On June 19, 2015, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands launched the 10th Edition of Burendag in Harderwijk.
Burendag, known as Neighbor’s Day, us organized by the Oranje Fonds and Douwe Egberts.
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On Friday, June 19, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands opened the exhibition, Design Derby: Nederland-België (1815-2015), at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam.
Curated by Ms. Mienke Simon Thomas, Senior Curator of Applied Art and Design, Mr. Frank Huygens, Head of Research at Design Museum Ghent, the exhibition is a:
“…retrospective of Dutch and Belgian design over the past 200 years. Five hundred objects will be on show from the two neighbouring countries, varying from silver, glass, ceramics and posters to furniture, fashion and cars. The objects will be presented next to each other, in chronological order. At each moment of the time-line from 1815 to 2015, the visitor can see the most interesting items from the Netherlands and what Belgium, in turn, considered as exemplary at this juncture.”
Design Derby: Nederland-België (1815-2015) will be open to the public on June 20 – September 13, 2015. Thereafter, the exhibition will move to the Design Museum Ghent beginning on October 23, 2015 – February 14, 2016.
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On Thursday, June 18, 2015, Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, Their Royal Highnesses Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, and His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent celebrated the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo in Waterloo, Belgium.
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On June 12, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands attended the Kennis voor Morgen conference in Arnhem.
The conference brings together “…school administrators, teachers, school leaders, and education professionals. Topics at the conference include cultural education, leadership and more…” according to RVD.
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On Friday, June 12, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands officially opened the Juliana Kinderziekenhuis (Juliana Children’s Hospital) in Den Haag.
After the official opening Her Majesty met with staff as well as patients and was given a tour of the new building which includes a Ronald McDonald House and the Haga Juliana Geboortecentrum (Birth Center).
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On Wednesday, June 10, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands attended the Kinderen Maken Muziek concert, an initiative of the Oranje Fonds, held at the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht.
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On June 10, 2015, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands attended the 10th commemoration of the Tuin van Bezinning (The Garden of Reflection) in Warnsveld.
The garden is a “…memorial place for families and friends of police officers during the course of their work were killed by an accident or violence…” according to the photo agency, PPE.
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