December 31, 2009
Number 150
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December 2009
Pope Benedict XVI met artists from many countries in November 2009 in the Sistine Chapel. The Vatican administration announced that about 250 men and women came to Rome. Others say, it was 260. Anyhow: The chief advisors of the pope celebrated this event as a big success for the Catholic hierarchy. But in the meantime "back stage" at the Vatican and among artists in Europe and USA we can hear heavy criticism: The pope invited the wrong artists; it was not a dialog, but a meeting with the Vatican boss who acted as being the Lord himself. For our article, see Pope Benedict XVI, artists and the Lord ...
Abschied für Prof. Dagmar Schipanski: Die Treue zu Deutschen Krebshilfe bleibt
**** FUNDRAISING APPEAL FROM THE MUSEUM ****
Collectors Peter and Irene Ludwig in 1996, in front of their portraits by Gottfried Helnwein, at the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg. For our article, see "Golden Triangle" and its role in the "Salvation of Art" ...
EXHIBITONS AROUND THE WORLD ...
BUFFALO **** Dalí Christmas 2009. Art sale of surrealist works
TORONTO **** Exhibition "King Tutankhamun" in Toronto
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA **** Dalí: Gems
CLARENCE **** Journey through Hell & Purgatory. Exhibition of 67 color woodcuts by Salvador Dalí
ESSAYS ON ART, CULTURE & SOCIETY ...
**** "Golden Triangle" and its role in the "Salvation of Art", by Oleg Korolev
Ban Chieng excavation discoveries in Thailand, by Manora
**** The Beginnig of a Great Journey. Summary of Dante Alighieri's INFERNO, by B. John Zavrel
BOULEVARD NEWS & EYEWITNESS REPORTS ...
The famous Jeanne Claude Christo died
Pope Benedict XVI, artists and the Lord, by B. John Zavrel
Helmut Kohl im Museum mit Büste von Kurt Arentz, von B. John Zavrel
The Himalayan sage Swami Hari gives a lecture at the Museum of European Art in 2005. For our article, see Swami Hari: I am a simple forest monk' ...
BOOK REVIEWS ...
**** The Nomads of the Himalaya, by B. John Zavrel
**** 'Swami Hari: I am a simple forest monk'. A book review by B. John Zavrel
The Beginnig of a Great Journey. A summary of Dante Allighieri's INFERNO.
The inventor Wilson Greatbatch, by B. John Zavrel
On Assignment for Israel: My Life as a Spy. A book review by B. John Zavrel
Arno Breker - A Life for the Beautiful, by Thomas Blumann
Jeanne Claude photograph from the website of Christo. The red hair of the artist was a kind of a trademark of the lady. The spectacular art-projects that the couple has performed in many countries in the world will remain in the memories of her fans. For our article, see The famous Jeanne Claude Christo died ...
SCULPTURE & ARCHITECTURE, PAINTING & PHOTOGRAPHY ...
My fateful walk from Stuttgart to Ditzingen, by Oleg Korolev
Journey through Hell & Purgatory. Exhibition of 67 color woodcuts by Salvador Dalí
Dante and Dalí's 'Divina Comedia': JOURNEY THROUGH HELL
The Beginning of a Great Journey, by B. John Zavrel (Part 1 of 6)
Dante at the Gate of Dis, by B. John Zavrel (Part 2 of 6)
Dante flies on the back of the monster Geryon, by B. John Zavrel (Part 3 of 6)
Dante meets the black demon, by B. John Zavrel (Part 4 of 6)
Dante encounters the Centaur Cacus, by B. John Zavrel (Part 5 of 6)
Dante faces Dis, the King of Hell, by B. John Zavrel (Part 6 of 6)
The award of the „German Cancer Aid Prize" was the last public act of Prof. Dr. Dagmar Schipanski as the president of the German Cancer Aid. The prize for science was awarded on December 14, 2009. The ceremony took place at the historical Town Hall in Bonn. For our article in German, see Abschied für Prof. Dagmar Schipanski ...
