Face to Face – Renaissance in Berlin
I can’t remember an exhibition that has created quite as much interest as the Faces of the Renaissance which is on at …
Alte Liebe
Ich bin verliebt – in einen Renaissancemann – im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes Als ich das erste Mal Botticellis „Young Man“ in …
Old Love
I’m in love. With a Renaissance man. Literally. Ever since I first laid eyes on Botticelli’s Young Man in the National …
Tales of the (still) divided city
The building of the Berlin Wall began 50 years ago this month and there is almost as many events commemorating that event …
Geschichte berührt – „Jeder stirbt für sich allein“
Kürzlich begann ich Hans Falladas „Jeder stirbt für sich allein“ zu lesen. Bis dahin im englischsprachigen Ausland kaum wahrgenommen, entwickelte sich die …
Stars of Yesterday – Silent Goddesses and Gods
Ok, I admit it: I am a bit of a film nut, preferably classic Hollywood fare from the 1930s and 1940s. I …
History you can touch – Alone in Berlin
I have recently started reading the Hans Fallada book „Alone in Berlin“ which has just been republished in its complete version in …
Treasures of the archive – unseen Covent Garden
I have been working in the archive for almost 15 years and I never get tired of looking at old photographs or …
The Typewriter – symbol of liberty and feminism?
Clickety-clack, clickety-clack, clickety-clack, ding! Do you still recognise this sound? Most of us probably still do and reading an article on the …