great hiking trails – and for being Bruce Willis’s birthplace We’ve had a look at what there is to do in and around town and have come up with a list of ten things that will help you plan your stay Idar-Oberstein All that glitters is not gold Especially once you step into Idar-Oberstein’s main attraction: a museum entirely dedicated to gemstones All three floors of the villa are packed with crystals diamonds and virtually every type of gemstone you can find on this planet surmounting to a whopping 10,000 individual items on display The vaulted cellar rooms are reserved for special exhibitions revolving around the precious crystal clusters Idar-Oberstein Oberstein Castle is a fortress perched on a stark cliffside north of the Oberstein village The fort served as a permanent residence for the Count Daun-Oberstein until the early 17th century and was later used as the administrative seat Wars and fires destroyed the fort over the course of history and its reconstruction continues to this day You can explore the inside at your own pace for a fee of €2; guided tours need to be arranged up front Idar-Oberstein’s most famous landmark is the so-called Felsenkirche (which translates into English as ‘church of the rock(s)’) The chapel does not sit on or near a rock but is rather built into the rock beneath Oberstein Castle No roads lead up to the church – to get there you will need to walk through a tunnel and climb up a set of 230 steps up to the ledge One of the most popular vantage points in the region is located approximately 20 kilometres outside of Idar-Oberstein The Nahe-Skywalk was only installed three years ago and has since become a not-to-miss attraction for those visiting the area The steel-and-glass observation deck juts out from the hilltop and over the Nahe River which flows 70 metres below and offers panoramic views of the surrounding valley You’ve probably seen the Crag Church from afar if not close-up but if you turn slightly to the right and look you’ll spot another one of Idar-Oberstein’s sights – the remains of the Bosselstein Fort the fortress started to decay after it was abandoned in 1600 other than the crumbling ruins of the castle keep and the surrounding wall A climb up to the former fort is still worth it for the views of the Nahe valley The round keep is all that remains of this old fortress built in 1200 Hunsrück hikes Idar-Oberstein is the perfect base if you want to explore the many hiking paths in the area. The most renowned trail is the 410-kilometre-long Saar-Hunsrück Climb, which begins just north of the town centre and leads all the way to through the Saarland state and to the Luxembourg border or to the city of Trier further north If you’d rather just spend a couple of hours exploring the region take on one of the circular routes or short-distance hikes instead Sign up to our newsletter to save up to $800 on our unique trips See privacy policy Jakob Bengel Industrial Museum In 1873, Jakob Bengel founded his company that initially produced pocket watch chains, but as time went on, the locksmith found himself inspired by Bauhaus and Art Deco designers and started producing jewellery and accessories The museum takes visitors on a tour through the virtually unchanged manufacturing plant and explains the technology processes and antique machinery involved in the production around 130 years ago A short drive gets you to the highest peak of Rhineland-Palatinate. Erbeskopf Mountain climbs to a height of 816 metres (2,677 ft) and is worth a trip all year round. In the summer months, you can zoom down the mountain on the toboggan run, and with snowfall the mountain range transforms into a winter wonderland and popular skiing piste Alex Anton / Shutterstock German Trips and Tours Set off on your dream German vacation embrace the festivities at traditional Christmas markets discover cutting edge culture in Berlin or road trip through the Black Forest with our multi-day vacation packages See & Do A Guide to River Cruises in Germany: What to Know See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in Autumn See & Do Germany's Most Beautiful Abbeys and Monasteries Design The Most Beautiful Churches in Berlin See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in July See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in Summer Art 10 Masterpieces You Can Only See in Munich See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in September Guides & Tips The Best European Cities to Visit in November See & Do The Best European Cities to Visit in October Guides & Tips The Best European Cities to Visit in December See & Do The Best Weekend Trips From Heidelberg US: +1 (678) 967 4965 | UK: +44 (0)1630 35000 tripssupport@theculturetrip.com © Copyright 2025 The Culture Trip Ltd Idar-Oberstein sparkles on even the gloomiest of