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Paula in Paris, Chicago, Bremen

In Bremen, Paula Modersohn-Becker was the first woman to have her own museum dedicated to her. And at the Art Institute Chicago, the first major retrospective: “I am Me”

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Gröna Lund on the museum island of Djurgården is Sweden's oldest amusement park and was founded in 1883 by the German Jacob Schultheiss. The amusement park is divided into an old and a new part. Here the nostalgic chain carousel in the evening sun. It is located directly on the water / © Photo: Georg Berg

Hello Coolcation! Goodbye Sommerfrische.

Are we going round in circles right now? An age-old reason for traveling has been packed into a new suitcase word. Thoughts on the 2024 travel trend

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Subway art in Stockholm, T-Centralen metro station at Stockholm Central Station and hub of the metro network was designed by artist Per Olof Ultvedt in blue colors and with simple motifs such as stylized flowers and leafy vines. The shapes and colors are intended to have a calming effect on passengers. One of a total of 38 grotto stations / © Photo: Georg Berg

Stockholm and art in the underground

For the price of a ticket, you can travel through the world’s longest art gallery in Stockholm. There are paintings, mosaics and sculptures over a total length of 110 kilometers

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Ninu's Cave is a stalactite cave on Gozo that was discovered by chance by Guzepp Rapa under his house while searching for water. The cave is now run by the third generation of his descendants. The name of the cave goes back to the landowner Ninu Carmel at the time of its discovery in 1888 / © Photo: Georg Berg

Stalactites below Gozo

While trying to dig a well behind his house, Guzepp Rapa came across a stalactite cave. Today, the geological sensation can be visited

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Deutlich sind Schädel und Menschenknochen an der Kannibalen-Kultstätte erkennbar / © Foto: Georg Berg

Joe Biden’s controversial cannibal anecdote

Photo report reveals the spark of truth behind Joe Biden’s hint about his uncle’s whereabouts

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Bridges at dizzying heights are the trademark of the Tbilisi Skybridge / © Photo: Georg Berg

Architectural highlight in Tbilisi

The skybridge in the capital of Georgia is known worldwide for its connecting bridges at dizzying heights, but locals love it for something else

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Self-portrait in round mirror © Vivian Maier, Courtesy of the Estate of Vivian Maier

Vivian Maier: A life through the viewfinder

A decade ago, experts and the general public were surprised by the impressive photographic work of a previously unknown artist

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HR Giger gravestone, 1940 to 2014 in the Gruyères cemetery. The black granite stone bears a motif from the series Biomechanoid, Biomechanical Matrix / © Photo: Georg Berg

HR Giger’s Alien in the Castle

The dark nightmare worlds of the surrealist artist from films such as Alien, Dune and Poltergeist live on in the HR Giger Museum. A visit is a must for science fiction fans and a test of courage for everyone else

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Detroit Industry Murals by Diego Rivera surround the Rivera Court at the Detroit Institute of Arts. They were created between 1932 and 1933 and were considered by Rivera to be his most successful work / © Photo: Georg Berg

Detroit Institute of Arts

The DIA has a collection of around 65,000 works, making it one of the largest and most comprehensive art collections in the United States

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Artist Sevcan Çerkez (born 1961 in Nicosia) has received numerous awards for her expressive ceramic works. She also uses her figures to address the problems of Cyprus / © Photo: Georg Berg

Strong women

On our travels, we often meet women with exciting CVs and unusual professions that require creativity, courage and perseverance

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Avatar of the Sorcerer's Apprentice / AI / © Georg Berg

The grim secret of the Tellerrand stories

I woke up from a terrible nightmare. In it, the authentic Tellerrand stories were just hallucinations of an artificial intelligence, and I was the celebrated sorcerer’s apprentice who is even proud of it [Watch the AI-generated video]

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The old telephone booth in the Waldhaus is now a cell phone retreat for the benefit of all guests who want to use the lounges and many other places in the house to read, play, talk or think. Pleasant times when the telephone was located in its own booth and not in everyone's pocket / © Photo: Georg Berg

Phone booth for mobile calls

The old telephone booths of the Hotel Waldhaus have been converted into exclusive locations. This is the only place where cell phones may still be used

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