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October 2026

Omrop Fryslân · 20 OctTranslated

"Some find it beautiful, others terrible": work by Marleen Stoelwinder projected on Oldehove

Projections can be seen every evening at the Oldehove in Leeuwarden. What starts for collage artist Marleen Stoelwinder with cut-out images from a magazine, for example, is coming to a big screen. For Stoelwinder, this is where the charm of the project lies. What starts on her work table now appears on one of Fryslân's most famous buildings. “That cat really shows up big. Those mice, of course. So you can also get out of the way his bandages.”

NOS Binnenland · 19 OctTranslated

Visitors to Grolsch who became unwell were indeed given caustic soda

The visitors and employees of the Grolsch beer brewery who became unwell on Saturday during a tour indeed ingested caustic soda. That suspicion was already there, but research has now also shown this. Caustic soda is a corrosive substance in the cleaning agent used to clean pipes. Last Saturday, this product was used to clean the pipe to which the test tap for tapping brewing water is connected.

Omrop Fryslân · 19 OctTranslated

"Very logical, but also a bit crazy": coffee is in the spotlight in Leeuwarden

From Ethiopian mountain peaks to the coffee bar in the city center of Leeuwarden. The exhibition Coffee? in the Princessehof ceramics museum in Leeuwarden shows that behind every sip of coffee lies a world of traditions and history. "We actually think coffee is very logical. And yet coffee is also a bit crazy." For example, director Eelco van der Lingen explains why the Princessehof is devoting a major exhibition to coffee.

Omrop Fryslân · 18 OctTranslated

Organisation winter marathon Leeuwarden warns against scammers

The organisation of the Winter Marathon in Leeuwarden warns against scammers. Cards for the event would be offered on various channels, but the providers are not known to the organization. In a call on Facebook and on the website, the organization calls on runners to only buy tickets through the official channel.