German days its precious stones bringing the area renown dating back to the discovery of the first mineral deposits more than 400 years ago Some of that history is on display at the German Museum of Minerals along with colorful rocks and gems from the region and across the globe With four floors to explore inside a cozy old building the museum was a great place to spend a few hours on a gray autumn day a church built into the rocky ledge of a cliff that towers above the Oberstein part of the town The Nahe River historically divided the villages of Idar and Oberstein which were first joined administratively in the 1930s One account from a well-known jeweler holds that the region’s first deposits of amethyst agate and jasper were discovered during excavations for the church in the 14th century Mills along the river powered cutting and polishing machines When the hills started to dry up in the 1800s miners and craftspeople emigrated to South America in search of fortune elsewhere They found similar materials in Brazil and began shipping them to Idar-Oberstein which kept gem cutting and jewelry production thriving The museum’s jewelry collection includes dazzling necklaces delicate hairpins and brooches and one of the smallest cameos in the world One room holds some of the largest crystals ever imported into Europe from Brazil Another highlight was a dark room with luminescent gemstones The lights turned off a few seconds after I entered and the stones glowed like radioactive material under a UV light Though most signs at the museum are in German it was easy to figure out the samples’ country of origin and the type of mineral sometimes with a little help from an online translation tool pieces of natural glass formed by the impact of meteorites One display highlighted Hildegard von Bingen the 12th-century German Benedictine nun who believed gemstones had healing powers A laminated chart sold for 2 euros lists 34 stones and their purported properties green jade is said to be good for digestion while amber reputedly helps with allergies Each stone elicited its healing powers in different ways She believed those with eye problems should moisten hyacinth with saliva and place it over the eyes Hildegard also recommended hyacinth for demonic possession Another gemstone museum on the Idar side of the town has more than 10,000 exhibits and shows stones engravings and sculptures from 6,000 years of cutting and engraving with the last tour of the day starting at 4 p.m.; gem digging sessions are at 10 a.m. Food: Idar-Oberstein is known for spiessbraten Das Spiessbratenhaus is in a half-timbered building a short walk from the mineral museum Cost: Museum admission is 8 euros for adults 4.50 euros for students 15 and older and people with a disability A single adult ticket for the mine is 8 euros Free for kids under 6 if visiting as part of a family This work, USAG Rheinland-Pfalz strengthens ties with the Bundeswehr Artillery School, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright By Rob Bates | February 07 Intergem, a jewelry trade show that’s been held annually in Idar-Oberstein The 40th edition of Intergem was supposed to take place from April 11 to 13 at Messe Idar-Oberstein “It has not been possible to motivate the relevant companies from the region to participate in Intergem again new concepts for a relaunch of the fair are being discussed.” Messe Idar-Oberstein’s managing director Mirko Arend called the cancellation “extremely regrettable.” The fair is “a highlight for the region that should not be given up,” he said in the statement chimed in: “We must work together to ensure that Idar-Oberstein soon becomes a shining trade fair meeting point for the industry again.” Organizers hope two events that were planned to run in conjunction with Intergem the “Long Night of Gemstones” and GemTec Top: Attendees of a past Intergem (photo by Vincent Dommer By Rob Bates May 05 By Annie Davidson Watson May 05 By Brittany Siminitz May 05 By Karen Dybis May 05 2025 © RX USA. 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We have the address for the funeral home & the family on file If you're not happy with your card we'll send a replacement or refund your money Marlene Knieling Wrifford created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories Made with love by funeralOne The artist-in-residence programme (AIR) of Trier University of Applied Sciences in Idar-Oberstein offers artists the opportunity to work in the inspiring surroundings of Villa Bengel and the workshops of Trier University of Applied Sciences - Campus Idar-Oberstein Seth Papac from the USA was a guest artist Seth was able to familiarise themself with the tools and working methods used in stone carving in order to integrate the material stone conceptually and physically into their own