https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Central Council of Jews in Germany has urged lawmakers to significantly strengthen the mandate given to the country’s advisory commission on Nazi-looted art. https://www.thelocal.de/20230915/jewish-council-calls-for-new-german-restitution-law-on-nazi-looted-art Fri, 15 Sep 2023 10:20:47 +0200 jewish-council-calls-for-new-german-restitution-law-on-nazi-looted-art Germany must do more to return Nazi-looted art to its rightful owners, according to the recommendations of an independent advisory commission. https://www.thelocal.de/20230904/germany-failing-in-moral-responsibility-for-restitution-of-nazi-looted-art Mon, 04 Sep 2023 17:22:07 +0200 germany-failing-in-moral-responsibility-for-restitution-of-nazi-looted-art One of the rare African-born figures to head a German cultural institution, Bonaventure Ndikung is aiming to highlight post-colonial multiculturalism at a Berlin arts centre with its roots in Western hegemony. https://www.thelocal.de/20230708/african-born-directors-new-vision-for-berlin-cultural-magnet Sat, 08 Jul 2023 12:13:10 +0200 african-born-directors-new-vision-for-berlin-cultural-magnet With tougher Covid-19 restrictions now in place in Germany, travelling and socialising have become increasingly limited. So we’ve compiled a list of fun events for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own home! https://www.thelocal.de/20210201/eight-online-events-in-germany-you-cant-miss-in-february-2021 Mon, 01 Feb 2021 12:42:04 +0100 eight-online-events-in-germany-you-cant-miss-in-february-2021 Germany said on Wednesday it had returned to its rightful owners the last artwork confirmed as looted by the Nazis uncovered in the collection of a reclusive Munich pensioner. https://www.thelocal.de/20210113/germany-returns-final-nazi-looted-work-from-pensioners-trove Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:15:52 +0100 germany-returns-final-nazi-looted-work-from-pensioners-trove German police said Tuesday they have arrested one of two fugitive twin brothers from the so-called Remmo clan wanted over their suspected role in snatching priceless jewels from a museum in the city of Dresden. https://www.thelocal.de/20201215/german-police-arrest-fugitive-twin-over-museum-heist Tue, 15 Dec 2020 12:11:33 +0100 german-police-arrest-fugitive-twin-over-museum-heist German police on Tuesday arrested three suspects over a spectacular heist a year ago in which more than a dozen diamond-encrusted items were snatched from a state museum in Dresden. https://www.thelocal.de/20201117/three-arrested-for-spectacular-dresden-museum-heist-police Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:53:57 +0100 three-arrested-for-spectacular-dresden-museum-heist-police Berlin's art galleries are closed, but the art scene is rising to the occasion as around 50 artists join a community exhibition from their balconies. https://www.thelocal.de/20200414/balconies-life-art-berlins-shut-in-artists-show-their-work Tue, 14 Apr 2020 11:15:08 +0200 balconies-life-art-berlins-shut-in-artists-show-their-work After lockdown restrictions caused school and playground closures across Germany, children have been using art to spread colour and cheer. https://www.thelocal.de/20200411/why-there-are-so-many-rainbows-on-german Sat, 11 Apr 2020 10:49:20 +0200 why-there-are-so-many-rainbows-on-german The German government Wednesday handed three works of art stolen during the Nazi occupation of France back to descendants of their original owner, collector and Jewish lawyer Armand Dorville. https://www.thelocal.de/20200123/germany-returns-artwork-stolen-by-nazis-to-french-family Thu, 23 Jan 2020 10:47:28 +0100 germany-returns-artwork-stolen-by-nazis-to-french-family Mikail Akar doesn't flinch as the cameras click around him. Born in 2012, the German artistic prodigy has spent half his life in the limelight. https://www.thelocal.de/20200109/pre-school-picasso-shakes-up-german-art-world Thu, 09 Jan 2020 10:09:07 +0100 pre-school-picasso-shakes-up-german-art-world Parts of Dresden’s Royal Palace have been reopened as investigators continue to search for the perpetrators of a massive museum art heist. https://www.thelocal.de/20191127/calls-for-greater-security-as-parts-of-dresden-museum-reopened Wed, 27 Nov 2019 13:38:33 +0100 calls-for-greater-security-as-parts-of-dresden-museum-reopened Summer may be nearly over, but that doesn't mean you have to hide away at home. Take a look at our top picks of the many great galleries Germany has to offer. https://www.thelocal.de/20190815/the-top-10-german-galleries-to-visit-this-summer Thu, 15 Aug 2019 16:42:33 +0200 the-top-10-german-galleries-to-visit-this-summer After 20 years in the works, the James Simon Gallery, which pays homage to the Jewish patron of Berlin museums, is getting ready to launch in the capital this weekend. https://www.thelocal.de/20190711/inside-berlins-newest-addition-to-the-unesco-listed-museum-island Thu, 11 Jul 2019 16:50:57 +0200 inside-berlins-newest-addition-to-the-unesco-listed-museum-island Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to take down two paintings by Emil Nolde from her office walls has sparked a heated German debate as an exhibition on the Expressionist painter and his links to the Nazis opened in Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20190412/debate-over-nazi-art-sparked-after-merkel-returns-two-nolde-paintings Fri, 12 Apr 2019 16:26:48 +0200 debate-over-nazi-art-sparked-after-merkel-returns-two-nolde-paintings The Bauhaus design school, which transformed the way people around the world live, work and dream of the future, marks its centenary this week with the launch of a politically charged German museum. https://www.thelocal.de/20190404/inside-weimars-new-politically-charged-bauhaus-museum Thu, 04 Apr 2019 14:08:50 +0200 inside-weimars-new-politically-charged-bauhaus-museum A painting stolen from the family of art collector Adolphe Schloss by Germans during the World War II occupation of France will be returned to his descendants in New York, the French consulate said in a statement Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190327/fbi-to-return-nazi-stolen-art-to-jewish-collectors-heirs Wed, 27 Mar 2019 09:25:40 +0100 fbi-to-return-nazi-stolen-art-to-jewish-collectors-heirs After eight years of brutal war in Syria, the UNESCO World Heritage-listed city of Aleppo lies in ruins -- but a vast digital archive in Germany aims to keep its memory alive and help rebuild it one day. https://www.thelocal.de/20190306/digital-archive-on-display-in-berlin-hopes-to-help-rebuild-syria Wed, 06 Mar 2019 13:10:11 +0100 digital-archive-on-display-in-berlin-hopes-to-help-rebuild-syria Police cited forgetfulness as the reason why the man exited a train in North Rhine-Westphalia without his precious cargo. https://www.thelocal.de/20190227/momentous-forgetfulness-man-forgets-10000-picasso-on-train Wed, 27 Feb 2019 12:04:26 +0100 momentous-forgetfulness-man-forgets-10000-picasso-on-train Five paintings attributed to Adolf Hitler failed to find buyers at an auction Saturday held amid anger at the sale of Nazi memorabilia. https://www.thelocal.de/20190210/five-hitler-paintings-find-no-buyers-at-controversial-auction Sun, 10 Feb 2019 09:47:14 +0100 five-hitler-paintings-find-no-buyers-at-controversial-auction