The drawing Game Changer Banksy has raised a record amount of nearly 17 million pounds (19.8 million euros) at an auction, auction house Christie’s reports. Proceeds from the work, previously hung in a Southampton hospital, will go to UK health care and charities. The drawing shows a boy playing with dolls. The child leaves well-known … Read more
The cultural festival Ueral Festival on Terschelling can continue despite the corona crisis, although this will be done in an adapted form. The organization announced this on Monday. The event will take place from 11 to 20 June this year. Visitor capacity will be limited to prevent the spread of the corona virus. A maximum … Read more
The arrival of the guarantee plan for the events industry is an “important step” for concert organizer Mojo. The real preparations can now begin, says director Ruben Brouwer. The first test festivals this weekend in Biddinghuizen are hopeful according to him. “I think it is going very well”, says Brouwer halfway through the second day … Read more
Musician and former Beatles member Paul McCartney continues his career as a creator of children’s picture books. In September he brings Grandude’s Green Submarine out, reports NME. The book is a sequel to Hey Grandude! that came out in 2019. The story is about a grandfather who, together with his grandchildren, goes in search of … Read more
Louis Mountbatten’s car will go under the hammer on March 24. Prince Philip’s late uncle had a Jaguar 420 built in 1967, which is now up for auction, international auction house Sotheby’s reports. ITV. The 1967 vehicle was painted in the so-called Mountbatten Blue color at the request of Mountbatten. There are special emblems of … Read more
Claudia de Breij misses the feeling of tension she experiences just before she takes to the stage in the theater. In conversation with AD she says that she is now looking for that tension in her program Safe Cave. In this program De Breij receives guests in her home studio with whom she has to … Read more
An independent jury has announced which six photos have been nominated for the World Press Photo of the Year 2021. The winning photos will be announced during an online show on April 15. The winner is rewarded with 10,000 euros. The jury made a selection from more than 74,000 entries. A total of 45 photographers … Read more
The Golden Coach will be exhibited in the Amsterdam Museum from 18 June. An exhibition about the vehicle will open on that day. After a restoration of more than five years, the carriage can be seen again by the public. It had already been announced that the carriage will temporarily be given a place in … Read more
Writer Tommy Wieringa hopes that actors Hannah Hoekstra and Gijs Scholten van Aschat will play a role in the film adaptation of his book. Joe Speedboat, he said NOS With a View to Tomorrow. The author also spoke in the radio program about the long legal battle that started in 2010 when another producer worked … Read more
A street sign on Abbey Road, where The Beatles’ famous album of the same name was recorded, has fetched £ 37,200 (over £ 43,000) at auction, the company reports. BBC Thursday. That is much more than the expected return, which was estimated at `1,000 to 2,000 euros. The white sign with black and red lettering … Read more