Holland
Fun on the wharf
For ten days, Utrecht is brought to life with theatre, music, performance and cabaret during the international ‘Festival on the Wharf’. A highlight is British performance artist Anne Bean’s ‘travelling poem’ Whoseywhats. FESTIVAL AAN DE WERF
May 20-29; www.festivalaandewerf.nl
EVENTS
BEVRIJDINGSDAG May 5
The Dutch celebrate the 1945 liberation from German occupation with parties and free-entry pop festivals across The Netherlands.
www.bevrijdingsfestivals.nl
KEUKENHOF Until May 16
Last chance to see the stunning multi-coloured flower gardens.
Keukenhof, Stationsweg 166a, Lisse; +31 252 465555; www.keukenhof.nl
TONG TONG FAIR May 19-30
The largest Eurasian festival in the world, a heady mix of culture, music, dance – and food!.
Malieveld, Koningskade, The Hague; 0900 7272762 (NL); www.tongtongfair.nl
PINKPOP May 28-30
The fantastic line-up at this year’s open-air music and camping fest includes Pink, The Prodigy, Editors, Gossip, Kasabian, Paolo Nutini, and Florence and The Machine.
Megaland, Landgraaf; 0900 3001250 (NL); www.pinkpop.nl
ORTEL DUNYA FESTIVAL May 30
World music, poetry and literature on six different stages in Rotterdam’s Het Park.
www.dunya.nl
EXHIBITIONS
INSIDE OUT Until May 24
While Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen undergoes renovation, rich pickings from its collection can be seen here, ranging from 17th-century masterpieces to Pop Art.
Kunsthal, Westzeedijk 341 (Museumpark), Rotterdam; +31 10 4400300; www.kunsthal.nl
THE SECRET PAINTINGS OF HILMA AF KLINT Until May 30
Esoteric work by Swedish artist Af Klint (1862-1944), a contemporary of Mondriaan.
Museum voor Modern Kunst, Utrechtseweg 87, Arnhem; +31 26 3775300; www.mmkarnhem.nl
RENÉ BURRI Until July 4
A retrospective of the Swiss photographer, best known for his iconic 1963 portrait of Che Guevara.
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.
Gemeentemuseum, Stadhouderslaan 41, The Hague; +31 70 3381111; www.gemeentemuseum.nl
ROOM FOR ART, IN 17TH-CENTURY ANTWERP Until June 27
The remarkable œuvre of Antwerp painter Willem van Haecht (1593-1637), whose paintings of art cabinets formed a microcosm of his city’s artistic and cultural life.
Het Mauritshuis, Korte Vijverberg 8, The Hague; +31 70 3023456; www.mauritshuis.nl
SUNNY SKIES Until September 1
Nine works – inspired by Italian light and nature – by Dutch 17th-century landscape artists.
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Schiphol (between Piers E and F), Schiphol Airport; +31 20 6747000; www.rijksmuseum.nl
GIGS
Alicia Keys May 8, GelreDome (Arnhem)
Randy Newman May 12, Muziekcentrum Frits Philips (Eindhoven)
Lady Gaga May 15, GelreDome (Arnhem)
Randy Newman May 15, Oosterpoort (Groningen)
Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood May 29, GelreDome (Arnhem)
Info and tickets: www.livenation.nl
