News from the Vrienden

Posted 1 February 2020 in General

The Grote Kerk Dordrecht can prepare itself for American tourists. At the beginning of 2020 the American magazine Forbes published... Read on

Posted 10 June 2019 in General

It seems to be ordinary, nevertheless it is very special. In 2019, TripAdvisor awarded the Certificate of Excellence again to... Read on

Posted 26 April 2019 in General

Adri de Heer, treasurer of the Vrienden of the Grote Kerk, was royally decorated on Friday 26 April. He may... Read on

Posted 20 April 2019 in General, Ode to the Synod

It couldn’t have escaped your notice. Dordrecht was the setting for The Passion on Maundy Thursday. Approximately 20 thousand people... Read on

Posted 10 March 2019 in General, Lectures

You can hardly have missed it.Various media have paid attention to the placement and transfer of a replica of an... Read on

Posted 1 January 2019 in General

The beginning of 2019 is reason for the board of the Vrienden to wish you all the best in this... Read on

On Saturday November 24th, René Paas, born in Dordrecht and currently King’s Commissioner in the province of Groningen, will open... Read on

Posted 15 November 2018 in General, Music, Ode to the Synod

City organist Cor Ardesch has put together a concert programme during ‘Ode to the Synod’. On every first Saturday of... Read on

Posted 26 October 2018 in General

In the coming winter season, from November 2018 to March 2019, the Grote Kerk will be open from Wednesday to... Read on

Posted 20 September 2018 in General, Music

Former city carillonneur van Dordrecht, Jaap van der Ende, passed away on September 13th at the age of 90. .... Read on