20 April 1989: Heineken’s takeover of Koninklijke Bierbrouwerij Brand NV in Wijlre was a fact. A shock wave washed throughout…

Amsterdam, 11 August 1930, a time of crisis. Despite the apparent heat, people on the street are fully clothed. Young boys are…

Delft-born artist Piet Cottaar junior (1908-1984) worked in Rotterdam almost his entire life, and for the same employer at that.…

In the 1950s, this illuminated advertisement indicated that the premises housed a café. A ‘brown café,’ that is: a typical Dutch…

This painting of a street scene in Kinshasa is a glorious feast for the eyes. On the left, Congolese men and women dance on a…

Beer and the visual arts is a somewhat lesser-known combination than beer and sports. Nevertheless, over the years Heineken…