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Why the Humboldt Forum’s exhibition ‘Beyond Borders: Artistic Internationalism in the GDR’ got it so wrong
Now on at the Humboldt Forum, 'Beyond Borders' aims to explore the GDR's international artistic connections, but falls […]
Friday, October 18
China and Berlin in deadlock over “Great wall of Pankow”
In 2019, China had a wall built around an overgrown block in the Pankow district. But for […]
Berlin
Brave nude world: How and why Berliners get naked together
Berlin's nudist scene is growing into something broader and more inclusive than traditional FKK.
Monday, June 17
71 years on, federal and state governments commemorate deadly GDR uprising
Events are taking place across Berlin commemorating those who died in a series of violent uprisings against […]
Editor's column
Why Anglophone readers need to grow up and start reading German literature
English-language readers are often dismissive of the German literary world – but for the open-minded, there’s plenty […]
History in pictures
Storming of the Stasi Headquarters on January 15, 1990
For many, 15 January 1990 was the day the DDR's last bastion fell. These pictures allow us […]
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