THE EXHIBITION AMSTERDAM & THE HOUSE OF ORANGE The exhibition was held in the Amsterdam Historic museum from March 1st until the end of August...
ROZENBURG POTTERY QUEEN WILHELMINA TILE In 1883 the German Wilhelm von Gudenberg started the limited liability company ‘s Gravenhaagsche pottery factory. Before this he learned...
ROYAL POCKET- WATCHES Timepieces come nowadays in all shapes and sizes. The first mechanical clocks appeared in the 12th century and only indicated the hours....
TOBACCO AND THE HOUSE OF ORANGE Tobacco use is known in the Netherlands since ca 1580 it was smoked in clay pipes. Clay pipes with...
THE INAUGURATION ROBES OF QUEEN WILHELMINA The inauguration robe is made by fashion house Nicaud & Cie from Paris. It is made from cream...
QUEEN WILHELMINA POSTCARDS Queen Wilhelmina postcard album 1898In 1869 the first postcard was issued by the Austrian government. They were only intended to write a...
THE ROYAL FAMILY IN WAX The PANOPTICUM AMSTELSTRAATIn 1882 “The Panopticum” the first wax museum in the Netherlands opened it’s doors in the Amstelstraat in...
THE DESIGNS BY RICHARD GUYATT FOR WEDGWOOD Professor Richard Guyatt was a British designer (1914-2007). He was the youngest ever professor at the Royal College...
THE EXCHANGE OF THRONES 1948 The inauguration of Queen Juliana 1948 Queen Wilhelmina was exhausted after the war and needed a rest so her daughter...
KING STADHOLDER WILLEM III (1650-1702) & ADMIRAL MICHIEL DE RUYTER (1607-1676) Willem III of Orange was stadholder of the Republic of the seven united Netherlands...
