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Ten reasons or ten excuses?
Image via Wikipedia An article in Heritage Key by Bija Knowles lists the “10 Reasons Why the Bust of Nefertiti Should Stay in the Neues Museum“. The title is not only enraging, but actually doesn’t do justice to its content, which presents favorable counter arguments on this polemic issue. Egypt is now an independent nation with... »
Berlin’s Neues Museum announces re-opening
After more than 60 years in ruins, the Neues Museum (New Museum) on Berlin’s Museum Island is scheduled to re-open its doors on October 16, 2009. The re-opening completes the decade long, 200 million Euro restoration project, marking the third major milestone in the overall restoration of the five renowned museums that make up... »
First look: Neues Museum in Berlin
The Neues Museum is Germany’s equivalent of the Louvre. It will house Berlin’s Egyptian collection, including the famous bust of Queen Nefertiti. Built between 1841 and 1859, the Neues Museum was left to decay after suffering bomb damage in World War II. Chipperfield’s approach to conserve everything that remained without replicating what was destroyed, filling... »
Most wanted Nazi died in Cairo in 1992
Documents have surfaced in Egypt showing the world’s most-wanted Nazi war criminal, concentration camp doctor Aribert Heim, died in Cairo in 1992, Germany’s ZDF television and The New York Times reported Wednesday. A passport, application for a residence permit, bank slips, personal letters and medical papers — in all more than 100 documents — were... »