creative process Seth explored the levels of meaning of symbols in the past and present The photos presented here show Seth in the workshops at the university and at Jakob Bengel as well as a selection of intermediate stages of the pieces worked on here Seth says about their time in Idar-Oberstein: I arrived at the Gemstone and Jewelery Department with the plan to complete a few new pieces for my most recent body of work Carving acorns and a broken heart alowed me to gain comfort with the tools and equipment and become familiar with stone as a varied and colaborative material Working in a subtractive method to reveal form with a hard and somewhat unforgiving material requires intense mental and physical focus The intimacy and solitary nature of this process align nicely with my next research focus —the construction of gender identity I am taking many things back to my studio: carved forms The Jakob Bengel factory is an incredibly beautiful and intense place — saturated with history and an almost tangible sense of the laborers who worked in the space for decades I entered the place with my most current body of work The work considers the meaningful agency of jewelry and how this meaning has been forgotten in the commercialization of powerful symbols into consumable jewelry I spent hours looking through the thousands of stamp forms in hopes of finding some of these symbols How could I use these remnants of the past as inspiration for something new I may have found the answer in experiments I undertook using a new material created from sheets of recycled plastic by my friend and artist Maria Phi lips connected with the use of these stamps and forms something new emerged from a historical tool and a new I look forward to continuing this exploration of embossing meaning into material Here, you can learn more about the AiR-program You are leaving the official website of Trier University of Applied Sciences Trier University of Applied Sciences Faculty of Art and Design Dept. of Gemstones and Jewellery Saarstraße 2 55743 Idar-Oberstein How to find us | Google Maps Manuela Matzenbacher Tel.: +49 6781 9463-27 studyservice-io(at)hochschule-trier.deMo Ute Schoppet Tel.: +49 (0) 6781 9463-0 Fax: +49 (0) 6781 9463-63 schoppet(at)hochschule-trier.de Mo Tu & Th 08:00 - 12:00 We 08:00 - 15:30 Prof. Theo Smeets +49 (0) 6781 9463-16smeets(at)hochschule-trier.de Vice-head of dept.: Prof. Eva-Maria Kollischan +49 (0) 6781 9463-15e.kollischan(at)hochschule-trier.de imprint | data protection Intergem to Host Annual Trade Show in Germany’s Idar-Oberstein Attendees can visit local gem and jewelry sights, including the German Gemstone Museum and the Fischbach copper mine, for free. 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By continuing to use & browse this site, we assume you agree to our Privacy Policy Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Concerns raised over radicalisation of anti-lockdown movement as man held over fatal shooting Politicians in Germany have expressed concern over the radicalisation of those who disagree with Covid restrictions after a 49-year-old German citizen was arrested on suspicion of shooting dead a petrol station worker who refused to serve him while he was not wearing a mask Authorities in the western town of Trier said the suspect told officers he acted “out of anger” after the 20-year-old cashier at a petrol station in the town of Idar-Oberstein “He further stated during interrogation that he rejected the measures against coronavirus,” police said the man said he had felt “pushed into a corner” and had held the victim “responsible for the situation as a whole because he had enforced the rules” The suspect had entered the Aral petrol station at around 7.45pm on Saturday and picked up a six-pack of beer CCTV footage shows a mask tucked into the back of the man’s trousers After the cashier had twice alerted him that it was mandatory to wear a mask inside the petrol station the man had put down the beers after a brief exchange of words and left this time wearing a mask that he pulled under his chin as he stood at the counter “Eventually he pulled a revolver from his pocket and fired a fatal shot at the 20-year-old student from Idar-Oberstein,” police said The suspect fled on foot but turned himself in at a police station in town the following morning “I am shocked by the terrible murder of a young man who had only asked others to follow the prevalent rules to be considerate and show solidarity,” Annalena Baerbock “I am greatly concerned about the radicalisation of the Querdenker [Germany’s movement of pandemic sceptics]” “We all need to stand up to growing hatred.” Police said the suspect had not been in legal possession of the weapon used in the attack and he had not previously been on the authorities’ radar There was no