Photo by Frank van Beek.
On 15 December 2017, the ceremony of the Prince Claus Award was held at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam. His Royal Highness Constantijn of the Netherlands presented six Prince Claus Awards as a Dutch recognition to outstanding cultural and educational achievements worldwide. Among the winners, the Embassy stands out the Colombian digital portal “La Silla Vacía” (The Empty Seat), which was represented by its founder and Director Juanita León.
The Ambassador of Colombia to the Netherlands, Juan José Quintana, was invited to this important ceremony, among which their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima and their Royal Highnesses Princess Laurentien, Princess Beatrix and Princess Mabel of the Netherlands were present as well as high level personalities from the Dutch Government such as the Minister of Foreign Trade and Cooperation Development, Lilianne Ploumen.
All 2016 Prince Claus Laureates will be honoured in their home countries as well in the coming months.
To check the video of the award ceremony about the work of “La Silla Vacía”, click here
