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Ancient 2,000-Year-Old Sword Found in Poland Linked to Vandal Warrior Burial
A nearly 2,000-year-old sword has been discovered in Poland’s Jura region, believed to have belonged to a Vandal warrior. The double-edged spatha was intentionally broken into three pieces and placed on a cremation pyre as part of an ancient burial ritual. Experts at the Częstochowa Museum are currently analyzing the artifact, keeping the locati...
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On Camera, German Activists Throw Mashed Potatoes At $110 Million Monet Painting
Two climate activists on Sunday threw mashed potatoes at a Monet painting worth $110 million in Germany in a protest against fossil fuel extraction.
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Divers Find Nazis' Code Machine Used To Send Messages During World War
German divers who recently fished an Enigma encryption machine out of the Baltic Sea, used by the Nazis to send coded messages during World War II, handed their rare find over to a museum for restoration on Friday.
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Germany To Give Nazi Concentration Camp Auschwitz 60 Million Euros
Angela Merkel will make her first visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial on Friday after 14 years as German chancellor, bringing a 60 million euro donation to help conserve the site where the Nazis ran their largest death camp, the museum said.
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German Museum Confirms 49-Carat Diamond Among Heist Haul
A 49-carat diamond which analysts estimate to be worth up to $12 million was among over a dozen jewel-encrusted items snatched from a German state museum in a spectacular heist, the museum confirmed Wednesday.
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18th Century Jewels, Treasures Worth Billion Euros Stolen From German Museum
Thieves grabbed jewels and other treasures worth up to a billion euros from an eastern German museum in the early hours of Monday, Bild newspaper reported.
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Porsche 917 Concept Pays Homage To The 1970 917 Le Mans Winner On 50th Anniversary
2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the iconic Porsche 917 race car, which brought the German automaker its first win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1970. The 917 has been the legend for Porsche and to celebrate its birthday, the manufacturer has commissioned the 'Porsche 917 Concept Study' that pays homage to the original. The new 917 concept will b...
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Shredder That Partially Destroyed Banksy's Painting At Auction "Disabled"
The shredder that partially destroyed a Banksy canvas moments after it was sold at auction last year has been "disabled", a German museum said on Monday, ahead of the piece going on display.
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F1 Pays Tribute To Stricken Michael Schumacher On His 50th Birthday
Ferrari Museum at Maranello in northern Italy is dedicating an exhibition to Michael Schumacher as a celebration of the team's most successful driver.
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This Infamous 1939 Mercedes 770K Grosser With A Dark History Is Up For Sale
In the world of classic car motoring, there are a few cars that stand, head and shoulders above the crop. The Mercedes-Benz 770K Grosser is one of them. Sadly though, the 770K was also the preferred car of none other than the infamous mass murderer, Adolf Hitler. Commissioned in the late 1930s, this Mercedes-Benz 770K 'Grosser' or 'Grand' bearing t...
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This Is The New BMW Art Car For the 21st Century
Technology evolves the world and everything in it. And art evolves with it. The BMW art car has seen an evolution from its inception back in 1975 through the decades with greats like Alexander Calder, Sandro Chia and of course, Andy Warhol all the way to 2017. To mark the 100th year of BMW, the German luxury car-maker had commissioned two art cars,...
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Pak National Carrier Sells Air-Worthy Plane To German Museum, Deal Questioned
Pakistan's ailing national carrier sold a flight-worthy Airbus aircraft to a German aviation museum for a little over USD 5 million, prompting a parliamentary panel to demand a thorough report from the PIA.
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Nazi-Looted 'Adam' And 'Eve' Paintings To Stay In California
A judge has ruled in favor of a Southern California museum in its 10-year legal battle over the ownership of two German Renaissance masterpieces that were seized by the Nazis in World War II.
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German Art Historian to Head British Museum
A German art historian was named Tuesday as the next director of the British Museum, becoming the first foreigner to head the prestigious London institution in 150 years.
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When Volkswagen Catches a Cold, German Town Wolfsburg Gets Pneumonia
From the local museum to the main football stadium to the theme park down the road, everything in the German town of Wolfsburg has something of Volkswagen.
