Martin Luther King’s nephew has presented the mayor of Amsterdam, Job Cohen, with the MLK Award in recognition of his policies promoting tolerance and social equality. Cohen famously performed the first gay marriage ceremony in the European Union in 2001 and...

A museum dedicated to Major Alida Bosshardt, one of the Dutch Salvation Army’s best-loved figures, is to open in Amsterdam on 8 June. Major Bosshardt served in the Salvation Army for more than 60 years, working with prostitutes and drug addicts...

The Royal Institute of Dutch Architects (BNA) has named the new railway station at the Bijlmer ArenA as Building of the Year for 2008. Designed by Jan van Belkum of Arcadis Architecten and Neven Sidor of the UK-based Grimshaw Architects, the...

The 17th-century church towers of Amsterdam’s Westerkerk, Zuiderkerk and Oudekerk have re-opened their doors to visitors for the summer months. At 85 m Westertoren is the tallest steeple in Amsterdam and offers stunning views over the Jordaan district and the old...

Since 19 January shop windows in Amsterdam’s Red Light district have been featuring haute couture alongside the more traditional ladies of the night. The Red Light Fashion Project has installed top Dutch fashion designers in the 50 or so brothels recently...