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Käthe Kollwitz (1867 – 1945)

The Armed Man/Kyrie Eleison

The third movement of Jenkins’ The Armed Man is called Kyrie Eleison (Lord, have Mercy on us) – music here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5BfirqTqm8.  In response to this…

• Art, Politics
• May 10, 2016
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The Armed Man

Karl Jenkins' Mass for Peace

Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man – a mass for peace was commissioned by UK Royal Armories Museum in 1999, and dedicated  to…

• Choral Music
• May 9, 2016
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Gießen in Gießen

the joy of small - and strange - museums

What do lies, bratwurst, bananas, giraffes, license plates, sacks, snoring, torture, knitting and corkscrews have in common? They are all someone’s idea…

• Collections
• May 8, 2016
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Hamburger Kunsthalle

"L'art est un jeu sérieux" -

I lived in Hamburg from 1970 to 1981 with many hours spent in this museum. Today, the freshly renovated and now reopened Hamburger Kunsthalle…

• Art
• May 7, 2016
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Museum der Arbeit Hamburg-Barmbek

Hamburg Museum of Work

In the courtyard of the museum for work in Hamburg you find a huge drill blade that was used to dig one…

• Green Peace Photo Awards
• May 6, 2016
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Kunsthalle im Lipsiusbau Dresden

Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

Dresden, often called”Florence at the river Elbe,” is a beautiful city, and one of contrasts. Having suffered through one of the worst…

• Art, Politics
• May 5, 2016
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Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt

An oasis of art in a city of banking

I cannot recall his name for the life of me. He was a Hungarian refugee who had managed to escape after the…

• Art
• May 4, 2016
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Deichtorhallen Hamburg

Halle für aktuelle Kunst/Haus der Photographie

Part of Hamburg’s museum mile, these two beautiful structures were built between 1911 and 1913 as market halls. The hall for contemporary art…

• Art
• May 3, 2016
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Museum Medley

Deutsches Historisches Museum

In honor of Zeitgeist Northwest’s upcoming German Culture Week (for details see http://www.zeitgeistnorthwest.org) I will introduce a number of German museums or other…

• Art
• May 2, 2016
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Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

the birds still outnumber the people

Web statistics on Frenchglen (where this photo was taken) inform you that, as of 2015,  111 people lived in this little Eastern…

• Criminal Justice system
• May 1, 2016
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