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Art in a former Carwash: Exhibition by Photo Artist Sebastian Trägner

For owner Negerito Schöngeist it is a question of new ideas. His gas station always needs to be activated in new ways, he says. “I once had the first station with a professional coffee brewer.” Now it is an art offspace. A place for art, other than a gallery or museum. And a place the city of Cologne has not enough of, as Elfi Scho-Antwerpes … Continue reading Art in a former Carwash: Exhibition by Photo Artist Sebastian Trägner

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east of the atlantic

Ant Trail of People: How German Pupils collect Donations for People of the Ukraine

The distance from the shops to the two Cologne schools is about 1.6 kilometers. It is the distance that pupils and teachers line up to to transport convenience goods. Goods that they have bought with donations they collected in the weeks before. For the transport to the suffering people in the Ukraine Menschenfreude e.V., a German benevolent society, provides various vans and other vehicles. Its … Continue reading Ant Trail of People: How German Pupils collect Donations for People of the Ukraine

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A Wall and a Symbol for Peace – How an elemantary School stands together with a Message

It’s a Friday morning at the elementary school Kupfergasse in Cologne, Germany. For the first time since Covid, all students, teachers and people who work at the school come together for a message. Accompanied by the school choir and singing the song Shalom Alechem, they form a large Peace-sign. It’s the closing event of one day dedicated to peace, war, friendship and controversials. “It is … Continue reading A Wall and a Symbol for Peace – How an elemantary School stands together with a Message

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