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This eclectic festival, featuring international art, music and theatre, also offers visitors the chance to spend the night in a unique location and be shown some of the city’s idiosyncratic spots by Rotterdam aficionados. Artists include Fink and The Gaslamp Killer. MOTEL MOZAÏQUE
April 8-11; Various venues in Rotterdam; www.motelmozaique.nl
EVENTS
NATIONAL MUSEUM WEEKEND
April 10, 11 Over 500 museums throughout The Netherlands open for a festive weekend with free – or reduced – entrance.
www.museumweekend.nl
FORTIS MARATHON ROTTERDAM
April 11 Head to Rotterdam to see top international distance runners in action.
Start: Coolsingel; www.fortismarathonrotterdam.nl
SPRINGDANCE
April 16-26 A cutting-edge international dance festival.
Various locations, Utrecht; +31 30 2332032; www.springdance.nl
ART & ANTIQUES FAIR
April 18-25 Quality art (including contemporary) and antiques purveyed by exhibitors from The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
Brabanthallen, Diezekade 2, ‘s-Hertogenbosch; +31 76 5148760; www.afsh.nl
QUEEN’S DAY
April 30 This jolly national holiday sees the Dutch celebrate the monarchy with flea markets and street parties in towns and cities throughout the country (alongside formal ceremonies).
www.koninklijkhuis.nl
KEUKENHOF
Until May 16 The stunning, multi-coloured flower gardens are once more in full bloom.
Keukenhof, Stationsweg 166a, Lisse; +31 252 465555; www.keukenhof.nl
DE HOGE VELUWE
All year round Celebrating its 75th annivesary this year, this beautiful, large national park consists of no less than 5,500 hectares of woodland, heathland and lakes. With the famous KröllerMüller Museum and sculpture garden at its heart, it offers a unique combination of nature, art and architecture.
Entrance: Apeldoornseweg, Hoenderloo; www.hogeveluwe.nl
INTRODANS
Until June 18 In Holland-Amerika Lijn, a programme of modern dance, Introdans focuses on choreographers from America: Glen Tetley, José Limón and Robert Battle.
www.introdans.nl
EXHIBITIONS
RENÉ BURRI
April 6 to July 4 A retrospective of the Swiss Magnum photographer, best known for his iconic 1963 portrait of a relaxed Che Guevara smoking a cigar.
Kunsthal, Westzeedijk 341 (Museumpark), Rotterdam; +31 10 4400300; www.kunsthal.nl
KANDINSKY AND DER BLAUE REITER
Until May 24 The first major retrospective of the early 20th-century art movement, Der Blaue Reiter that originated in Munich and prompted the development of Expressionism in Germany.
Gemeentemuseum, Stadhouderslaan 41, The Hague; +31 70 3381111; www.gemeentemuseum.nl
SUNNY SKIES
Until September 1 Nine works – inspired by the Italian landscape and the country’s light – by Dutch
17th-century landscape artists from the Rijksmuseum’s collection.
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Schiphol (between Piers E and F), Schiphol Airport; +31 20 6747000; www.. rijksmuseum.nl
GIGS
The Proclaimers April 26, Tivoli (Utrecht)
Fink April 10, Cultureel Podium Roepaen (Ottersum)
Rihanna April 17, GelreDome (Arnhem)
Lou Rhodes April 27, LUX (Nijmegen)
Info and tickets: www.livenation.nl
