Commemoration of the 65th Anniversary of the Triumph of the Cuban Revolution at the Embassy of Cuba in the Netherlands
The Hague, February 9, 2024. Representatives of the Dutch Chancellery, the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, International Organizations based in The Hague, the Dutch commercial, cultural and sports sectors, and friends of the solidarity with Cuba in the Netherlands and Luxembourg, accompanied the Cuban Embassy members in the commemoration of the 65th Anniversary of the Triumph of the Cuban Revolution.
Cultural exchange between the Netherlands and Cuba grows
The Hague, January 29, 2024. The recently concluded International Festival Jazz Plaza 2024 became a favorable setting for the promotion of cultural exchange between Cuba and the Netherlands in the musical field.
The renowned Dutch Swing College Band, for the first time in its almost 80 years of existence, performed 3 times in Cuba as part of the Festival. This prestigious group is an international reference for classical Jazz and has over 500 albums recorded.
Speech by the Vice-President of the Community of Etiocubans in Europe at the II International Meeting "Europe for Cuba".
The Hague, January 29, 2024. The called "Community of Etiocubans in Europe” participated in the II International Meeting "Europe for Cuba", where it denounced the unjust blockade policy and called for its end. The vice-president of the Community, Samsom Shetaye, pronounced the following words:
Welcome to the second Europe for Cuba International Meeting!
Dear friends:
First exhibition of Cuban artist in Amsterdam Public Library
The Hague, January 26, 2024. Representatives of the embassy had the pleasure of accompanying the Cuban artist Alberto “Molote” Muñoz, at the inauguration of his first painting exhibition “Dreams from Cuba”. The exhibition contains works that show the warmth and color of our Caribbean Island.
It constitutes the first exhibition of paintings by a Cuban artist at the Amsterdam Public Library (OBA) and was held with the support of OBA and the Cervantes Institute. It will remain open to the public until March 31 this year.
Cultural exchange between the Netherlands and Cuba grows
The Hague, January 24, 2024. From the city of Nuenen, place where Vincent Van Gogh painted approximately a quarter of all his work, the cultural promoters Kees and Ingrid Rovers arrived at the Cuban embassy, to exchange with representatives of this diplomatic mission about new cultural exchange initiatives.
The exchange included the debate on current Cuban art, the legacy of Vincent Van Gogh to the world and the possibilities of cooperation in cultural matters between the Netherlands and Cuba.