In grandfather’s footsteps – a surprise visit from Australia to the Hofstetten-Grünau train station museum

In grandfather’s footsteps – a surprise visit from Australia to the Hofstetten-Grünau train station museum

On May 30, 1944, around 1 a.m., a Vickers Wellington aircraft was shot at by a German night fighter – after the bombing of the Fels am Wagram airfield. On board are Pilot Flight Officer Bruce Keen, Brian Halligan, Edward Yeo, Ken Todd and Jim Gallagher. The English night fighter crashes burning in Grünsbach. This … Read more

Widow of Karel Gott Announces Plans for Villa Bertramka, New Home Purchase

Widow of Karel Gott Announces Plans for Villa Bertramka, New Home Purchase

The wife of the late singer Karel Gott took a huge step in her life. Ivana decided to leave the villa on Bertramka and make it available to the public. In addition, they already have a new home with their daughters, where they will soon move. ​Where Ivana will go with her daughters was not … Read more

LOK Report – Deutsche Bahn: Emergency plan has started – DB Cargo fears massive effects of the strike

LOK Report – Deutsche Bahn: Emergency plan has started – DB Cargo fears massive effects of the strike

The emergency timetable for DB passenger transport has started. The GDL strike is causing massive disruption to all long-distance and regional transport. We advise our passengers to postpone their journey until after the strike if possible. The DB has drawn up an emergency timetable for long-distance and regional transport with a greatly reduced number of … Read more

A message of wisdom and love. The museum in the mountains reminds of Gibran’s book The Prophet

A message of wisdom and love.  The museum in the mountains reminds of Gibran’s book The Prophet

Elvis Presley liked it so much that he gave it to friends for their birthdays. The book of poetic essays The Prophet by the Lebanese writer and painter Khalil Gibran was also liked by John Lennon from the Beatles, the Japanese Empress Michiko or the Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. 100 years after its publication, … Read more

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Reopens Renovated European Paintings Wing After Five Years

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Reopens Renovated European Paintings Wing After Five Years

On Monday, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York reopened its wing dedicated to artists from the fourteenth to the nineteenth centuries, after five years of renovation work, which included halls and lighting, at a cost of $150 million. The museum is re-displaying more than 700 works by artists, including Vermeer, Rembrandt, Goya and … Read more

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Future of CleverShuttle’s Transport Operations Secured Through Agreement with New Operators

After several months of discussions and negotiations, the insolvency administrator Sebastian Laboga and his team from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH managed to achieve a future solution for the transport operations operated under the CleverShuttle brand. Several subsidiaries of the insolvent GHT Mobility GmbH recently offered over 20 on-demand services in more than 45 municipalities in Germany; … Read more

The Engraving Hall of the Palace Museum: A Rare Display of Over 15,000 Palace Collection Carvings

Original title: Selected display of more than 15,000 palace collection carvings (title) The Engraving Hall of the Palace Museum is open from now on (theme) Beijing Daily (Reporter Liu Mian) “Dorgon’s “Edict” is a rare original plate used to print political documents.” “This is the last work of Qing Dynasty palace prints.” “The best engravings”… … Read more

Exploring the Taboo: The Museum of Banned Art in Barcelona

Exploring the Taboo: The Museum of Banned Art in Barcelona

A museum is dedicated to “banned art” in Barcelona, ​​which includes works that were rejected, attacked, or removed from exhibitions, such as a statue of the late Iraqi President Saddam Hussein wearing underwear and tied inside an aquarium, or a work showing Ronald McDonald crucified, or drawings made by detainees in the Guantanamo prison. Announcement … Read more

Discover the Twin Cities: Museum Month in Venlo, Krefeld, Roermond, and Mönchengladbach

Discover the Twin Cities: Museum Month in Venlo, Krefeld, Roermond, and Mönchengladbach

Culture has no national borders. When it comes to literature, but also exhibition topics, the cities on both sides of the German-Dutch border have been following common paths for many years in order to shed light on exciting projects from different perspectives. New is a museum month that the cities of Venlo and Krefeld as … Read more