MUNICH.- “Bocas de Ceniza” marks the beginning of the cooperation between the collection Goetz and Haus der Kunst. From now through 2014, Ingvild Goetz will regularly present works from her collection of film and media art in the 14 cabinet-like rooms …
Exhibition at Topography of Terror Documentation Center Marks 50 Years Since Eichmann Trial
BERLIN (AP).- An exhibit opening in the German capital on Tuesday examines the role Adolf Eichmann’s 1961 trial in Israel played in shaping modern understanding of the Holocaust and World War II, giving survivors an unprecedented chance to tell their s…
Exhibition at Topography of Terror Documentation Center Marks 50 Years Since Eichmann Trial
BERLIN (AP).- An exhibit opening in the German capital on Tuesday examines the role Adolf Eichmann’s 1961 trial in Israel played in shaping modern understanding of the Holocaust and World War II, giving survivors an unprecedented chance to tell their s…
Bonhams to Sell Rare, Radial-Engined Megola Motorcycle in Paris Auction
LONDON.- Headlining the motorcycles consigned to Bonhams first sale at the Grand Palais, Paris is a rare, radial-engined Megola. Powered by a 640cc five-cylinder engine built into the front wheel, the Megola was described by motorcycling historian Erwi…
Invincible WW2 Fighter Pilot’s Medals for Sale at Bonhams
LONDON.- A WW2 pilot, who was shot down twice and lost his fingers, miraculously survived a third plane crash into the sea of Gibraltar as he was being flown out of Malta on a stretcher. He was only one of three survivors and lived to tell the tale, wh…
United States to Send First Delegation to Hiroshima Memorial
TOKYO (AP).- Survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are welcoming a decision by the United States to send its first ever delegation to a ceremony marking the anniversary of the attacks, but are asking for something they aren’t likel…
Louisiana State Museum’s Riveting New Exhibit to Document Tragedy and Rebirth After Katrina
NEW ORLEANS, LA.- Hurricane Katrina’s deluge was Biblical. When it hit Louisiana and Mississippi the morning of August 29, 2005, the storm caused fearsome destruction. Then the disaster grew worse. The levees – the man-made walls built to pro…