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Tag Archives: Germany
All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days
I have been an avid student of World War II history all of my life. Over the years, I have read dozens of books on the period, but I only recently learned of the amazing story of the American citizen … Continue reading
where they burn books, they will ultimately burn people
While recently helping a friend plan a trip to Berlin, I encouraged him to visit the brilliant memorial at Bebelplatz in the Mitte District. On May 10, 1933, in the Bebelplatz in central Berlin, members of the Nazi Student Union … Continue reading
Travel Fever
Like many of us the German street artist known as Lapiz has been mourning the ongoing travel restrictions due to Covid-19 limitations. He has translated his frustrations into a graphic mural titled, “Reisefieber.” I can certainly related to the sentiment … Continue reading
Wandering Tree Project
Stuttgart Germany’s Wanderbaumallee’s project brings “walking trees ” and bee-friendly patches of greenery to neighborhoods around the city throughout the spring and summer months. The mobile units contain trees, shrubbery and seating areas that are transported and then cared for … Continue reading
Berlin: Museum Goes Mobile
Berlin’s Museum of Now (MON) along with Yes,And…Productions(YAP) have come up with an ingenious way to bring art to city residents during the corona virus lockdown. Loading a projector and speakers onto a truck, they make nightly visits to neighborhoods … Continue reading
Book Face
I never seem to tire of the many iterations of the “bookface” project. You probably have seen versions produced by bored bookshop staff across Europe. Or, perhaps you have stumbles upon #BookfaceFriday, or simply #Bookface, a meme in which you replace … Continue reading
Not Available in Paperback
The Louisiana State University Special Collections Library has recently announced an exciting new acquisition. This is a rare copy of Hartmann Schedel’s The Nuremberg Chronicle, printed in 1493 in Germany, in the city that gives the work its name. This incunabula represents one of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Libraries, Maps, Writing
Tagged Germany, Incunabula, Publishing and Printing
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Sometimes in Winter
Gabriele Münter (Berlin, 1877 – 1962) was a German expressionist painter who was at the forefront of the Munich avant-garde in the early 20th century. She studied and lived with the painter Wassily Kandinsky and was a founding member of the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Museums
Tagged Der Blaue Reiter, Expressionism, Germany, Painting
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No Need To Fly
Europeans seem to be taking the lead in the creation of new travel paradigms. In Germany, DB, the German Railway Operator, has taken advantage of new attitudes towards responsible travel by promoting their discounted train tickets. Still, 72% of Germans … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Public Transport, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Aviation, DB, Germany, Train Travel
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Wordless Novel (no fooling)
To follow-up on my recent post about Lynd Ward’s wordless novels, I would like to introduce the German wordless novel, Die Sonne (the Sun), created by Franz Masereel (1889-1972), and published originally in 1919. This copy was re-issued in 1926 by Kurt … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Writing
Tagged Art Books, Expressionism, Germany, Lynd Ward, woodcuts
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Travel Between The Pages 