The Hague
By: Renske Hagendijk |
4 March, 2025 1. Café Restaurant Flora On the sixth floor of the former KPN telephone exchange in De Constant Rebecquestraat you will find Café Restaurant Flora. The Bartlema brothers from The Hague bring their experience from top restaurants to this new hotspot, where they create an informal atmosphere. Like eating at home... Read more |
At hotel school ROC Mondriaan, emotional intelligence is as important as opening a bottle of champagne
By: Jasper Gramsma |
26 February, 2025 Sure, it is important to know how to open a good bottle of champagne, man a hotel reception or put together a star-worthy five-course meal if you have done the International Hotel and Management School of ROC Mondriaan (mbo). But in the constantly changing world in which artificial intelligence... Read more |
Sacha Felix's (International Policy Advisor at the Municipality of The Hague) favourites
By: Sacha Felix |
26 February, 2025 1. Favourite restaurant Beso by Simonis Sacha Felix (International Policy Advisor at the Municipality of The Hague): "Beso by Simonis is my favourite place to eat fish and meat dishes with a Spanish twist. It is located on Visafslagweg and has an open kitchen. Enjoy... Read more |
Mayor Jan van Zanen on The Hague as an international city
By: Annerieke Simeone |
26 February, 2025 "Did you hear that? Jan van Zanen, just finishing the photo opportunity on the Turfmarkt, in The Hague, makes his way through the crowd on his way to City Hall."In that short stretch we just walked, I already heard four different languages. Nice for the... Read more |
Everything has a gold edge at the Walloon Church
By: Jasper Gramsma |
25 February, 2025 While most houses of worship are struggling with shrinkage, the Waalse Kerk on Noordeinde is thriving almost as never before. The secret could well be the champagne that flows richly there. "We remain Huguenots, Protestants that is, but we are a generous church. There should be a... Read more |
Igluu on Zeestraat has lovely workspaces with a beautiful garden
By: Mick van Biezen |
30 January, 2025 Of course, things always turn out differently than you think. Also for Michiel Morks, who once studied IT and worked for fifteen years as a consultant for major banks. In 2008, he moved into his own office in Utrecht with two IT friends. They furnished the space to their own taste... Read more |









