AWC Going Dutch March 2020

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their own ticket which includes entrance to
all locations, participation in all activities
and use of historic buses between the
city center and further afield museums.
Please note that the Museumkaart is not
accepted for this special evening. www.
museumnachtkids.nl
St. Patrick’s Festival
Wear something green and head to Grote
Markt to celebrate with all things Irish
for the largest celebration of St. Patrick’s
Day in the Netherlands. Get ready to
turn green with the best Irish dancing
schools in Europe, large pints, Irish
food, great music and good laughs. www.
stpatricksdaydenhaag.nl
Sunday, March 15
Grote Markt, Den Haag
Noon – 11 p.m.
Movies That Matter Festival
The Movies that Matter Festival, an initiative
of Amnesty International, takes place
Friday, March 20 – Saturday, March 28 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
Open Tower Day
The 8th Open Tower Day will return to
Amsterdam on Saturday, March 21. Around
20 historical and contemporary towers will
open their doors to the public from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Check the website at the beginning
of the month to see which towers are
participating and which require registration
at www.opentorendag.nl.
Keukenhof Opens
Each year more than seven million flower
bulbs are planted in the historic park in
Lisse, which opens its doors for the spring
season from March 21 through May 10.
The central theme for 2020 is A World of
Colors with more than a million people
from across countries and cultures meet in
Keukenhof to enjoy the Dutch splendor of
flowers. 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,
muscari and crocuses. Discounted tickets
with a special bus option from Leiden can
be purchased online. www.keukenhof.nl
Edvard Munch, Self-Portrait in Hell, 1903,
Munchmuseet, Oslo
Artist Selfies
A portrait tells us more than you may initially
think. How did Vincent van Gogh,
Edvard Munch, Thérèse Schwartze and
other artists
present themselves
in their
portraits? Find
out more in
the exhibition
In the Picture
through May
24 at the Van
Gogh Museum
featuring 75
portraits. Our
image of Van
Gogh has
been primarily
shaped by his self-portraits. In the
19th century, painters made self-portraits
to practice, experiment or to set out their
identity. They also made portraits of one
another, often as a token of friendship.
Free with Museumkaart, but free tickets
need to be reserved with a start time at
www.vangoghmuseum.nl.
Fashion on a Ration
Through June 2, the Verzetsmuseum
(Dutch Resistance Museum) in Amsterdam
is examining how Dutch fashion changed
during the German occupation due to fabric
shortages. The exhibition shows dresses
made of jute and flour sacks, a women’s
suit made of underskirts, christening and
wedding gowns made of parachute fabric,
a jacket made of dog hair and shoes with
wooden soles. It will also show the stark
contrast to the throwaway society we live
in today and highlight how re-using is a rising
trend among fashion designers because
of a growing awareness that we waste too
much. Included are designs by famous
Dutch designers as well as young designers
from design schools inspired by clothing
from WWII.
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