40. Frechener Töpfermarkt (Potters' Market)

Töpfermarkt 2015

Potters‘ Market 2015

Good timing for this year's Mother’s Day is the yearly Potters‘ Market (Töpfermarkt 2015) on May 9 and 10 in Frechen City.There are about 130 ceramic artists and craft potters coming from Germany and other European countries presenting

their creations from decorative vases to functional but attractive kitchen and dining wares. Loyal visitors and new guests to this 40^th Pottery Exhibition and Market get to know the wonder world of ceramics visiting stands and tents presenting works in modern sculpture, jewelries, water pipes, wind chimes, frames, soap and candle holders, animal figurines and other beautiful creations.Do not miss it. Bring the whole family and spend some time appreciating and supporting the works of the participating ceramic artists and craft potters. Just hope weather will be very cooperative for your visit and for the potters. 

Happy Mother's Day!

Pre-colonial Philippine Art in Musee du Quai Branly, Paris

The Philippines, Archipelago of Exchanges is considered to be a major exhibtion of Pre-colonial Philippine Art in Europe. The exhibition of artworks from the Highlands of Luzon to Mindanao runs at the Musee du quai Branly in Paris from 9th of April to 14th of July 2013.
For more detailed info and current program, check on the site of the museum du Quai Branly.

Bhutan, Heilige Kunst aus dem Himalaya

The kingdom of Bhutan, wedged between the major powers of India and China, is the only country in the world where Tantric Buddhism is the official religion. The government does not merely measure its achievement in terms of economic growth, but has made “Gross National Happiness” for its roughly 700,000 inhabitants and the protection of the environment its most important guiding principle.
This exhibition was realised after five years of preparatory work by a team of American experts under the aegis of the Honolulu Academy of Arts in cooperation with the Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs of the Royal Government of Bhutan and the leaders of the monastic body. The exhibition will present sacred objects from monasteries and temples which are still in active use in Buddhist rituals. For this reason they are only accessible to the general public on special ceremonial occasions. The 117 objects from the 8th to the 20th century comprise Thangkas (religious scroll paintings) executed in bright mineral colours, gilded sculptures and ritual objects. It will be the most representative and comprehensive exhibition of sacred art from Bhutan ever shown.
In Europe, these sacred objects from the Himalayan kingdom will – after their first stop in Paris – be shown only at the Museum of East Asian Art in Cologne and the Museum Rietberg in Zurich. Two monks from Bhutan will accompany the exhibition and offer visitors the rare opportunity to experience the ritual practices of Tantric Buddhism at first hand in Buddhist cleansing ceremonies, which will be conducted twice daily. In addition, the monks will create a sand mandala in the exhibition rooms over a period of several weeks. The ritual Cham dances – another aspect of religious life in Bhutan – will be presented in impressive video displays.
Taken from
http://www.museenkoeln.de/museum-fuer-ostasiatische-kunst/default.asp?s=240

Photokina in Cologne World of Imaging 23-28.September 2008

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German Information taken from photokina.de

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