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  • Bikini Story
    Art,  English

    The Bikini: A Cultural Revolution in Two Pieces

    July 14, 2026 / 0 Comments

    More than a swimwear trend, bikini became an emblem of changing lifestyles and the growing empowerment of women in the twentieth century and beyond.

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    The Venetian (Beach) School

    January 25, 2014
    Francisco Goya

    The Haunting World of Black Paintings of Francisco Goya

    March 31, 2026
    Art of Islam

    Exploring Islamic Art in North Africa and Spain

    January 27, 2026
  • Bikini story
    Art,  English

    Small Swimsuit, Big impact – the Story of the Bikini

    July 1, 2025 / 0 Comments

    The bikini is more than just a swimsuit - it's a symbol of style, liberation, and changing social norms. Over time, the bikini evolved from scandalous to iconic, embraced by film stars, fashionistas, and beachgoers alike.

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    Dessous

    Dessous: Mehr als nur Unterwäsche

    May 11, 2023

    Sunny Side Up

    February 20, 2014

    Exhibition: Bravo at the NPM

    October 5, 2017
  • Bikini story
    Art,  Français

    Chauffez votre été : L’histoire du bikini

    June 7, 2024 / 0 Comments

    Plongez dans la riche histoire et l'attrait durable de ce vêtement de plage, en célébrant son rôle dans le façonnement de la culture balnéaire et la redéfinition des notions de beauté et de féminité.

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    Art of the Eternal

    Death in Art: A Profound Exploration of the Inevitable

    October 26, 2023
    MÈRE ET ENFANT MORT

    Als deutsche Soldaten in mein Atelier kamen und mir meine Bilder von Guernica ansahen, fragten sie: ‘Hast du das gemacht?’. Und ich würde sagen: ‘Nein, hast du’.

    April 2, 2018
    L’Art du Diable

    La danse de l’art avec les ténèbres : Saisir l’essence des démons

    November 3, 2023
  • Bikini Story
    Art,  English

    Heat up your summer: Exploring the bikini story

    June 4, 2024 / 0 Comments

    Dive into the rich history and enduring allure of this beachwear staple, celebrating its role in shaping beach culture and redefining notions of beauty and femininity.

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    Francisco Goya

    Die eindringliche Welt der schwarzen Gemälde von Francisco Goya

    April 2, 2026
    European art

    A Guide to the treasures housed in Europe’s most iconic museums

    January 30, 2024
    Veronese (Paolo Caliari), Die Salbung Davids, um 1555

    Die Renaissance: die Wiedergeburt von Kunst, Wissen und Kultur

    August 4, 2022
  • A swimming pool, Bikini Story
    Art,  English

    Sun, Sand, and Style: The Evolution of the Bikini

    June 6, 2023 / 0 Comments

    The bikini undoubtedly owed a large part of its success to the cinema – which actually featured it at first only because it was scandalous, and scandal filled seats. But it was quite right that there should have been some hesitation over it, for Hollywood had to be careful: initially it banned the bikini from the screen as “too corrupting and immoral.”

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    Ein Verführer und die Liebe

    December 5, 2013

    All at Sea

    January 20, 2014
    Lionel Noël Royer, Vercingétorix jette ses armes aux pieds de Jules César, 1899

    L’art de La Guerre –  Les batailles les plus célèbres, de Gettysburg à Kyiv en Ukraine

    June 17, 2022
  • Art,  English

    Hot Summer time, Hot Bikini

    July 19, 2022 / 0 Comments

    On July 1, 1946, at 9 o’clock in the morning, an atomic bomb exploded with a force of 23,000 tons above Bikini, a coral atoll in the South Pacific hitherto virtually unheard of. More than six disarmed warships of the Japanese and American fleets were sunk and more than twice that number were seriously damaged.

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    Vallotton: One of Art’s Greatest Over-Achievers

    August 28, 2013

    Exposición: Paul Gauguin

    October 23, 2017
    Russian museums

    From the Hermitage to the Tretyakov: Russian Museum Powerhouses

    March 10, 2026
  • L’actrice et romancière Anny Duperey (née en 1946 à Rouen), désignée par beaucoup comme la femme rêvée, dans un bikini bleu ciel à Saint-Tropez, Bikini Story
    Art,  Art and Design,  Français

    Bikini ou Burkini – L’Histoire du Bikini

    May 20, 2022 / 0 Comments

    Ce livre décrypte, à travers l'histoire du bikini, l'évolution de la femme, qui assume désormais son corps et revendique l'égalité des sexes. À travers une iconographie très riche, recueillie chez les grands créateurs, ce sont plus de cinquante années de l'histoire féminine qui s'égrènent tout au long de cet ouvrage.

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    Self-Portrait with Arms Thrust Backwards, 1915

    Schiele: Sex, Introspection and Breaking Taboos

    February 21, 2023
    Mosquée de Badshahi, 1673-1674

    L’Art et la Civilisation de la Chine Ancienne

    February 4, 2022
    Nympheas, c. 1897-1898

    The Genius of Monet: Artistic Evolution and Visual Poetry

    August 22, 2023
  • On the beach
    Art,  Art and Design,  English

    Bikini or Burkini – The History of the Bikini

    May 18, 2022 / 0 Comments

    More than a bathing costume, the bikini made its own contribution during the 1970s to the sexual revolution and to the changing relationship between men and women in general.

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    Diego Rivera, Der Markt, 1923-1924

    Frida Kahlo und Diego Rivera: Eine doppelte Palette leidenschaftlicher Kreativität

    September 21, 2023
    Nicolas Roerich

    L’odyssée spirituelle de Nicolas Roerich : L’art au-delà des frontières

    May 17, 2024
    Vlad Dracula

    Die unsterbliche Legende: Die Enthüllung der dunklen Geheimnisse von Vlad Dracula

    October 19, 2023
  • Stanley Kubricks Lolita mit Sue Lyon, 1962, Patrik Alac
    Deutsch,  Ebook

    Eine Kulturgeschichte mit Bikini Story

    July 8, 2021 / 0 Comments

    Im Jahre 1946 entdeckt die Welt auf den Marshallinseln ein Atoll namens Bikini, auf dem die Amerikaner verheerende Atomtests durchführen. Weit mehr als nur ein einfaches Badeutensil trägt der Bikini in den 1970er-Jahren wesentlich zur sexuellen Befreiung und den Veränderungen der Beziehung zwischen den Geschlechtern bei.

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    Der Erwerb des Seelenheils

    September 18, 2012
    Das Jüngste Gericht (Detail), 1302-1305, Satan, Beelzebub, Luzifer - Der Teufel in der Kunst

    SATAN, BEELZEBUB, LUZIFER – Der Teufel in der Kunst

    August 5, 2021
    Marquesa de Santa Cruz, 1805, Goya

    Goya: Blut, Tragödie und ewiges Spanien

    September 8, 2022
  • Retouched photo dating from the end of the 19th century showing a temporary changing-cubicle, Patrik Alac
    Ebook,  English

    A Cultural History with Bikini Story

    July 6, 2021 / 0 Comments

    It was in 1946 that the world first came to hear of a coral atoll in the Marshall Islands called Bikini. This book is a collection of images throughout this book illustrates this progression step-by-step over a period of more than 50 years.

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    Monet – Clemenceau

    October 24, 2018
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    April 11, 2019
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    The Underside of Fashion

    March 6, 2019
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