Culture of the Netherlands

Table of contents

1 Architecture 2 Art 2.1 Graphic arts 2.2 Musea 2.3 Nature 2.4 Painting 3 Theatre 3.5 Cabaret 4 Film 4.6 Actors 4.7 Films 4.8 Directors 5 Music 5.9 Classical music 5.10 Orchestras 5.11 Popular music 5.12 Dance 6 Publishing 6.13 Newspapers 6.14 Magazines

Architecture

• Hendrik Petrus Berlage (1856-1934)
• J. H. van den Broek (1898-1978)
• Jacob van Campen (1595-1657)
• P. J. H. Cuypers (1827-1921)
• Willem Marinus Dudok (1884-1974)
• Johannes Duiker (1890-1935)
• Aldo van Eyk (1918-?)
• Lieven de Key (ca. 1560-1627)
• Hendrik de Keyser (1565-1621)
• Rem Koolhaas (1944)
• J. J. P. Oud (1890-1963)
• S. van Ravesteyn
• Gerrit Rietveld (1888-1964)

Graphic arts

• M. C. Escher (1898-1972)

• Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
• Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterloo (see Helene Kroller-Muller)
• Museum Boymans van Beuningen, Rotterdam
• Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
• Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam

• Marjolein Bastin

• Karel Appel (1921)
• Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
• Jan van Goyen (1596-1656)
• Pieter de Hooch (1629-1684)
• Frans Hals (ca. 1581-1666)
• Hendrik Willem Mesdag (1831-1915)
• Piet Mondrian (originally Mondriaan) (1872-1944)
• Adriaen van Ostade (1610-1685)
• Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)
• Jan van Scorel (1495-1652)
• Jan Steen (1626-1679)
• Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675)

Cabaret

• Lenette van Dongen, one-(wo)man-show
• Henk Elsink, one-man-show
• Herman Finkers, one-man-show
• Seth Gaaikema, one-man-show
• Youp van 't Hek, one-man-show
• Toon Hermans, one-man-show
• Brigitte Kaandorp, one-(wo)man-show
• Wim kan, one-man-show
• Wim Sonneveld, one-man-show
• Paul van Vliet, one-man-show
• Mini & Maxi, cabaret
• Purper, cabaret
• Tingeltangel, cabaret
• André van Duyn, comedian

• Jeroen Krabbé, actor
• Moniek van de Ven, actress
• Rutger Hauer, actor
• Johanna Tersteege, actress

• Matthijs van Heyningen, producer
• Paul Verhoeven, director/producer
• Bert Haanstra, cameraman/director
• Alex van Warmerdam, director/producer

Classical music

• Louis Andriessen (1939)
• Jurjen de Haan
• Otto Ketting (1935)
• Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)

• Concertgebouworkest, Amsterdam
• Radio Philharmonisch Orkest
• Residentie Orkest
• Rotterdams Filharmonisch Orkest, Rotterdam

• Acda & de Munnik
• Herman Brood (1946-2001)
• Golden Earring
• The Nits

Newspapers

• Algemeen Dagblad
• De Telegraaf (full content also available on internet, for a fee)
• De Volkskrant
• Het Parool
• Nederlands Dagblad (full content also available on internet, for a fee)
• NRC Handelsblad
• Trouw

Ca. 70 Dutch magazines have been sold to and are now published by the Finnish publisher Sanoma. Apart from many typical Dutch ones like Margriet, Libelle and Nieuwe Revu these include a Disney magazine named after Donald Duck and the Dutch edition of Playboy.

National library: Koninklijke Bibliotheek - http://www.kb.nl/