The government of the Netherlands has agreed to put in place guidelines that could make it a global leader in restituting colonial-era objects. The guidelines follow recommendations in a report issued ...

Dozens of pieces in the Dutch royal family’s collection of colonial artefacts were “wrongly obtained” during wars and ...

AMSTERDAM— The 17th century has gone down in Dutch history as the Golden Age, when unprecedented trading wealth helped fund the likes of artists Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer. But the grim ...

The tronco, meaning “tree trunk” serves as the centerpiece for Slavery: Ten True Stories of Dutch Colonial Slavery at the United Nations in New York (all photos AX Mina/Hyperallergic) In 1646, João ...

Dutch Lawyer of surviving Indonesian widows Liesbeth Zegveld, right, talks to the media during commemoration in Rawagede, West Java, Indonesia, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. After six decades of waiting, ...

The Dutch royal family’s Golden Coach (Gouden Koets) will be retired and moved to a museum because of racist depictions on its side panels, according to news reports in the Netherlands. The royal ...

A landmark exhibition on slavery in the Dutch colonial era that was first staged at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum is going on display at the United Nations in New York. The show, titled "Slavery. Ten True ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- When I think of the Dutch Colonial house, I see the big red barn, like in children’s books or in paintings of upstate landscapes. They are one of the most distinctive ...

Aleksandar Furtula / AP Hundreds of priceless, cultural artifacts looted during the Dutch colonization of Indonesia and Sri Lanka are finally on their way home. In a ceremony Monday at the Museum ...

It begins with the narrator’s childhood meal “Dutch noodles,” which he later learned was actually Indonesian bakmi goreng—a dish reshaped through Dutch colonization. Foods changed in both directions: ...

One of the charming aspects of California beach towns is that homes can be funky and fun. Almost anything goes. A Craftsman bungalow can sit next to a Spanish Revival hacienda across the street from a ...