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Long days, long nights in Dusseldorf
Written by JC, Germany, June 2011
Something strange happens as spring starts in Germany: as the days get longer so do the nights. Or, to be a little less cryptic, many major cities hold events where cultural institutions stay open ...
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5 Museums Open on Mondays in Munich
Written by JC, Germany, December 2011
Travel around Europe long enough and you will soon discover an annoying
quirk of many major museums on the continent: they’re usually closed on
Mondays. But not all of them. If you want to start ...
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Berlin for Art Lovers
Written by John Reality, Cambodia, October 2012
Berlin is an art lover’s dream. You could devote a lifetime to exploring the offerings on hand in the city. The following should help get you started. 1) Hotel de Rome If you’re planning on being ...
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Cologne Museum Night
Written by John Reality, Cambodia, October 2012
Originating in Berlin in 1997, the Long Night of Museums has become a cultural event that has taken Europe by storm, spreading to cities such as Paris, Amsterdam, Basel, Lucerne, Budapest and Prague. ...
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Frankfurt's Other Museums
Written by JC, Germany, October 2011
Frankfurt has some of Germany’s finest museums, many of them proudly lining the Main River. But away from these upstanding institutions, central Frankfurt has some quirky curatorial surprises. ...
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Frankfurt’s Steidel Museum Extension in Germany
Written by JC, Germany, May 2012
Frankfurt has one of the busiest skylines in Europe, but its latest architectural marvel doesn’t thrust lewdly into the Hessian sky, rather it burrows modestly into the ground. The location is the ...
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Free Museums in Munich
Written by Zoe Smith, United Kingdom, October 2012
While the city might be most famous for its annual Oktoberfest celebrations, Munich’s vast array of museums boast a reputation to rival Berlin’s, with world class art and ground-breaking exhibitions ...
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Grunewald - Art in the Woods
Written by JC, Germany, December 2011
Along with its natural attractions, Grunewald is home to two very different art collections which bridge the centuries. The Brücke-Museum , housed in a late Modernist
building at the edge of ...
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Learning About East Berlin Life at the DDR Museum
Written by Viator, November 2012
Berlin‘s history has played a major role in shaping the city today, and one of the best places to learn more about one period of that history is at the DDR Museum, which details what life was like ...
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Munich Contemporary Art
Written by JC, Germany, October 2011
Of course, Berlin is now Germany’s powerhouse for creating, exhibiting and selling contemporary art. But after keeping a low profile for many years, Munich is reasserting itself. Their contemporary ...
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Nefertiti’s 100 Year Anniversary
Written by JC, Germany, June 2012
The bust of Nefertiti is one of the best-known ancient artworks, right
up there with the Sphinx, the Winged Victory of Samothrace and the Venus
de Milo. Dating from around 1340 BC, it depicts the ...
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Singular Visions
Written by JC, Germany, July 2011
Some of the most compelling art collections aren’t put together over decades by committee, but rather express the personal vision of an individual collector: think of such maverick institutions as ...
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Street Art in Berlin
Written by Katie H, February 2013
Berlin is known as one of the major capitals of street art. Down nearly every street, in every neighborhood, you’ll find colorful murals, avant-garde designs, or graffiti scrawled small and large on ...
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The BMW Museum in Munich
Written by JC, Germany, May 2012
The four-cylindered BMW headquarters is one of Munich’s most distinctive landmarks. Next to it is a monument to four-wheeled (and two-wheeled) driving pleasure in the form of the BMW Museum, covering ...
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The Trailblazer
Written by JC, Germany, July 2011
Munich’s Alte Pinakothek isn’t just the city’s foremost cultural institution, it more or less defined the fine arts museum as we know it today. The impressive neo-classical building, with its ...
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