Welcome to Iceland, a very small nation with a very large number (two hundred and sixty-five) of (mostly) very small museums, often found in the backyards of houses. From Reykjavik's renowned Phallological Museum to a house of stones; from curious monsters to a museum of whales, here is an enchanted story of obsession, curation, and the peculiar magic of this isolated island.
Was morgens mit Problemen bei der Zubereitung des Frühstückseis beginnt, endet auch am Abend, wenn die Auffassungen darüber divergieren, wie man den Feierabend verbringen...
Dies ist ein Büchlein für Großeltern, die von Enkeln träumen oder sich vor Enkeln fürchten. Es ist aber auch ein Buch für Eltern, die es ihren Eltern schenken oder selber lesen können, um dann besser mit ihren Eltern, die jetzt Großeltern sind, zu Rande zu kommen.
With its outstanding treasures of precious goldsmith work and textile art, the Domkammer in Munster possesses one of the most important collections in Europe. Like a golden showcase wall, the high altar of the cathedral presented sculptures and reliquaries of the very greatest value that astonish the beholder even today. The treasures cover a range of almost a thousand years, up to the twentieth century. The focus is, however, on reliquaries from the Middle Ages, a treasure of sculptures and vessels unequalled anywhere in the world. Speaking reliquaries, precious crucifixes and impressive textiles illuminate to this day the uniqueness of religious life in the last thousand years.