suggestion that the victim and the gunman had known each other before the incident expressed his shock and dismay over the crime terrible act that has happened here in Idar-Oberstein,” he said It will take time to come to terms with it.” Homepage > States > Rhineland-Palatinate > Brilliant days in Idar-Oberstein It glitters and sparkles in and around Idar-Oberstein In the beautiful town of 28,000 inhabitants in Rhineland-Palatinate a lot revolves around gemstones and high-quality jewelry and the local jewelry stores present the finest goods you can even search for precious stones yourself - and experience a lot more First things first: Idar-Oberstein has even more to offer than its stone-rich past as the capital of the gemstone industry built around 1480 into a rock face above the town and visible from afar - to get inside visitors first have to walk through a tunnel Or the famous Rhineland-Palatinate gastronomy; in cozy restaurants specialties such as traditional spit-roast from an open beech wood fire are served with good Nahe-Riesling wines Nature lovers will enjoy numerous premium tours through the magnificent surroundings such as the Traumschleife Nahe-Felsen-Weg or sections of the Hildegard von Bingen pilgrimage route Idar-Oberstein's most important attraction is and remains the over 500-year-old gemstone and jewelry industry which still employs 1,500 people locally and is present everywhere in the city or in the Gemstone Museum with its more than 10,000 exhibits On the 1.8-kilometer-long Gemstone Trail with many information panels on the subject which provides insights into the production of Art Deco jewelry at the turn of the century an agate grinding mill from the 17th century is the visitor tunnel of the Steinkaulenberg the only gemstone mine in Europe open to the public The tour takes you through a glittering fairy tale world you can dig for precious stones yourself at the gemstone camp - pickaxes and picks are provided and of course you get to keep the loot later Cover photo: The magnificent gemstones can be seen everywhere in and around Idar-Oberstein © Adobestock/wim Romantic wine-growing villages surrounded by rolling hills And a river that since time immemorial has made its way in spectacular curves through the .. 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We provide information on the revocation, the processing of data and the measurement of success in our Privacy policy I would like to receive your newsletter and accept the privacy policy The city is filled with both actual gems and figurative ones such as castles there are five monuments you should keep an eye out for including fountains Make it a family game to see who spots all five first Whether it is too cold to venture outside or unseasonably warm there is something for everyone to spend a day in Idar-Oberstein Idar-Oberstein is a pleasant if rather sleepy town nestled in a wooded western corner of the Rhineland-Palatinate within the Hunsrück range of low-lying mountains A first-time visitor could hardly pass through without noticing its most famous landmark—the Felsenkirche—a church built directly into the crag of a cliff towering high above the part of town known as Oberstein But it’s what lies beneath that gives Idar-Oberstein its unique niche amongst German tourist destinations in the geological period known as the Permian lava flowed from the inner earth and rose to the surface bubbles that were filled with the gases were destined to become amethyst The history of the mining of such stones locally dates back to the 14th century and the first mill to grind and polish them was established here around 1520 prompting miners and those who worked the stones to seek their fortunes elsewhere New life was breathed into the local industry at the start of the 19th century when agate rock formations mined in Brazil were shipped back to Idar-Oberstein to be worked into costume jewelry and other decorative items Idar-Oberstein remains a leading manufacturer of gemstone products and its designers work for some of the world’s most renowned jewelers Today’s tour of Idar-Oberstein concentrates solely on the sights connected to its mining heritage—of course there’s much more to see in this gem of a town The German Mineral Museum displays precious stones mined locally and worldwide Of note is its collection of locally crafted art-deco style jewelry a cabinet with fluorescent lighting which sets off the minerals to spectacular effect healing stones such as those used by local mystic St and 400-million-year-old fossils of sea life recovered in Hunsrück slate The museum’s latest exhibit is a collection of some 50 sculptures made of rare minerals and metals At Europe’s only gemstone mine open to the public visitors must don hardhats before walking through an illuminated tunnel filled