Soep Stories, a special photo exhibition, is now on display in the Atrium in The HagueThe photo exhibition Soep Stories was festively opened yesterday in the Atrium in The Hague . In this special exhibition you will meet eight 80-year-old residents of The Hague, one from each city district, photographed at their own dining table. This generation, born in or just before the year of liberation, shares personal stories about freedom. Soep Stories is part of the Hague Freedom Meals and can be visited free of charge from 9 April to 7 May 2025.
The exhibition invites visitors to reflect on questions that are not often asked out loud: What does freedom mean to the first generation that grew up in freedom? Does your view of freedom change when you are eighty? Do we reflect enough on the freedoms in our lives? And how often do we ask about the sense of freedom of another? The photo exhibition encourages conversation and connection.
Featured photos: Hugo de Wolf.
 Edith de Gilde, one of the portrayed people and born on May 3, 1945 in the Westeinde Hospital, recited a poem by Martijn den Ouden about freedom during the opening.Her story is one of the powerful examples of the memory of freedom: “Born in the year of freedom – that is something that stays with you. My generation was lucky. We grew up in a time of reconstruction, with opportunities that the generation below us did not have. We know that things can be different and that freedom does not come automatically.” |
| Practical information Photo exhibition Soep Stories Location: Atrium The Hague, Spui 70 Period : April 9 to May 7, 2025 Admission : Free The photographs in this exhibition were taken by Anne Reitsma (Anne Reitsma Photography) and the stories were written by Marijn Pot (Haagse Schatten).Eating together, remembering together, celebrating together The photo exhibition Soep Stories is part of the Hague Freedom Meals, an annual event on 5 May that brings people from all over The Hague together at the dining table. Because eating together connects. During the meals, freedom soup is eaten, but stories and experiences are also shared. Above all, our freedom is celebrated. This year, the Hague Freedom Meals consist of a central Meal of the City in the Atrium of the City Hall and no fewer than 80 meals spread throughout The Hague. So there is always a place to join on 5 May. Visitwww.haagsevrijheidsmaaltijden.nl for an overview of all locations. |