Bayreuth Festival – 51st Anniversary Celebrations of Musica Bayreuth Festival: When it comes to music festivals, the Bayreuth Wagner Festival is not the only festival that Bayreuth is famous for. The Musica Bayreuth Festival is amongst the more important cultural events in Bayreuth and Northern Bavaria. This year Bayreuth celebrates its 51st Anniversary of Musica […]
Festivals and Events in Germany (March – August 2011)
What’s On Around Germany: Festivals, Events and Exhibitions: Murder and Mayhem in Stuttgart (March 15 – 28, 2011) Murder and Mayhem at Stuttgart‘s Whodunnit Nights. A total of 40 events ranging from thrilling readings to plays draw visitors to unusual venues around the city in Baden-Württemberg. For further information visit: www.stuttgarter-kriminaechte.de/ The Fate of Sculpture […]
Festivals and Events in Germany (May – August, 2010)
Festivals, Events and Exhibitions around Germany: ELBJAZZ (May 28 – 29, 2010) 45 concerts on 15 stages: ELBJAZZ is an international festival at Hamburg harbour, bringing high-calibre jazz and maritime flair to unusual venues along the banks of the Elbe. For more information visit: www.elbjazz.de 11th Schwerin Castle Festival (June 4 – 6, 2010) Traditional […]
Festivals and Events in Germany (February – April)
What’s on in Germany for the months of February – April, 2010: Spring Flower Show (Feb. 18 – Mar. 7, 2010) Over 65,000 early-blooming flowers such as tulips, hyacinths, crocuses and daffodils captivate visitors to the Spring Flower Show at the Palmengarten in Frankfurt with their colour and fragrance. For more information visit: www.palmengarten-frankfurt.de […]
Porzellanikon – Porcelain centre in north-east Bavaria
Learn about the History of German Porcelain in north-east Bavaria: Visitors to the north-eastern parts of Bavaria this year will be treated to the biggest porcelain exhibition ever held on the European continent. Both the towns of Hohenberg and Selb are venues for Europe’s largest ever exhibition of porcelain: “From A King’s Dream to Mass […]
Meissen Porcelain – 300 years of German Porcelain
Celebrating the Tri-centenary of Porcelain Production in Germany: Until the early 18th century, the Chinese were the only porcelain producers and all the exotic porcelain in Europe were imported from the Far East. The secret of porcelain production was closely guarded by the Chinese, until 1707 when Johann F. Bottger and Ehrenfried W. von Tschimhaus […]
Brands and Packaging in the GDR (1949-89) – Heidelberg
A Special Exhibition commemorating the Fall of the Berlin Wall on till March 9, 2010: Brands and Their Packaging is an interesting exhibition that is currently on at the German Museum of Packaging in Heidelberg. Don’t be fooled by the name of the exhibition because this telling retrospective is much more than just about consumer […]