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We had decided some time ago we would spend some time in NL as a holiday between Christmas en New Years Eve. Ofcourse we were going to combine practical with pleasure ;-)
The first sort of practical stop was my parents and we combined that with the pleasure of good food and a visit to the sea. Our second stop was for pure pleasure purposes ;-)
Some time ago I had acquired a leaflet on an exhibition about the Belgian Revolution and how Belgium and NL got split up. Well, for the moment this exhibit is in Den Bosch ('s-Hertogenbosch) the capitol of Noord-Brabant. I had never been in the museum either so this was a good opportunity to go and visit. Because of this special expo all Belgian visitors could get in for free (and I have a special museumcard so it didn't cost me anything either).
The museum is in a very nice old building (see site http://www.noordbrabantsmuseum.nl/ ) and has rooms with interesting paintings and other artworks, mostly about the area. There is also an archaeological room with Celtic pottery, Roman glass, coins etc etc. On the right side of the building there are also three rooms decorated in 18th century style with mirrors, paintings, chairs etc.
On the left/back side of the building there is an area for special exhibits and that's where our Be/NL exhibit was. Ofcourse we know a little about the history of 1830 (split up of Be/NL) but it was quite interesting to learn more about the main characters and the actual events. It was quite funny to see that to this day certain relics of that time are still held in high regard and that certain stories about that time are still being told. This little part of history has shaped our countries a lot and therefor this exhibit is a must for all us Belgians and Dutch ;-)
And the good thing is: the exhibit will go to Leuven next so every-one can still go and see!!
