This landscape shot of the Rhine River just fetched $4.3 million at auction.
Germany
Janitor Makes Million-Dollar Error at German Art Museum
In what could be seen as something of an indictment of modern art, an overzealous cleaner damaged a $1.1 million installation in Germany by removing a “stain” that was in fact an integral part of the work.
The janitor at …
In the Name of Art: Ai Weiwei ‘Corpse’ Statue Alarms German Residents
Contrary to what some Germans may be thinking, Ai is still alive and kicking.
He Xiangyu’s art exhibit, “The Death of Marat,” in Bad Ems, Germany has everyone talking – about the corpse lying face down in a window …
Letter From Spy Father on Hitler’s Stationery Lands at CIA Museum
A letter from a CIA agent in Germany at the end of World War II to his three-year-old son in America is one of the newest artifacts at the agency’s private museum, reports the Washington Post.
Scientists Decipher German Secret Society’s ‘Uncrackable’ Code
It may sound like the plot of a Dan Brown novel, but this story certainly isn’t fiction.
Protests Turn Nasty in Greece
“We are not lazy; it’s the Germans, they want to take our blood.”
— ELEFTHERIOS ZARKADOS, a protester outside Greece’s parliament building on Wednesday, during a 48-hour rally against more anticipated cost-cutting measures by …
German City Taxes Prostitutes with a Sidewalk Meter
The oldest profession in the book just got a new chapter.
Watch: Daredevil Climbs Germany’s Tallest Mountain By Walking on Cable
Hold your breath. He has neither a balancing pole nor safety net below.
New Book: Allies Hoped to Topple Hitler With Hormones
Plan A: Operation Valkyrie. Plan B: Make the Führer a fraulein.
Workplace Kissing: A Big Problem in Germany, Apparently
In business, it’s important to be courteous and to respect cultural differences. But etiquette experts say Germans can’t stand all the cheek kissing.
Giant Woman Sculpture Makes Waves in German Lake
Hamburg’s Inner Alster Lake has a new inhabitant – and this is not your standard duck or fish.
Hitler’s Family Portraits: Paintings of Parents Could Fetch $100,000 at Auction
Two sought-after oil paintings that depict Adolf Hitler’s parents, Klara and Alois, have surfaced in Orange County, Calif.