Enjoy life with Ed: 11 great things to do in September
Dutch NewsThis month we’ve steered clear of the big museums and shows to bring you a selection of exhibitions and events from smaller venues and promoters… plus a couple of last minute don’t miss items. Enjoy life with Ed The Nederlands Fotomuseum deserves a medal for saving all 42,000 of photographer Ed van der Elsken’s colour slides, which had fallen victim to mould and had to be restored. The map books were handy guides for the city’s inspectors and rent collectors but the larger ones were also used as coffee table books to impress the guests of boastful rich folk. Website Hear the deer If you’re quick you can go on a night time expedition with the forestry commission Staatsbosbeheer to hear stags roaring at various nature reserves. Website Admire paper perfection It’s time to be astounded again by the sheer ingenuity of artists whose chosen medium is paper and cardboard.