AWC Going Dutch March 2019

Announcements (cont.)
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in Lisse, which opens its doors for the
spring season from March 21 through
May 19. The central theme for 2019 is
Flower Power with a 1970s vibe in honor
of Keukenhof’s 70th anniversary. The
strength of flowers will be evident in the
flower mosaic which was planted in two
layers, providing a longer flowering period
in the spring, with 50,000 tulips, grape
hyacinths and crocuses. Discounted tickets
with a special bus option from Leiden can
be purchased online. www.keukenhof.nl
Movies That Matter Festival
The Movies that Matter Festival, an initiative
of Amnesty International, takes place
Friday, March 22 – Saturday, March 30 at
Filmhuis Den Haag and Theater aan het
Spui in The Hague. This festival presents
around 60 human rights feature films and
documentaries from around the world.
Many of these films will be screened for
the first and only time in the Netherlands.
Many film screenings are followed by an
in-depth program which might be an introduction,
debate or talk show. Most films
are in English or subtitled. For the program
and tickets, go to www.moviesthatmatter.nl
The Hermitage is Ten!
The tenth anniversary of the Hermitage
Amsterdam begins its celebration with
Treasury, the first of two anniversary
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St George Killing the Dragon by Tintoretto,
State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
exhibitions, featuring a cross-section of
masterpieces from the entire collection
of the St Petersburg State Hermitage.
Through August 25, see masterpieces
ranging from Da Vinci, Van Dyck, Matisse,
and Rembrandt, to outstanding works
of art from cultures dating back to early
prehistory (23,000 BC) and from Ancient
Egypt, Classical Greece and Rome. www.
hermitage.nl
All the Rijksmuseum’s
Rembrandts
In 2019, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam
marks the 350th anniversary of Rembrandt’s
death with the Year of Rembrandt. The celebration
opens with All the Rembrandts,
in which the Rijksmuseum will present
for the first time an exhibition of all
its 22 paintings, 60 drawings and more
than 300 of Rembrandt’s prints. As well
as holding the world’s largest collection
of Rembrandt paintings—including The
Night Watch and The Jewish Bride—the
Rijksmuseum collection offers the world’s
most comprehensive and representative
overview of Rembrandt’s work. Given
the extreme rarity and delicate state of
many of the drawings and prints, this is a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to explore
Rembrandt the artist, human, storyteller
and innovator.
Message from the President (cont.)
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creates a positive effect, not only for
the individual, but for those with whom
she interacts with at home, socially, and
at work.
• We have a social worker who worked
with hospitalized children.
• A creative writer has joined the Club.
• One of our new Members is an awardwinning
documentary film director
whose work has been shown at numerous
international film festivals, including
Sundance. She has won a Peabody
award, been on the Oscar shortlist for
Best Documentary, and was nominated
twice for an Emmy.
• A Canadian tech company has its
Director of Digital Marketing and
Marketing Operations working virtually
from her home in The Hague, which
allows her plenty of mom-time with her
six-month-old daughter.
You may be wondering why we push so
hard to grow our membership. It’s simply
because we need to, due to the fact that
many of our Members are in the country
for their, or their partner’s, short-term job
assignment. Unlike many organizations
whose members live long-term in a city, our
Club is expat-focused and we experience
ebbs and flows in our numbers. About 10
years ago, we had 600 Members. In the last
few years, we’ve lost a significant number
of Members due to the economic realities of
the oil and gas industry, with many of our
Members having to repatriate as the industry
readjusted. Today, we have more than
170 Members with hopes that that number
continues its healthy growth.
The diversity of our membership is a sure
sign that what we offer is wanted and needed
by expat women. With that said, I ask
you what I asked the women who stopped
by our table at the Feel at Home in The
Hague Fair: What do you want from our
AWC? Please don’t hesitate to contact me
if you have ideas or see that we’re lacking
in our social or philanthropic events and activities.
Your voice matters!
Tot ziens,
Suzanne
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