**** Fundraising Appeal from the Museum
General information about the MUSEUM OF EUROPEAN ART
Donations to the ALEXANDER SCULPTURE GARDEN
Clarence Bicentennial: 1808 - 2008
**** Membership Application--CIRCLE OF FRIENDS of the Museum of European Art
**** Membership Application--ARTISTS' CIRCLE at Museum of European Art
NEWS FROM THE ORDER OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT ...
What is the Order of Alexander the Great?
Alexander Order and Princess Victoria Luise of Prussia
THE ORDER OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT ( selected articles )
Noervenich Castle as Residence for the Alexander Order
**** Membership Application - NOVICE MEMBER of Alexander Order
Exhibition 'JOURNEY THROUGH HELL & PURGATORY' at the Museum of European Art in Clarence, New York continues till March 20, 2010. For more information, see Journey through Hell & Purgatory ...
EDITORIALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD ...
**** The Uranium Genocide In Afghanistan and Iraq, by Peter Eyre
An Open Letter to President Obama from Michael Moore
Myths of Our Time, by Paul Craig Roberts
ART FOR COLLECTORS ...
**** Dalí Christmas 2009. Art sale of surrealist works by Salvador Dalí
Books from Museum of European Art
Oleg Korolev, a Russian Mystical, Religious and Visionary artist, painter. His art works have been on display in private and corporative art collections of Russia, Europe, North America and Australia. For the first article of his new series on art and artists of our time, see My fateful walk from Stuttgart to Ditzingen ...
ART HISTORY IN FACTS & RARE PHOTOS ...
Dante, Dalí and the Divine Comedy, by B. John Zavrel
SPIRITUALITY & PHILOSOPHY ...
'Swami Hari: I am a simple forest monk'. A book review by B. John Zavrel
2010 Full Moon Meditation Calendar
Friends of Gurukulam. A selection of articles by and about Swami Veda
Hannelore Kohl, wife of the former German Chancellor, looks at the portrait-bust of her husband, together with the sculptor Kurt Arentz. Several hundred invited guest came to the exhibition at the Museum Europäische Kunst (Nörvenich Castle, near Cologne). The face of the Chancellor's wife lit up on seeing the portrait: „The likeness is amazing!" For our article in German, see Helmut Kohl im Museum mit Büste von Kurt Arentz ...
ORIGINAL ARTICLES IN OTHER LANGUAGES (German, French & other) ...
Helmut Kohl im Museum mit Büste von Kurt Arentz, von B. John Zavrel
Sewekow Ausstellung in der Friedenskirche
Große Show: Dalí known and Dalí un-known
Deutsche Krebshilfe: Selbsthilfe-Gruppen sind wichtig und unverzichtbar, von Joe F. Bodenstein
Museum Sensenhammer Leverkusen zeigt Kurt Arentz
NRW-Innenminister Ingo Wolf bei der Trauerfeier für Horst Niesters
Sandrine Woelffel ist die Autorin des Buches „Berlin", von B. John Zavrel
Horst Niesters, der „König der Adler", ist tot, von B. John Zavrel
ZDF-Gala 2009: Treue zur Deutschen Krebshilfe, von Joe F. Bodenstein
Turner und Kamjunke begeisterten mit fantastischer Musik, von Frank George
Barack Obama erfährt Kritik vom deutschen Wirtschafts-Professor Hamer
Kurt Arentz ist ein Meister des Porträt, von Prof. Dr. Hermann Schäfer
Deutsche Krebshilfe 35 Jahre: Danke an die Spender und Mitstreiter, von Joe F. Bodenstein
Krebs-Hotline in Deutschland: 0800-420 30 40 , von Joe F. Bodenstein
Roger Peyrefitte der ungewöhnliche Schriftsteller gegen Tabus, von B. John Zavrel
Deutschland vor der Bundestagswahl: immer mehr Arbeitslose, von B. John Zavrel
Schloss Nörvenich als Residenz für Alexander-Orden
B. John Zavrel zum 60. Geburtstag: „…frage, was Du für Dein Land tun kannst", von Joe F. Bodenstein
GRETCHEN, a fine graphic work by Salvador Dalí. For more information, see Dalí Christmas 2009. Art sale of surrealist works by Salvador Dalí ...
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