Zilkens' News Blog Archive

David is from Ukraine - Seen at Albertinum Dresden - Photo Stephan Zilkens

Zilkens' News Blog 11 2026

Elections were held in Baden-Württemberg. This is the region that advertises itself as being capable of anything except speaking the national language. For over 15 years, the Greens have provided the Minister-President in this industrial heartland, with the CDU acting as junior partner. If you follow the debates on television and compare them with the figures, you might be surprised: the AfD, which is considered ... read more

Käthe Kollwitz - Plakat 1924 - Kollwitz Museum Köln - Photo Stephan Zilkens

Zilkens' News Blog 10 2026

There are weekends that change the world. The last one was one of those! Of course, the ayatollahs and their henchmen dislike differing opinions and love to stir up conflict. Now the hydra has been beheaded – but how quickly will new heads grow back? According to statements, Iranian drones should no longer be directed against Ukraine – the country now wants to use them ... read more

More often to Museums - Liebighaus Frankfurt - Photo Stephan Zilkens

Zilkens' News Blog 9 2026

Hurrah – the Olympics are over! For the athletes who performed very well and for the officials with a bitter aftertaste. The disqualification of the Ukrainian bobsleigh pilot, who wanted to commemorate the athletes murdered by the Russians on his helmet, was distasteful, as was Infantino's kowtowing to Trump on the subject of football.Ten per cent of the population is said to have already been ... read more

Wisdom beats godess of war - Seen at Liebighaus Frankfurt - Photo Stephan Zilkens

Zilkens' News Blog 8 2026

On Tuesday night, the Nubbel is burned – then Carnival is over and fasting season begins – at least for devout Catholics. Forty days later is Easter. In the days when these rules were established, the wolf was considered a predator because it threatened the sheep and cattle herds that formed the basis of food and economic life. The wolf is still a predator, but ... read more

Here hot and cold stuff - Art Karlsruhe 2026 - Photo Stephan Zilkens

Zilkens' News Blog 7 2026

I omitted Monica Bonvicini from the caption of our news blog last week. Sorry for that – but who hasn't been there? You walk around an art fair, take photos of artworks you find remarkable in all sorts of places, and afterwards you can't remember which gallery they were in or, even worse, which artist (of course: all genders) created what, where and how you ... read more

Monica Bonvicini, fleur du mal - Greetings from Marcel Duchamp - Art Genève 2026 -Foto: Stephan Zilkens

Zilkens' News Blog 6 2026

Another museum has been robbed: this time it was the Silver Museum in Doesburg (Netherlands), which in a very short time lost its entire collection of around 300 silver mustard pots, created between 1700 and 1920, to brazen thieves. Founded in 2021 and stocked from the collection of Martin de Kleijn, the museum was housed in the 13th-century St. Martin's Church in Doesburg. The rise ... read more