(March 7, 2017, Berlin, Germany) German academic and cultural institutions announce a unique and exceptional agreement in the creation of the Mosse Art Restitution Initiative (MARI) to collaborate on the search and restitution of over 4,000 Nazi looted art objects that were once owned by Berlin media mogul, philanthropist and art collector, Rudolf Mosse. Mosse’s … Continue reading
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Roboy’s Reflection
Roboy is a startling reflection of human motion. Unlike mechanized robots of the past, Roboy mimics human interaction, motion and instinctual structural movements. A design that closely mimics the human anatomy, the mechanics represent human muscles while incorporating the flowing nature of human movement through cords that function as tendons. Dr. Rolf Pfeifer, Director of … Continue reading
An Unexpected Perspective of the Opening of the Berlin Wall
New York Times columnist Roger Cohen interviews the East German border guard who opened the gates to the west and forever changed the history of Germany, Europe and the end to the Cold War. As Cohen says in the interview, this could have gone so differently. Continue reading