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A museum is an institution collects and conserves artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance and makes them available for public viewing.

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Members of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs

German museum returns human skulls to Hawaii

The Übersee-Museum in Bremen has "no longer any justification" to continue to keep human remains from colonial contexts.

DW Sendung Euromaxx | Korallen

DW Sendung Euromaxx | Korallen

Crochet for the oceans

A huge coral reef is on show at the Frieder Burda Museum, crocheted by more than 4,000 people.

French impressionist Paul Gauguin's works will also be at display in Essen

French impressionist Paul Gauguin's works will also be at display in Essen

Passion for French art bridges the east-west divide

For its 100th birthday, Museum Folkwang joins hands with Japan to look anew at French impressionist works.

A woman stands in front of the empty display cases at the museum

A woman stands in front of the empty display cases at the museum

Dresden Green Vault jewelry heist trial starts

Six men are accused of stealing "priceless" artifacts from the Green Vault museum in 2019.

Film The Other Nefertiti

Film The Other Nefertiti

A cultural heritage for everyone

Nora Al-Badri is repatriating cultural heritage taken under colonial rule accessible to everyone—if only digitally.

The Blue Rider post, a reliquary figure made of wood, stands in the exhibition of the Five Continents Museum in Munich

The Blue Rider post, a reliquary figure made of wood, stands in the exhibition of the Five Continents Museum in Munich

German museum identifies likely looted objects

A Munich museum says 50 objects in its collection may have been stolen during colonial times.

Karin Guggeis and Albert Gouaffo in

Karin Guggeis and Albert Gouaffo in

Looted art experts from Cameroon denied visas

After their visas were rejected, Cameroonian researchers may only participate online in a colonial looted art workshop.

A woman gets a manicure at the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam

A woman gets a manicure at the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam

Dutch museums open as salons to protest COVID rules

New lockdown measures in the Netherlands allow "contact professions" to open, while cultural venues remain closed.

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Mining tourism in the Ore Mountains

Reporter Hannah Hummel visits the Altenberg sinkhole and heads underground in Zinnwald.

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Theft or performance?

Activist Mwazulu Diyabanza livestreamed his attempt to take an artefact from a Paris museum.

Police guard the steps of the former parliament building after a fire damaged its doors

Police guard the steps of the former parliament building after a fire damaged its doors

Australia: Fire damages doors of Old Parliament House

The building has been the site of protests for a few days, but the cause of the fire has not been confirmed yet.

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DW Sendung Euromaxx | Horch Museum

Automotive History: the August Horch Museum in Zwickau

Reporter Hannah Hummel visits the August Horch Museum in the Saxonian town of Zwickau.

Vermeer's "Girl Reading a Letter an at Open Window" before and after the restoration

Vermeer's "Girl Reading a Letter an at Open Window" before and after the restoration

How art restorers uncover hidden details in artworks

Hidden paintings have been found concealed behind famous artworks in 2021. How do art restorers reveal these details?

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DW Euromaxx (Sendungslogo)

Euromaxx - Lifestyle Europe

Who brings the Christmas presents? Turin, the city of nougat. And: the secret behind Champagne.

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DW Sendung Euromaxx | Luma Arles

Euromaxx review: the museum highlights of 2021

Euromaxx brings you the most spectacular new museums in Europe that opened in 2021.

A still from the video "We Three Queens" which pictures three drag queens.

A still from the video "We Three Queens" which pictures three drag queens.

Berlin Christmas exhibition focuses on diversity

What is Christmas like in prison, and how did the "Jolka Festivity" in the Soviet Union reinterpret the holiday?

An old lightbulb box labeled 'Nazi dreck' with souvenir Nazi Olympics and other small items spilled out

An old lightbulb box labeled 'Nazi dreck' with souvenir Nazi Olympics and other small items spilled out

New display in Vienna addresses issues of Nazi era relics

An exhibition opening in Vienna is attempting to address the issue of "What to do with Nazi memorabilia?"

