Etiket: monuments
Groningen will have two separate monuments for the VOC and WIC slavery history. ‘Does more justice to the descendants’
Groningen will have two separate monuments, for both the city’s Trans-Atlantic and Asian slavery history. Researchers have also found evidence for the involvement of the city government in the slave…
The province offers subsidies for improving monuments
Owners of monumental buildings in Drenthe can apply for a subsidy for the maintenance of their building. There is also an arrangement to take out a loan at a low…
Natural monuments covered in dust after ‘protest sign theft’ on Schiermonnikoog. ‘Communication deserves improvement’
Natuurmonumenten wants to talk more often and better with the residents of Schiermonnikoog. The site manager takes issue with the poor way of communicating with the local population. The immediate…
Interesting fact: Zoetermeer has so many national monuments
As a true Zoetermeer resident, you probably know that the Zoetermeer City Museum is a monument. But there are even more monuments in Zoetermeer… Advertisement loading… For the record. This…
Millions for major monuments | News item
News item | 26-09-2023 | 12:25 State Secretary Uslu (Culture and Media) has made 10 million euros available for the restoration of the Artis aquarium. The Bovenkerk in Kampen will…
Borger-Odoorn draws up rules for roadside monuments: ‘Road safety comes first’
The municipality of Borger-Odoorn has drawn up rules regarding roadside monuments. These rules did not exist, but the council drew them up at the request of the municipal council. “The…
Open Monuments Day: this is your chance to look inside places in Zoetermeer that you don’t often visit
Have you ever visited Molen De Valk or the De Tien Gemeenten water tower in Rokkeveen? If not, you can do so during Heritage Days 2023. And if you’ve already…
Making monuments more sustainable is puzzling, but not impossible
Monuments are often draughty buildings with single glazing and because of their atmosphere and character you are not allowed to make changes just like that. Nevertheless, the Amsterdam agency De…
Monuments Office prevents eleven years of school renovation
By Birgit Buerkner For eleven years there was a dispute with the Monuments Office about the renovation of the dilapidated Hausburg elementary school in Friedrichshain. Reason: Bullet holes should remain…
Archaeological monuments are threatened by man and nature
Along the Houtbeekweg on the Stroese Heide, yellowish grasses and faded heaths stretch for hundreds of metres, up to a grove of small, irregularly shaped oak trees. “This is archaeological…