Digital museum shows life and work of Dutch author
A digital museum was launched on the occasion of the 90th birthday of the so-called Grand Old Lady of Dutch literature, Hella S. Haasse.
A digital museum, dealing with the life and work of Dutch novellist Hella S. Haasse, has been launched by Dutch graphic designer Sara Kolster and multimedia company Stormy Minutes Society. They claim that the website is the first of its kind in the world. Hella Serafia Haasse (born 2 February 1918 in Batavia) is one of the most important modern Dutch writers. She is often called the Grand Old Lady of Dutch literature.
In the digital museum you can travel through a landscape of digital content, ranging from old (family) photos and manuscripts to interviews, sound recordings and other personal material, from her early years as a child right up to the present day. An interactive timeline enables visitors to compare the events that shaped Haasse’s personal live with her professional carreer and her literary output.
Unfortunately, the website only provides text and sounds in Dutch, but some of Haasse’s books have been translated and an English biography is available on the website of the The Foundation for the Production and Translation of Dutch Literature.
Visit website Hella Haasse Museum
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