Berlin - New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art on show in Berlin
World-famous paintings from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art will be on display in the New National Gallery in Berlin. The focus of this remarkable exhibition is a collection of around 130 highlights of 19th century French art, including paintings by Monet, Manet, Degas, Courbet and Delacroix, as well as 16 Rodin sculptures. Around 15 works by artists such as Picasso, Bonnard and Modigliani provide a forward look to the 20th century. Berlin is the only European stop on the exhibition's tour.
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Jun 02 - Nov 04
Trier - International State Exhibition "Constantine the Great"
Constantine the Great ruled as Roman emperor for more than 31 years from 306 to 337 - longer than any other apart from the first emperor, Augustus. In the 4th century, Constantine succeeded in reuniting the Empire after a period of major crisis. Enabling the classical age to enjoy its final heyday, he personally introduced a critical change that continues to shape Europe today: Constantine was the first emperor to actively promote the Christian church, adopting the Christian faith shortly before his death.
The exhibition is dedicated to this great ruler in Trier, where he took up his first consulate post as emperor in 307.
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June 7 - Jun 17
Leipzig - Bach Festival
The annual Bach Festival, which takes place in the early summer, belongs among the most important international music festivals. It has become a meeting place for music lovers from all over the world. The Festival 2007, whose theme is "From Monteverdi to Bach", will make you witnesses to a thrilling slice of cultural history. You will be hearing music from France, England, Germany and Italy, and reliving the development of music both sacred and profane, and vocal and instrumental. The artists will be performing at venues that breathe the spirit of Bach and bear the traces of his predecessors.
Many churches in Leipzig will be holding musical events featuring the chief works of Monteverdi and Bach, while there will once again be trips to concert and operas, intimate chamber music and large-scale orchestral concerts for the delight of music-lovers and connoisseurs.
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Jun 15 - Jul 14
Trier - Ancient Festival Trier
Germany's oldest town plays host to a festival celebrating ancient history. Theatre and musical performances take place to the backdrop of Trier's old Amphitheatre, Porta Nigra and other Roman ruins.
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Jun 16 - Sep 23
Kassel - documenta 12
documenta is regarded the most important exhibition of contemporary art, drawing attention from all over the world. It was initiated in 1955 and now takes place in Kassel every 5 years under constantly changing director ships.
Next years documenta 12 poses three questions as leitmotifs: Is modernity our antiquity? What is bare life? What is to be done?
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Jun 16 - Jun 24
Kiel - 125. Kiel Week Sailing Regatta
The greatest sailing event in the world and the biggest summer festival in Northern Europe will be welcoming guests from all over the world. Top class sailors from around 50 countries will be having exciting competitions on Kiel Fjord. Open-air concerts at the city hall square offer classical and popular music as well as international folklore groups and ballet, while the city's art galleries offer a number of temporary exhibitions.
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Jun 17 - Sep 30
Muenster - Sculpture Projects
Every ten years Muenster hosts a worldwide unique and international recognized sculpture exhibition.The whole city then becoms a museum for contemporary art. This year the project will invite about 35 artists, including Michael Asher, Isa Genzken, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster and Susan Phillipsz to participate. Apart from the sculpture exhibition the programm includes artis's talks, lectures, readings and films.
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June 21
Berlin - Fete de la Musique
With more than 60 stages and 100,000 visitors in recent years, Berlin's Fête de la Musique celebrates the beginning of summer with an amazing variety of live concerts.
The whole city takes part in a colorful welcome to the summer - together with towns in over 100 other countries, where the fête takes place on the same day. The one-day festival is a multicultural get-together with an amazing line-up of national and international artists and musicians. Various events take place on stages throughout the city - including such unconventional venues as churches, boats, railway stations and swimming pools.
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Jun 23 - Sep 01
Rheingau - Rheingau Music Festival
The Rheingau Music Festival is one of Europe's leading music festivals. In its 20th season it turns the whole region between Frankfurt, Wiesbaden and Lorch into a giant concert stage of international reputation for the performance of more than 140 concerts. Audiences are invited to an mix of classical music, jazz, cabaret as well as musical and culinary wine tastings.
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Jun 29 - Jul 8
Hannover - The world's biggest "Schützenfest" funfair
Visitors to the largest Schützenfest fair in the world can expect a festival of superlatives. Electrifying, ultra-modern rides sit happily alongside their more traditional counterparts, and the place is packed with stalls, beer gardens and party marquees. Despite all this, the highlight of this long-established festival is the riflemen's parade, the longest procession in Europe.
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Jun 30 - Jul 31
Munich - Opera Festival
Opera friends from around the world have been coming to Munich since 1875 to enjoy the rich palette of opera repertoire staged each year during the Festival. Two premières will be among the highlights of Munich Opera Festival 2007: 'Alice in Wonderland' on June 30 and 'Il turco' in Italia on July 21. A performance of 'Die Meistersinger von Nuremberg' on July 31 traditionally marks the end of the Festival.
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