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Stars of the Collection
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ANNUAL REPORT 2025
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Stars
Stars of the collection
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Back in the home port
Delft-born artist Piet Cottaar junior (1908-1984) worked in Rotterdam almost his entire life, and for the same employer at that.…
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Bingo!
This exclamation has become synonymous with the cry 'Got it!,' or 'A hit!' If you think back on the origins of the game, you'll…
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Clock in, clock out
Who still remembers the time clock? This sturdy German specimen was most likely used at the Heineken brewery in Den Bosch. The…
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Pin-up or horse-drawn cart?
Advertising psychology is an interesting phenomenon. As early as the 1950s, the heyday of the pin-up, Heineken employees were…
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Mystery solved!
All the objects in the Heineken Collection’s Stars series are filled with stories, often so many that only a fraction of them…
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Lady's beer in a wine glass
When Gerard Adriaan Heineken introduced home-grown pilsner to the Netherlands, beer drinking was an upmarket affair. Despite the…
