Rotterdam is the first city in the Netherlands to explain all its street names. This explanation can be requested via a QR code when walking the street. Next year, the first of the total of almost 6,500 streets will be explained. Lusthofstraat, Karel Doormanstraat, Meent or Oude Binnenweg. What is the origin of those names? …
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What better way for students to gain experience right away. Various schools let their students run their own restaurants, shops, or brands. The restaurants of Zadkine and Albeda are great places to enjoy dinner for example. Now Vak College Hillegersberg and Grafisch Lyceum Rotterdam also offer working experiences. Vak College Hillegersberg operates a brand new …
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This Dutch tradition can seem confusing or just plain weird. While the rest of the world knows December for the celebration of Christmas, the Dutch fool their kids with Sinterklaas, a Spanish bishop. But who has his origin in the 4th century in Myra? Nevertheless, his arrival is always a nice spectacle for children. After …
Tens of thousands of petrolheads are expected to visit 100% Auto Live in Ahoy this coming Friday to Sunday. Spread over six halls, there are more than 200 cars from private individuals from all over Europe to see. In addition, there are some 80 exhibitors with automobilia, accessories and new or used cars. Often with …
In addition to its electric shared scooters, GO Sharing now also offers 240 electric shared bikes in Rotterdam. The expansion is made possible by an investment of €50m. The shared transport company has also started testing with cars and will soon add them to its multimodal offering. The e-bikes are a healthy and sustainable alternative …
The city artists Erico Smit, Gwen Stok, Funs Janssen, and Gemma Plum have captured the impact of COVID-19 on Rotterdammers and the city of Rotterdam. They were commissioned by the Rotterdam City Archives and CBK Rotterdam. Their creations can be seen from October 23 at the Kunsthal during the exhibition ‘Drawn: Rotterdam! One-and-a-half-metre-society’. During the …
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As the name suggests, Hotel Not Hotel offers more than just an overnight stay. Guests don’t sleep in a common room but in large objects designed by artists. There is already a hotel in Amsterdam, in Rotterdam soon a new Hotel Not Hotel opens next to the Central Station. Hotel Not Hotel already opened its …
Just across the border with Schiedam, you’ll find an immense terrain that will be the location of a spacious art event. At the former location of a glass factory, some 25 artists are invited to create gigantic artworks during Glashard. Opperclaes (designers Linda van der Vleuten and Bruce Tsai-Meu-Chong) oversees the expo and has selected …
After a sold-out edition in 2019 with more than 30,000 visitors, this year there will be a completely new De Grote Schijn in the Kralingse Bos. You can stroll in the magical forest from 14 to 31 October. Last year, De Grote Schijn could not take place due to corona measures. But fortunately, the event …
In May 2020 Niels Meijssen posted a LinkedIn message about a very well-known booking platform from the Netherlands. The platform applied for state aid but paid out millions to shareholders. He found it outrageous and made plans for a fair booking platform named Beterboeken. The software developer started a crowdfunding campaign and soon they raised …
