Author: NL Times

This autumn, the Mauritshuis in The Hauge will present an exhibition on looted art, where visitors can experience the history of looted objects through Virtual Reality. The museum believes that its exhibition is up to date in all respects. “Many museums in the Netherlands and abroad have been conducting research into the provenance of their collections in recent years. This concerns both art with a war past, stolen from Jewish owners, and colonial looted art. By properly mapping the history of the objects, we can think about the future of this looted art.”

The Dutch government is against European plans to allow telecom companies to impose an extra charge on streaming services like Netflix and other services that lead to a lot of internet traffic. Minister Micky Adriaansens of Economic Affairs said such a “toll” would only benefit the telecom companies. Consumers would likely end up paying more, NOS reports.