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Category: Cool Collections

Bunker Art

27/10/2016 1 Comment Cool Collections Art

Bunkers and Berlin are synonymous. Designed to protect people or valued materials from falling bombs, during World War II there were bunkers of every kind ...

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History set in stone

01/08/2016 2 Comments Cool Collections History and Politics Architecture

I hope that last week’s blog about Spandau has encouraged you to visit this special part of Berlin. From now until the end of 2019, the wonderful Spandau Zitadelle ...

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Spandau Revisited

24/07/2016 4 Comments Cool Collections History and Politics The Outer Edges Collections

Stations at the end of the line always have a magnetic attraction.Traveling westwards on the Berlin underground (U- Bahn- Linie 7), trains have ‘Rathaus Spandau’ ...

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Flying the Flag for Europe

15/06/2016 1 Comment Cool Collections History and Politics

When I landed at Berlin Tegel airport last week, a huge poster caught my eye: ‘Erlebnis Europa – Europa Experience’, advertising a new permanent interactive ...

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A Private Collection

10/05/2016 No Comments Cool Collections Collections

In recent years, Berlin has been much vaunted as ‘poor but sexy’. This reputation has attracted the young, the arty and the creative from all ...

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MGB: A Memorable Grand Building

10/02/2016 4 Comments City Centre Sights Cool Collections History and Politics City Sights

Among all the wonderful Berlin museums and galleries, the Martin-Gropius-Bau (aka MGB) has a special place in my heart. Originally built in 1881 and designed ...

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Refugee City – present and past

30/01/2016 7 Comments Cool Collections History and Politics

80,000 refugees have arrived in Berlin this year and the numbers continue to rise. Temporary accommodation includes army barracks, sports halls and airport hangars, as ...

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The Spy who came in from the rain

23/10/2015 No Comments Cool Collections Museums

Berlin’s city centre is full of trees. In autumn they turn every possible shade of yellow, orange and red and drop their leaves to form ...

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Young Berlin

09/10/2015 No Comments Cool Collections Entertainment Museums

October half-term is fast approaching, a time when many school trips and families head for Berlin. The weather is usually perfect for sightseeing – still ...

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Underground Chambers of Art and Curiosities

28/07/2015 No Comments Cool Collections History and Politics

The back courtyards of Berlin are full of surprises. A couple of weeks ago I discovered a ‘museum’ of a very different kind – a ...

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