Weekend Stories: Told

A collection of personal stories, (mostly) captured on weekends. The stories usually accompany the photo series listed in the subcategory ‘seen’.

The weekend is the time, when we wish to be absolutely least responsible.

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Silent narrators: Medieval wood sculptures

The Bright Age: The vibrant colors of medieval Christian art

Faith and commerce: The medieval relic trade in Cologne

Beyond the sacred: Exploring medieval art at the Schnütgen Museum

1700 years of Jewish history in Cologne

Kölsch – Rethinking a local myth

The Richmodis legend – A Cologne tale

Jan von Werth: A Cologne love story

Tünnes and Schäl: Two Cologne icons

The Heinzelmännchen: Secret shadow workers of Cologne

Nubbelverbrennung – Another Cologne Carnival tradition

Origins of Cologne’s coat of arms

Halve Hahn: A special dish in Cologne

Geisterzug: The alternative Carnival in Cologne

The Roman origins of the Cologne Carnival

A Zen-Buddhist interpretation of the ‘Kölsches Grundgesetz’

Stumbling upon history: The Stolpersteine project and its role in remembering Nazi victims

NS DOK El-De Haus: Retracing the steps of Nazi history in Cologne

Christian ivory carvings and their comparison with Japanese netsuke: A cross-cultural analysis

The Ruhr Museum: A Journey through the cultural heritage of the Ruhrgebiet

Helena Parada Kim’s ‘Interstices’ - A fusion of cultures and traditions

Netsuke – The elegance of Japanese craftsmanship

The Three Worlds

The Tale of Prince Vishvantara

Exploring the Alte Nationalgalerie

Exploring the Renaissance at the Bode Museum

The Bode Museum: A new lens on medieval art

The three perfections: Chinese artistic tradition

Korean ceramics: Spirituality through simplicity and purity

The many faces of the Buddha

The Kizil Caves

Buddhist clay tablets from Myanmar

Gandhara-style Buddhist sculptures

The first plastic depictions of Buddha’s life: Gandhara reliefs at the Humboldt Forum, Berlin

East and West: Finding common grounds in distinct artistic traditions

Embracing imperfections: Kintsugi and the story of my teapot