
Kühne – Haute couture in The Hague
Have you seen any job advertisements lately for the following professions: furrier, costumer, skirt worker, waist worker, modinette, lift boy or errand boy? From 1839

A zeppelin over The Hague
When I was a child, my sisters and I would sing a little song about a zeppelin. This song can be treated as a game,

Rozenburg tile panels
You don’t have to go to a museum to see beautiful things. Personally, I love ceramics, and ceramic tiles can be found on house facades

Spanish flu in a Hague family
My father-in-law, Pierre van Laeré, often told the story of the tragedy in his family: “During the Spanish flu epidemic, my parents lost a daughter

From Chapel to Madhouse
By: Corry van Straten In the Middle Ages there was a chapel on the corner of Slijkeinde and Vleerstraat: the Saint Anthony Chapel. This chapel

Meer en Bos
I don’t just walk around The Hague as a city guide. Twice a week, together with other volunteers, I go out with residents of a
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