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DW Arts.21 (Sendungslogo Kultur.21 englisch)

Young, Jewish, German, and on the move

Jews have been living in Germany for 1700 years. A talk about the issues affecting them currently.

Bilder Dokus KW 33 | Bedrohte Schätze im Depot

Bilder Dokus KW 33 | Bedrohte Schätze im Depot

Shadowy secrets in german museums

For centuries, Europe lusted after exotic treasures from all over the world.

Nana Oforiatta Ayim in front of a bamboo scaffolding

Nana Oforiatta Ayim in front of a bamboo scaffolding

Colonial looted art: When a museum becomes home

Works by contemporary African artists and colonial looted art are on show side by side in Dortmund.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

New York's Met erases Sackler name from art galleries

The museum has announced that it will be taking the family's name down from seven exhibition halls.

Deutschland Plenarsaal des Bundestages wird umgebaut

Deutschland Plenarsaal des Bundestages wird umgebaut

Why the chairs in German parliament are 'Reichstag blue'

What do a soothing color, Merkel's blazer and Annalena Baerbock's choice of trouser suit say about German politics?

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DW Euromaxx

Large scale art made of cardboard

French artist Eva Jospin has an unusual favorite material: carboard!

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DW Arts.21 (Sendungslogo Kultur.21 englisch)

Daniel Libeskind: Between Memory and Optimism

Buildings for the future and places of remembrance: A conversation with Daniel Libeskind.

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Italien l Filmemacher Federico Fellini

Fellini: The sketches behind the films

An exhibition in Essen shows how Italian director Federico Fellini first created drawings of his ideas for movies.

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04.2016 Check-in (Sendungslogo)

Mercedes, Maultaschen, and vineyards

Stuttgart is known for its wine and cars, as well as its cultural treasures and culinary delights.

DW Check-in | Mercedes-Benz Museum

DW Check-in | Mercedes-Benz Museum

Discovering and Savoring Stuttgart

Between vineyards and the Mercedes-Benz Museum, Lukas Stege explores the Swabian metropolis.

Museum M+ , skyline with many buildings

Museum M+ , skyline with many buildings

Hong Kong's M+ museum accused of censorship

The new museum, criticized for giving in to pressure from Beijing, will not show certain works by dissident Ai Weiwei.

View of the Hong Kong skyline, with the M+ Museum lit up in the center

View of the Hong Kong skyline, with the M+ Museum lit up in the center

How free is Hong Kong's new M+ museum?

The M+ is aiming to be Asia's first global contemporary art museum. But will the art on show be free from censorship?

Frankreich Ausstellung Rückgabe Raubkunst an Benin Quai Branly Museum Paris

Frankreich Ausstellung Rückgabe Raubkunst an Benin Quai Branly Museum Paris

Africa's art goes back home

France and Germany are returning artifacts acquired during colonial times. What about other European countries?

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DW Euromaxx (Sendungslogo)

Euromaxx - Lifestyle Europe

Oslo's new Munch Museum, Halloween, an Irish tradition and a toast to German beer.

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DW Euromaxx | Munch

Oslo's new Munch Museum

Norway has a striking new museum dedicated to its famous artist Edvard Munch.

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Shift YouTube I OnlyFans

What to do when art is too explicit for social media?

Museums in Vienna got banned on social media for posting nude art. But the Vienna Tourist Board had an idea: Only Fans!

The El Prado Museum in Madrid

The El Prado Museum in Madrid

Spanish oil poisoning survivors threaten suicide at El Prado

They said they would take deadly pills within hours if the government did not respond to their demands.

Dresden Ausstellung Deutsches "Design 1949 – 1989" | Kunsthalle im Lipsiusbau

Dresden Ausstellung Deutsches "Design 1949 – 1989" | Kunsthalle im Lipsiusbau

East and West German design classics over 40 years

Kunstgewerbemuseum Dresden presents post-war design from the former east and west German states over four decades.

