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Dec 07, 2025 at 21:08 464
Hidden Modernism: The Fascination with the Occcult Around 1900

Already since September 4, 2025 and until January 18, 2026 the Leopold Museum in Vienna presents the exhibition Hidden Modernism: The Fascination with the Occcult Around 1900. Curated by Matthias Dusini and Ivan Ristić, the show examines the diverse occult-reformist milieu in Vienna at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century. But unlike Paris, Prague or Leipzig, Vienna was not among the centers of occultism. In the catalogue Prologue, Leopold Museum Director Hans-Peter Wipplinger explains that other variants of modernity existed alongside the established notion of...

Dec 04, 2025 at 11:13 542
Switzerland’s colonial entanglements

Switzerland perceives itself as a neutral state. Many Swiss think that their country was not involved in colonialism. But an exhibition at the Swiss National Museum Zurich (Schweizerisches...

Dec 02, 2025 at 15:04 329
Benin Heritage in Swiss Museums

The worldfamous Benin Bronzes in the British Museum are part of thousands of artefacts looted in 1897 by the British army in Benin City, the capital of the Kingdom of Benin, located in what...

Nov 17, 2025 at 20:24 515
Pino Allievi: Ferrari

Together with Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari is probably the most famous name in the world of cars. In a new, lavishly illustrated TASCHEN book, the writer and journalist Pino Allievi explains...