German Reuinification
The demolition of the Berlin Wall had immediate effects on German life. But how did it affect artists?
By far the most comprehensive artistic testimony were paintings in what immediately became known as the East Side Gallery
Notes from a demolition: five works about the Wall in Berlin collections
From Frank Thiel's Stadt to Tacita Dean's Palast, some of the best works about the Wall and life in Berlin after reunification
How Mitte embodied new artistic spirit of Berlin after the Wall came down
East German area became a space of possibilities, not unlike inner-city New York or east London before they were gentrified
Since the fall of the Wall, Berlin has established itself as the artists' capital
Despite not being rich, the city has a large percentage of professional creatives and a booming gallery scene
Throughout the Cold War Berlin’s museums quietly kept in touch—when the Wall came down, they embraced
This archive article, taken from our feature looking back at the fall of the Berlin Wall 25 years later, shows how German culture remained linked when politics broke down
The Cold War may be over, but it is still being fought in terms of its artists
With LACMA's “Art of Two Germanys/Cold War Cultures” opening soon, the artistic heritage of Germany is again under the microscope
Negotiating a united front: Berlin's culture minister Christoph Stölzl takes on funding culture in the capital
It risked bankruptcy to become the capital, and a deal with the federal government gives Berlin DM100m a year—providing that plum institutions come under national control
A guide to Art Forum '99, Berlin
100 collectors have been flown in for the contemporary art event
World War II ends for a small town in eastern Germany as treasures are finally returned
Church valuables were dispersed in 1945, reunited in 1992, and return home in 1993
Forty-five years later and they’re still hunting for the legendary Amber Room
But would we even think it beautiful if it came to light?
Schinkel: the architect who changed the face of Berlin
German reunification has made possible the first major exhibition,at the Victoria and Albert Museum, of all aspects of Schinkel’s work
Famous Art Nouveau villa to be reinstated through bold effort by Saxon town
Collectors and dealers hold back to let Chemnitz buy back part of its history
French war booty surfaces in East Berlin
The Musées de France knew about it for nearly twenty years
East Berlin museums chief defends his record, revealing how the East German museums sold in order to buy'
We did not pursue any party political nonsense on the Museum Island': Professor Günther Schade stands by his position