Blue monolith by Hans Hofmann. One of the highlights of the exhibition America Painting a nation, here with Curator Hendrik Kolenberg. This is a YouTube video. After playing the video, press the return button to go back to the DACC Hub.
The Sydney Spring Cycle attracted 20.000 cyclists this year. The 180-strong Orange team, supported by Dutch Consul-General Willem Cosijn and his wife was promised a Dutch breakfast of poffertjes and oliebollen at the finish. Surprise! They all made it. The Dutchies came out in force today to support the Sydney Read more
Kolenberg was Senior Curator of Australian Prints, Drawings and Watercolours at the Art Gallery of NSW from 1989 to 2012. Roofscapes represents a continuation of a decades-long obsession for Hendrik Kolenberg, the obsession of moving about, looking, and drawing/painting that which he sees. It is an obsession that began in Read more
This is a YouTube video. After playing the video, press the return button to go back to the DACC Hub. Hollandia – Dutch New Guinea This a a brief summary of the Dutch book: Een laatkoloniaal experiment (A late colonial experiment) by author Karel Davids). In 1962, the Netherlands reluctantly Read more
The “First Contact Memorial” was unveiled in Mapoon (QLD) on 27 May 2013 by Australian and Dutch officials. It was the first point of contact for Europeans and Aboriginal people in 1606 which ended badly. In three years time (2016) we will be remembering the voyage of Dirk Hartog to Read more
Australia’s leading Indigenous performing arts company Bangarra Dance Theatre will perform in the Netherlands for the very first time in 2014. Bangarra will perform Kinship, choreographed by Artistic Director Stephen Page at Holland Dance Festival on February 14 & 15 in The Hague. In this short video we see an Read more
This week the Dutch program and Face book SBS radio Dutch were dominated by a visit to the studio of Dutch mega star Andre Rieu. He came and conquered the studio with his own cameramen, publicity agents and security team. He stayed for 20 minutes to chat about his upcoming Read more
3 March 1942, the Japanese attack on Broome. 70 years later the WA government, Federal Australian, Dutch and American governments honour the fallen and survivors. SBS Video 7-3-2017 This is a YouTube video. After playing the video, press the return button to go back to the DACC Hub. At the Read more
Exclusive interview in DUTCH with Dutch PM Mark Rutte recorded November 2104 in Canberra during his 2 day visit to Australia. He talks about a possible royal visit in 2016 to coincide with celebrations to mark the 400th anniversary of Dutch sailor and explorer, Dirk Hartog landing on Australian soil.The Read more
An Early Initiative for Dutch–Australian Heritage Cooperation The SBS video below records a visit to Australia in 2011 by representatives of the Centre for International Heritage Activities (CIE), based in the Netherlands. The visit formed part of the Australian–Dutch Heritage Cooperation Project, which sought to identify, connect and promote organisations Read more