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Celebrations of 400 years of relations between the New York area and the Netherlands.
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Queen Beatrix baptizes a tulip and opens the NY 400 festivities at De Keukenhof. Photo: the Keukenhof
NY 400 - Holland on the Hudson
The following websites give background and overviews of 400 years of relations between the New York area and the Netherlands.
NY 400.org This Web site was created by the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Washington DC.
NY 400.nl This website contains a video where New York City officials, the Mayor of Amsterdam and Dutch Cabinet Minister Timmermans announce a year-long celebration to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Dutch settlement of New York City.
Henry Hudson 400 Amsterdam & New York 2009
Henry Hudson 400 New York and Amsterdam were created in 2006 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's legendary voyage for the Dutch to the Hudson River and New York.
Hudson 400 Celebration of Discovery
Website of the The Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial. New York’s Hudson Valley celebration of European discovery by Henry Hudson and of the river that now bears his name. Hudson 400 will be marked by a yearlong celebration in 2009, highlighted by special events, exhibits, performances, symposiums and more. Hudson 400 is a partnership of communities, historic and cultural sites and art and performance venues.
New York - Amsterdam
Website that stimulates tourists to visit Amsterdam and New York.
Quadricentennial Hudson Valley - North Holland
The goal of the The Holland Hudson 400 year Foundation is to ‘reinforce and strengthen’ the historic business relationship between the inhabitants of the Province of North-Holland and the Hudson Valley area. The Foundation has published a book with many watercolor illustrations by Dutch artist Willem Burgert. It narrates the adventures of two young Dutch explorers (Anna and Dirck) traveling to the New World in the 1600s. Scroll through the book...