House of the World’s Cultures in Berlin

1 November 2016 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Berlin, House of the Month, Museums, Exhibitions Reading Time:  9 minutes

© flickr.com - holger doelle/cc-by-2.0

© flickr.com – holger doelle/cc-by-2.0

The Haus der Kulturen der Welt (“House of the World’s Cultures”) in Berlin is Germany’s national centre for the presentation and discussion of international contemporary arts, with a special focus on non-European cultures and societies. It presents art exhibitions, theater and dance performances, concerts, author readings, films and academic conferences on Visual Art and culture. It is one of the few institutions which, due to their national and international standing and the quality of their work, receive funding from the federal government as so-called “lighthouses of culture.”   read more…

Molecule Man in Berlin

13 August 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Berlin Reading Time:  3 minutes

Molecule Man © flickr.com - Harald Hoyer/cc-by-sa-2.0

Molecule Man © flickr.com – Harald Hoyer/cc-by-sa-2.0

Molecule Man is a series of aluminium sculptures, designed by American artist Jonathan Borofsky, installed at various locations in the world, including Berlin and Council Bluffs in Iowa. The first Molecule Man sculptures were made in 1977 and 1978 in Los Angeles.   read more…

The Treptowers in Berlin

1 April 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Berlin, House of the Month Reading Time:  5 minutes

Treptowers and Elsen Bridge © Axel Mauruszat/cc-by-2.0-de

Treptowers and Elsen Bridge © Axel Mauruszat/cc-by-2.0-de

The Treptowers is a complex of buildings with a distinctive high-rise in the Alt-Treptow district of Berlin. Completed in 1998, the complex is located on the Spree River. The Treptowers complex consists of four buildings and is the result of an architectural competition held in 1993 and won by the architect Gerhard Spangenberg. The final construction cost totaled 500 million euros.   read more…

Cottbus, capital of Lausitz and gate to the Spreewald

22 March 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Branitz Palace © Martinroell

Branitz Palace © Martinroell

Cottbus is a city in Brandenburg, Germany, situated around 125 km (78 miles) southeast of Berlin, on the River Spree. As of 2010, its population was 102,091.   read more…

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