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Cutlery – not so very old
Eating with a knife, fork and a spoon is a relatively recent achievement that finally became established ...read more
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Ship ahoy …at the Hamburg Maritime Museum
It all began with a small, 50-pence toy ship given to Professor Peter Tamm ...read more
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The Kitchen Brigade
Individual cooks in the restaurant kitchen still retain their French job titles to this day ...read more
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Simply Timeless
Finland’s famous design studio Iittala is celebrating its 130th anniversary, while the legendary Aalto collection ...read more
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Bringing Hope
Architectural genius Oscar Niemeyer is bringing new life to the small Spanish town of Avilés ...read more
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Bringing Peoples Together
Thanks to virtuoso architect Jean Nouvel, the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris is not just a museum of anthropology ...read more
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A Briton from France
The 10th temporary pavilion at London’s Serpentine Gallery is the work of architect Jean Nouvel ...read more
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Crystal Dreams
The world has a bishop and a king to thank for the founding of French luxury brand Baccarat ...read more
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Shining Lights of Antiquity
Countless archaeological treasures of Greek culture have found an impressive new home ...read more
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Honoré de Balzac – Novelist and Gourmet
“La Comédie humaine” is the title Honoré de Balzac gave to his magnum opus comprising more than 40 volumes ...read more
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The charm of white gold
300 years ago, in Dresden, white porcelain was produced for the first time in Europe ...read more
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Joseph Roth and Tafelspitz
He became a part of German-language literary history as the “holy drinker” ...read more
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Art Glass Demands Complete Dedication
The Morettis understand how to transfer the tradition of the glass-blowing island of Murano ...read more
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The Cabinet of Curiosity on the Banks of the Lake
In addition to masterpieces of Expressionism the Buchheim Museum displays a lot of curiosities ...read more
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A Feast for the Eyes
Fondation Maeght brings together its icons of the classic modern ...read more
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Discover the World
Over an area of 9000 m2 Phæno in Wolfsburg offers a one-of-a-kind experimental landscape in Germany ...read more
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Wilhelm Busch’s Pancakes
The seventh child of a poor family, he was born in a small town near Hanover in 1832 ...read more
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The Count’s Treasure Chamber
If you are travelling to Italy in the summer you should treat yourself to an excursion to Villa Panza ...read more
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The master of knives
Modern cooking without hand-made Japanese knives is simply unimaginable ...read more
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The Anna Amalia Library in Weimar
Built approx. 250 years ago, gutted by fire a while ago and extensively restored ...read more
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World-class valuables
Since September 2006 the Historic Green Vault in the west wing of the Royal Palace in Dresden ...read more
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Greetings from Louisiana
Set in a picturesque location on the sea’s edge and just 35 kilometres from Copenhagen ...read more
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Where the camellias blossom
On three weekends in March numerous private gardens in Lucchesia ...read more
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La Fenice – like a phoenix from the ashes…
Some people and animals are said to be immortal. The Venice theatre ...read more
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Hot drink with three letters
For centuries the virtues of tea have been praised the world over ...read more
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Bamboo – a grass with a long past and a big future
For 4000 years bamboo has been one of the most versatilely ...read more
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