One of the most consumed hot drinks in the world is coffee. You probably drank it yourself a lot in your life. Especially chains like Starbucks or cozy coffee bars made the drink very popular. For … [Read more...]
Finding my historical face masks
I'm one of many people that wear face masks during the corona virus pandemic. Not always of course, for example not during a forest walk where I'm alone. But for sure during shopping or in crowded … [Read more...]
Jan van Eyck and Hubert van Eyck: who are they?
As a Belgian historian and teacher, I’ve told my pupils several times about Jan van Eyck and Hubert van Eyck. They were brothers and also the painters of the Ghent Altarpiece, maybe the most famous … [Read more...]