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Ancient 2,000-Year-Old Sword Found in Poland Linked to Vandal Warrior Burial
A nearly 2,000-year-old sword has been discovered in Poland’s Jura region, believed to have belonged to a Vandal warrior. The double-edged spatha was intentionally broken into three pieces and placed on a cremation pyre as part of an ancient burial ritual. Experts at the Częstochowa Museum are currently analyzing the artifact, keeping the locati...
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On Camera, German Activists Throw Mashed Potatoes At $110 Million Monet Painting
Two climate activists on Sunday threw mashed potatoes at a Monet painting worth $110 million in Germany in a protest against fossil fuel extraction.
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Divers Find Nazis' Code Machine Used To Send Messages During World War
German divers who recently fished an Enigma encryption machine out of the Baltic Sea, used by the Nazis to send coded messages during World War II, handed their rare find over to a museum for restoration on Friday.
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Germany To Give Nazi Concentration Camp Auschwitz 60 Million Euros
Angela Merkel will make her first visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial on Friday after 14 years as German chancellor, bringing a 60 million euro donation to help conserve the site where the Nazis ran their largest death camp, the museum said.
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German Museum Confirms 49-Carat Diamond Among Heist Haul
A 49-carat diamond which analysts estimate to be worth up to $12 million was among over a dozen jewel-encrusted items snatched from a German state museum in a spectacular heist, the museum confirmed Wednesday.
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18th Century Jewels, Treasures Worth Billion Euros Stolen From German Museum
Thieves grabbed jewels and other treasures worth up to a billion euros from an eastern German museum in the early hours of Monday, Bild newspaper reported.
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Porsche 917 Concept Pays Homage To The 1970 917 Le Mans Winner On 50th Anniversary
2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the iconic Porsche 917 race car, which brought the German automaker its first win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1970. The 917 has been the legend for Porsche and to celebrate its birthday, the manufacturer has commissioned the 'Porsche 917 Concept Study' that pays homage to the original. The new 917 concept will b...
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Shredder That Partially Destroyed Banksy's Painting At Auction "Disabled"
The shredder that partially destroyed a Banksy canvas moments after it was sold at auction last year has been "disabled", a German museum said on Monday, ahead of the piece going on display.
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F1 Pays Tribute To Stricken Michael Schumacher On His 50th Birthday
Ferrari Museum at Maranello in northern Italy is dedicating an exhibition to Michael Schumacher as a celebration of the team's most successful driver.
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This Infamous 1939 Mercedes 770K Grosser With A Dark History Is Up For Sale
In the world of classic car motoring, there are a few cars that stand, head and shoulders above the crop. The Mercedes-Benz 770K Grosser is one of them. Sadly though, the 770K was also the preferred car of none other than the infamous mass murderer, Adolf Hitler. Commissioned in the late 1930s, this Mercedes-Benz 770K 'Grosser' or 'Grand' bearing t...
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This Is The New BMW Art Car For the 21st Century
Technology evolves the world and everything in it. And art evolves with it. The BMW art car has seen an evolution from its inception back in 1975 through the decades with greats like Alexander Calder, Sandro Chia and of course, Andy Warhol all the way to 2017. To mark the 100th year of BMW, the German luxury car-maker had commissioned two art cars,...
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Pak National Carrier Sells Air-Worthy Plane To German Museum, Deal Questioned
Pakistan's ailing national carrier sold a flight-worthy Airbus aircraft to a German aviation museum for a little over USD 5 million, prompting a parliamentary panel to demand a thorough report from the PIA.
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Nazi-Looted 'Adam' And 'Eve' Paintings To Stay In California
A judge has ruled in favor of a Southern California museum in its 10-year legal battle over the ownership of two German Renaissance masterpieces that were seized by the Nazis in World War II.
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German Art Historian to Head British Museum
A German art historian was named Tuesday as the next director of the British Museum, becoming the first foreigner to head the prestigious London institution in 150 years.
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When Volkswagen Catches a Cold, German Town Wolfsburg Gets Pneumonia
From the local museum to the main football stadium to the theme park down the road, everything in the German town of Wolfsburg has something of Volkswagen.
