Featured
The delicious rise of South Limburg’s Chocolate CompanyWith Valentine’s Day, Carnival and Easter just around the corner, US expat Luisa Maria Badaracco takes us on a mouth-watering tour of an expanding regional chocolatier, the Chocolate Company.
Faces of Maastricht – Street fashionHow do people dress in Maastricht? A photo-reportage by Catalina Goanta.
Vrijeschool: hearts, hands, brainsMaastricht’s Bonnefanten College, sector Bernard Lievegoed is one of 90 schools in the Netherlands that follow the Steiner-Waldorf curriculum and the teaching principles enunciated by Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner. A meeting with director Janny de Vries.
When does it become home?When the time came for Catalina Goanta to return to Bucharest, Romania, after gaining her Masters in Law at Maastricht University, she realised that she actually didn’t want to leave Maastricht.
Reviews
Will’s Will: Shakespeare’s LegacyThe ‘December Do’ of 2009 of the International Women’s Club – South Limburg together with the Limburg branch of the Anglo-Dutch Society in Maastricht turned out to be a very successful match. Not only did it bring various international people together, and with them a selection of various, finger-licking, international delicacies - as if each ‘National Honour’ was at stake ! - but also because of the great professionalism of the Amsterdam Chamber Theatre. Resy Snyders, Chairman of the Anglo-Dutch Society, Limburg branch.
Twenty years later: have the walls of Europe really come down?Exactly two decades ago, people gathered on both sides of the Berlin Wall and climbed over it, marking by this act the beginning of the collapse of the Eastern block and the Soviet Union. For many across the European continent, the commemoration of this anniversary on 9 November 2009 was not only a moment of celebration but also an incentive for rationalisation and analysis. From the heart of reunited Europe, Maastricht University’s Science Café hosted a debate to look at developments within and outside the European Union since the fall of the Berlin Wall, and to reflect on the question: “Has the wall really come down?”. A review by Sofia Tussis.
World Press Photo: Smile, it is an orderImages depicting the ravages of war, like shots of Palestinian protesters taking cover behind an olive tree from tear gas fired by Israeli troops, and photographs of natural catastrophes, like the devastating earthquake that killed 70,000 people in central China, are extensively represented in this year’s World Press Photo exhibition.
“It is like this magic surrealism of reality and the kind of different world we have created,” said Micaela Pereira, manager of Exhibitions Planning and Logistics at World Press Photo, before the opening of the 2009 World Press Photo exhibition held at the Centre Ceramique in Maastricht between 6 and 29 November.
Through the lens
City Film MaastrichtMaastricht has a lively street scène, students, shoppers, crowded outdoor café’s and many restaurants provide an almost Burgundian atmosphere. The Vrijthof and the Onze-lieve-vrouweplein are amongst the favorite places to visit and despite being the capital of the province of Limburg its shares very little in common with the rest of the country.
Source: City Film
Meuse-Rhine Euroregion supports MaastrichtThe city of Maastricht received the support of the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion in its race for the title of European Cultural Capital in 2018
Source: Province of Limburg
International Service Desk Maastricht Region opens in MaastrichtThe children of the UWC Maastricht Pre-school sing a traditional “Sinterklaas” song in Dutch on the occasion of the opening of the new International Service Desk for the Maastricht Region and receive presents from Maastricht Mayor Gerd Leers on behalf of “Zwarte Piet”.
More information: International Service Desk Maastricht Region
News
links for 2010-02-08Museum in fabriek Sphinx Maastricht De voormalige Sphinx-fabriek in Maastricht gaat vanaf september onderdak bieden aan het kunstproject...
links for 2010-02-05Onbekend maakt onbemind: Unknown, unloved I was reminded of my school years in Tokyo last week when my expat friends in Maastricht...
links for 2010-02-04Grootste tijdelijk museum van Europa in Limburg De Provincie Limburg draagt 150.000 euro bij aan het project ‘Out of Storage’...
Province of Limburg launches new promotional video clipSource: Province of Limburg Read More →
links for 2010-02-01Immigrant shopkeepers, saviours of the Dutch inner cities Immigrants running their own businesses in the Netherlands are doing well....
links for 2010-01-29Green energy It happened several times last week at the monthly social meeting of the International Women’s Club of South Limburg...
links for 2010-01-28Liege: Girl rescued from collapsed building A 13-year-old girl has been rescued from the rubble of the block of flats that collapsed...
links for 2010-01-27Foreign universities compete to attract Saudi students Ali S. Al-Attiyah, deputy minister of higher education and chairman of the...
Agenda
20 February and 20 May: next editions of Pecha Kucha MaastrichtMore information: Pecha Kucha Maastricht Read More →
6 March: 2nd International Charity Gala, Lions Club Maastricht MondialLIONS Club Maastricht Mondial host the 2nd International Charity Gala on Saturday March 6th 2010 at the splendid LA BONBONNIÈRE Maastricht We...
20 Dec-13 Feb: Objects & Spaces - Maurice Mentjens exhibition Centre CéramiqueObjects & Spaces - December 20th until February 13th 2010 Maurice Mentjens: Maurice Mentjens’ design for the meeting and reception...
13 Jan: Debate on European Migration Policy7.30 - 9.30 PM at the Selexyz Dominicanen in the city centre of Maastricht. Free entrance. Coffee as of 7 PM and drinks afterwards Maastricht...
13 Jan: Maastricht Debates: The boundaries of EuropeMaastricht Debates in 2010 For the 4th year in a row, Maastricht Debates will give you in 2010 direct access to the leaders of today....
In the spotlight
Confessions of a culture junkie: Pecha Kucha Maastricht makes the grade
I’ll admit I’m a culture junkie who until June 20, 2009 found the culture seen in Maastricht, well – politely boring, lacking...
Welcome to the reading table
I had reason last fall to feel like I didn’t much belong in the Netherlands. Getting a temporary residence permit was proving surprisingly...
Raising children bilingually
Accepting the offer of job abroad requires a lot of prior thought, not least when one has a family to consider. When children of school...
They can’t be missed anymore during carnival. For the past few years Brazilian samba bands have become an increasingly popular feature...
Between Two: Selexyz Dominicanen as Church and Bookstore
Cathedral-fatigue. Many visitors to Western Europe know the feeling all too well. The Duomo in Florence, Notre Dame de Paris, the Kölner...
Why I love Carnival in Maastricht Nowhere in the world have I come across the magic that is Carnival in Maastricht. The people, the...
De Tempeleers: guardians of the Maastricht carnival
As it happens, I was born and raised with the carnival feeling and like many other Maastrichters, I don’t know otherwise that the...
“Carnival is a feeling”
Very soon you will understand the special meaning of the number eleven in Maastricht and all the joyous madness and silliness that...
Let’s stick together now
When I told my husband that I wanted to write down my thoughts about the Dutch word ‘mee’, he looked baffled. “What is...
A spring guide to Maastricht’s parks
Ahhh, spring in Maastricht! Outdoor chairs appear at every café, the sun shines, flowers bloom, and Maastrichters head outdoors with...
The history of carnival in Maastricht
During my childhood years in the late 1950’s, carnival didn’t start earlier than one week before Ash Wednesday. Our schoolmaster...
Culture: The Five Heads
Crossroads proudly presents an original short story by Anke Scheeren, a promising young writer from Maastricht. Anke’s imagination...















