tattoo
TATTOO
Tribal, sleeve, hand poke, fine line, dotwork, a tattoo lover will know about these styles and pick whatever suits them. A meaningful artwork or something you simply like: a tattoo is often a way of honouring someone or something, a way of showing off your personality, or simply a decoration. In 1769 James Cook arrived at Tahiti, where he saw people with drawings on their skin for the first time. The locals called these drawings ‘tatu’, and the word has become a part of our vocabulary ever since. However, tattoos didn’t originate in the 1700s. There’s evidence that people in prehistoric civilizations already had them. One of those people is Ötzi the Ice Mummy, who has over 60 tattoos on his body.
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More-than-Planet
Starting on the 2nd of July, you can view a new exhibition at the Leiden Observatory: More-than-Planet. How do we imagine our planet?
Books that made history
Exhibition in the National Museum of Antiquities about 25 extraordinary books and their authors.
The Art of Theoretical Biology
When mathematics and biology come together, something amazing happens.
Colouring Page Hercules Rhijngeestus
Hercules Rhijngeestus is and artwork that will soon grace Park Landskroon in Nieuw-Rhijngeest in Oegstgeest. He'll be balancing on 1 foot, w...
Soap lab
Come and make your own soaps at Rijksmuseum Boerhaave; choose your favorite color and the most delicious scent, when you're done the soaps c...
ArtScience: Forms of Symbiosis
Galery LUMC presents the new exhibition: ArtScience: Forms of Symbiosis. Curator Anastasia Loginova put together this exhibition from the wo...
From Riverbank to Selvedge
From Riverbank to Selvedge: A community art project at the Singelpark in Leiden.
Exhibition: Silk Road Cities
Documented via old photos, drawings, and postcards.
The Leiden Maths Walk
For lovers of maths, there's a walk they can go on all by themselves: The Leiden Maths Walk with challenging mathematical questions.
Route of Discoveries
There have been a lot of amazing and important discoveries done in Leiden. Follow the Route of Discoveries: see new places in the city or fi...
