From January 21 to May 10, 2026, the Singer Museum in Laren (Netherlands) presents the exhibition De werelden van Jan Toorop(The Worlds of Jan Toorop). Jan Toorop’s work is celebrated internationally, but this exhibition is exceptional in the way it brings his oeuvre together with works by friends and contemporaries, revealing the artistic exchanges that…
by Edward E. E. Frietman The Indo Project extends warm wishes to the Frietmans on their 60th anniversary! This article is divided into two parts. The first section highlights the non-profit organizations that the Frietmans are passionate about, and how they graciously requested their anniversary guests to make donations in lieu of gifts. The second…
by Karel Wagemans – first published in Dutch in June, 2024 FEATURED IMAGE: With the then Prince of Wales at a commemoration in Oosterbeek (1975) Introduction Many Indos played courageous roles in the fight for freedom during World War II, but too often their stories remain overlooked. One such figure is Charles Douw van der Krap,…
By Cindy Rodermond, Winnie Piccolo (nee Gravendaal), Ingrid Gravendaal, Linda Gravendaal, and Peggy Gravendaal Prior to the 1980s, movie posters were a one-off in that they were original, authentic drawings and paintings, even the billboard-sized ones that loomed high above city traffic. In the Netherlands, the artists behind these creations were called bioscoopschilders (cinema painters).…
By Debbie Vanden Broek Olivier Indo Princess Pride I am so proud to have represented the Dutch Indo community as a princess of Pasadena’s Tournament of Roses Court in 1977. It just so happened that another Dutch Indo and his brother were starting to make a name for themselves in the (rock) group Van Halen…
by Benjamin Jacobs The Story Behind the Indo Girl Logo Before the war, my father was an art and engineering student. He was also in the Dutch army. My father was an artist at heart and was creative in everything he did. More importantly, he was a husband and father. Here’s his story and the…
[Photo: The Hague, after 1933. Oma Moesje is second from the right wearing white] The Story of my Indo Oma By Robert Kaya Before I even met my Oma, she already had a long and interesting life. She was born in Kota Raja, Aceh in 1891 as the ninth of ten children. Her father was a…
A Cultural Awakening By Barbara (Babs) Coert My sister and I are as different as two people can be. Not only do we live in different states, we are also very different in how we express and connect to our Indo culture. I’m more social in my connection. Maybe holding on to the ways of…
by Maureen Welscher The Bombing of Pontianak When I was 8 ½ years old, I lived in Pontianak, the capital of Borneo, Indonesia. On the morning of December 19, 1941, I visited a friend who lived opposite the military barracks. We sat in the lounge facing their barracks. We heard planes, which was a rare…
On his birthday, The Indo Project remembers and celebrates Indo legend René Creutzburg. With his monthly magazine ‘De Indo’, he helped define what it meant to be an Indo in the United States and connected Indos worldwide. Verenigd – United “Oom” René was a great supporter of The Indo Project from the start. 2011 -…