On May 5th, the New York State Museum opened an ongoing exhibition highlighting never-before-displayed artefacts from the 17th-century fortress Fort Orange.

In May, StreetDeets Inc., together with the New York Public Library and the Brooklyn Public Library, organised a bike tour along Dutch farmhouses in Brooklyn.

The Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands developed the app ‘Maritime Stepping Stones’ with information on Dutch shipwrecks throughout the world.

From 18 June to 6 July 2018, art and heritage professionals from Indonesia and South Africa are visiting the Netherlands for knowledge-exchange.

The latest and final book in the Rijksmuseum’s Country Series explores the shared history between Suriname and the Netherlands since 1600.

A symposium in Amsterdam on June 21st will explore the idea, production and circulation of Indonesian modern art in relation to the country’s colonial past.

In March, the renowned Dutch maritime archaeologist Martijn Manders visited Australia to strengthen cooperation in the field of maritime heritage.

A new documentary film tells the story behind Dutch architectural heritage in Siberia and brings collections to a broader audience.

Preparatory research was done in Suriname for an upcoming film in honour of artist Nola Hatterman.

A lot of research in the heritage field is being done by interns, but may go unnoticed. The Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands highlights two examples.

Dutch heritage professionals work together with locals in Colombo for a new tour app that makes shared and Sri Lankan heritage accessible.

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In February, a Black Heritage Tour explored the hidden African, Native American and Dutch Heritage of New York State.

The National Archives of the Netherlands and the National Archives of Curacao conducted a course on paper restoration at the National Archives of Suriname.

In February, a master class titled ‘Gel and Non-Invasive Preservation’ took place at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.

In January, a group of Dutch museum and heritage professionals travelled to Indonesia to discuss collaboration on museum management training.

The Dirk Hartog Plate, the oldest European object ever found on Australian soil, has travelled to Australia and is now safely back in its resting place.

On 26 January 2018 the Dutch European Year of Cultural Heritage-programme starts with the theme of 'Creative by tradition'.

The Embassy in Paramaribo has co-initiated an exhibition, story map and training to honour botanical artist Maria Sibylla Merian and her work.

In a five-day workshop, Japanese architecture students joined forces to propose a redevelopment and redesign plan for the historical centre of Hirado.