In this issue:

Places

Zandkasteel, (Sand Castle), the former Head Office of ING is the first heritage site in the new Amsterdam-Southeast suburb. In our travel feature we visit Pella, Iowa, the 'Heart of Dutch-America'. Apenheul primate conservation park in Apeldoorn. Billy Eric paints Amsterdam's Walter Süskind Bridge in dots. 

People

Dick Bruna, the life and work of Miffy's illustrious creator. Dutch-Canadian sculptor John Boxtel. We talk with star of the psychological thriller Hello Sickness, Afia Anim. 

History & Society

Lessons from the past: the Holocaust Names Memorial gives murdered victims their names back. 

Cooking

Vegan/Plant Based Kitchen: Peanut Soup; Semolina Pudding; Kale Mash (Stamppot) with Spicy Mushrooms; Truffle Bitterballen. 

Books and Art

Taking care of the 18th Century Portrait of Jan Claus by Cornelis Troost. The Limbourg Brothers and the illuminated 15th century manuscript Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. Winter, a poem from Frank Koenegracht's collection Early Snow. NL365, by photography duo Frans Lemmens and Marjolein van Steeden, a year round photographic journey through the Netherlands. An anthology of 'Insect Art': Crawly Creatures: Depiction and Appreciation of Insects and Other Critters in Art and Science. Musician Blanks' album Nothing Lasts Forever and That's Okay.

Columns and Cartoons

Editor's Letter; Third Culture Kid; the Dutch Dished Up; Accidentally Dutch; the Dutch Judge.

Contributors

Melissa Adams, Damaris Beems, Edina Bijvoet, Tom Bijvoet, Stuart Billinghurst, Eric Bryan, Andy Chaleff, Billy Eric, Gerrit Jan Groothedde, Sonia Motisca, Alison Netsel, Bas Opdenkelder, Jason Tjon Affo, Jesse van Muylwijck, Gerard van Wilgen, Paola Westbeek.