The German History Museum has opened postwar Germany's first-ever comprehensive exhibition on Adolf Hitler. Curators went out of their way to avoid creating an homage -- yet they are still concerned about attracting cheering neo-Nazis and angry protesters.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,722612,00.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11547359

http://www.dhm.de/ausstellungen/hitler-und-die-deutschen/en/index.html

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131039806

A sculpture collection which was condemned by Hitler's Nazis has gone on display at Berlin's Neues Museum.

The 11 pieces of art, which date back from the early 20th Century, were discovered on a building site in the city centre last year.

They belonged to a collection of 15,000 works which Hitler's regime dubbed "degenerate art".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11716446

http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,727971,00.html

""The last time I was in Berlin I was a college student studying overseas in Florence Italy. It was 40 years ago, the Wall was standing, Checkpoint Charlie was in operation, and Berlin was known as the "city that never sleeps". So I was really excited to come back to Berlin for a medical conference and try to see what I remembered of Berlin. I wanted to take a personal tour of Berlin, and Jeremy didn't disappoint.

The city has changed and Jeremy explained how and why. While re-tracing steps, he pointed out best place to get a Berlin pretzel, where to find the gourmet shops in KaDeWe department store, and the last remnents of the Wall still standing. I learnt more of the history of Berlin this time .

I highly reccomend Jeremy as a great tour guide. I wish I had a week to explore Berlin! After four hours of the walking tour, I was "dead on my feet" since I had traveled from Nairobi Kenya. Can't wait to return to Berlin."

Connie Davis, Nairobi Kenya

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