Nationalism is the most influential ideology of the modern world. Even those who don’t eat an orange tompouce on King’s Day understand what ‘typically Dutch’ directness or gezelligheid means. And who could possibly imagine a world without passports, borders and citizenship? Go and watch this exhibition until 20 September 2026 in Design Museum Den Bosch (NL).

A conversation with Turkish writer Ece Temelkuran about her personal experience of exile, and the political realities shaping our present moment. With an installation by Studio Julian Hetzel, where the audience is invited to the imaginary Embassy of The Untitled States to experience a series of encounters with strangers. April 22, de Balie (Amsterdam, NL).

This spring, Museum Arnhem presents the exhibition Bakudengar (Listen to each other), in which personal stories, collective memories, and contemporary themes from the Indonesian archipelago and its diaspora come together. To be seen till September 20, 2026.

5 Broken Cameras is a personal testimony from a Palestinian father who spent five years filming the peaceful protests of his fellow villagers against the construction of an Israeli barrier wall. Go and watch this documentary classic and other films about human rights at the Movies that Matter festival in The Hague (NL) from 20-28 March.

In eastern Ukraine, the documentary Mariinka traces several young Ukrainians whose lives have been forever shaped by more than ten years of war and conflict in the Donbas region. The world premiere of this film by Pieter-Jan De Pue will be on March 10 during the CPH:DOX festival in Kopenhagen (Denmark).

We are very happy to announce that our theatre series ‘Off the Map’ is shortlisted for the ‘Meestervertellers’, the prize for narrative journalism by Stichting Verhalende Journalistiek (NL). The winner will be announced on April 14, but this nomination already gives us a great boost.