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DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe 07.10.2021

Hidden cash and dodgy dealings: a Pandora’s box of offshore tax theft - Protectors or predators? Two institutions gone awry: the French Catholic Church and the British police - A spot of predictive virology looking ahead to another COVID winter- Turkey clamps down on social media - A Danish artist takes the money and runs - Two tales of two cities: music-loving Tallinn and rainy-day Gothenburg

A collection of arrowheads are shown as part of the exhibition "The Greatness of Mexico"

A collection of arrowheads are shown as part of the exhibition "The Greatness of Mexico"

Mexico: Museums display artifacts recovered from abroad

Mexicans will see most items on display at the exhibition for the first time in their country.

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DW Eco Africa 01.10.21

What a hoot!

An owl museum near Saint Petersburg is raising awareness on the importance of owl conservation.

Model of Steven Spielberg's famous E.T. on exhibition at the musuem

Model of Steven Spielberg's famous E.T. on exhibition at the musuem

Academy Museum opens in Hollywood

A new home for E.T. and many more iconic items: Los Angeles is finally getting a museum dedicated to the film industry.

Picasso's mural War and Peace

Picasso's mural War and Peace

Picasso's image in East and West Germany

The influential artist was viewed through drastically different ideological lenses in former East and West Germany.

Two people stand next to a huge ancient sailing ship at the Humboldt Forum museum.

Two people stand next to a huge ancient sailing ship at the Humboldt Forum museum.

Humboldt Forum tackles colonial issue

Berlin's Humboldt Forum has reacted to criticism surrounding its handling of colonial history. Will critics approve?

A cameraman records the newly discovered Van Gogh drawing

A cameraman records the newly discovered Van Gogh drawing

'New' Van Gogh drawing unveiled in Amsterdam

"What a fine sight an old working man makes," wrote the artist to his brother after drawing the "Study for 'Worn Out.'"

Potsdam Orangerie Lightinstallation

Potsdam Orangerie Lightinstallation

Exploring the Prussian palaces, parks and museums of Potsdam

With world-class buildings, World Heritage parks and even a movie studio, the city has plenty to offer visitors.

Police officers take away a cardboard from the June 4th Museum as an evidence

Police officers take away a cardboard from the June 4th Museum as an evidence

Hong Kong police raid Tiananmen massacre museum

Security officers seized artwork, documents and photos of the now-banned Tiananmen candlelight vigils in Hong Kong.

View of facade of Jewish Museums in Berlin, shiny metal look

View of facade of Jewish Museums in Berlin, shiny metal look

20 years of Berlin's Jewish Museum

The Jewish Museum opened in Berlin 20 years ago with a new extension designed by US star architect Daniel Libeskind.

A man in paint-splattered paints squeezes paint out of a bottle onto a colorful canvas that is lying on the floor

A man in paint-splattered paints squeezes paint out of a bottle onto a colorful canvas that is lying on the floor

Colorful and criticized: Star painter Leon Löwentraut

At 23, his bright and energetic style has earned him tons of young fans — but not everyone loves his work.

Authors Dmitrij Kapitelman and Deborah Feldman sit in red chairs in a big hall

Authors Dmitrij Kapitelman and Deborah Feldman sit in red chairs in a big hall

Young, Jewish and on the move in Germany

What does it mean to live in Germany as a member of the "Third Generation" of Jews?

Sculpture of four miners from 1953 by Adolf Wamper.

Sculpture of four miners from 1953 by Adolf Wamper.

How Nazi-era artists adapted to the postwar period

A new historical exhibition in Berlin explores the postwar career of the artists listed as crucial to Nazi culture.

Till Lindemann, singer with microphone, mouth wide open, on stage

Till Lindemann, singer with microphone, mouth wide open, on stage

Rammstein singer accused of 'illegal' NFT sale

Till Lindemann's music video shot at the Hermitage is being sold as non-fungible tokens — illegally, says the museum.

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DW Sendung The 77 Percent | #67

Edith Kimani, Christine Kinyanjui

Many communities across the African continent have been demanding for the return of plundered cultural artefacts.