with rock crystals They also hold a gemstone camp with minerals stocked from elsewhere at which treasure hunters can search for semi-precious gems of their own Register for the prospecting experience in advance This grinding mill is representative of the 183 facilities that once stood alongside the Nahe River and other local waterways It remained in operation until 1945; nowadays expert guides demonstrate processing methods of bygone days on massive sandstone grinding wheels the name of the town is full of promise: Idar-Oberstein It has been famous as a centre for precious stones and jewellery for centuries the town's streets are lined with jewellery makers and retailers It stretches out along the valley of the Idar and Nahe rivers under the tree-covered slopes at the southern edge of the Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park Beautiful finds are made into jewellery in Idar-Oberstein and some of the precious stones adorning kings and rulers have passed through the hands of the experts here The valuable stones have ever symbolised richness and power which is why kings and kaisers used them to decorate their crowns and insignia These precious gems started out in the hot lava flows deep underground When they force their way to the surface in a volcanic area such as the Nahe region minerals are formed in the hollow chambers as they cool and they started a tradition in Idar-Oberstein which now spans more than 500 years They were found here as long ago as the 14th century, initially above ground, but later on gem hunters had to dig down in tunnels to find them. You can see how deep they had to go in the Steinkaulenberg Gemstone Mine Visitors here can immerse themselves in the labyrinth produced in the hunt for precious stones as the mineral mine at Steinkaulenberg is the only one in Germany open to visitors A crown with gemstones in the German Gemstone Museum in Idar-Oberstein and how impressive the results could be despite the primitive polishing equipment cutters and engravers helped preserve the tradition and maintain Idar-Oberstein’s position as a leading centre for precious stones until today even though the sources in the mountains around were exhausted and sealed at the end of the 19th century many people moved away from Idar-Oberstein with some of them making it to South America where they discovered massive agate deposits They sent the stones home because they knew the people there were experts who could cut them to perfection A man making jewels in the historic "Weiherschleife" in Idar-Oberstein The place became home not only to precious stone dealers and craftsmen, but also to many jewellery makers. Many of the valuable pieces sold by luxury brands in cities all over the world were made in this little town on the Nahe. Visitors to the German Gemstone Museum can also get a glimpse of what these companies do There are samples of the work done by local gemstone polishers There are sparkling gems and glistening jewels everywhere including the imperial crown and beautiful cameos which are reliefs engraved onto discs of agate or other precious stones The experts in Idar-Oberstein even created beautiful figures for Peter Carl Fabergé the famous court jeweller for the tsars in St Petersburg The German Gemstone Museum in Idar-Oberstein Exhibits in the German Gemstone Museum in Idar-Oberstein Find out everything you need to know on events attractions and other destinations in the Nahe valley at the Naheland-Touristik GmbH Discover Idar-Oberstein: There is a long tradition of glittering jewellery in this little town on the Nahe You can go on a treasure hunt for precious stones or try out the famous spit roasts MassDevice The Medical Device Business Journal — Medical Device News & Articles | MassDevice November 6, 2023 By Sean Whooley Klinikum Idar-Oberstein Hospital entered into a lease agreement to use a Senhance surgical system Asensus’ flagship offering for its Performance-Guided Surgery is a first-of-its-kind digital laparoscopic surgical robot It uses augmented intelligence to perform procedures through machine learning Senhance users span the globe, with Mayo Clinic recently taking up a pediatric program in the U.S. and several programs ongoing in Japan This announcement marks another step forward in Germany, where Asensus began a Senhance program last year The company installed a Senhance surgical system at University Hospital Tübingen in Germany in July 2022 The Department of Gynecology at the University Hospital Tübingen previously initiated its Senhance Surgical program in December of 2021 Christos Zigouris said in a news release that adding Senhance at Idar-Oberstein raises the bar for patient care said it marks a “significant leap forward” for the hospital Christos Zigouris and team to ensure the success of their team’s Senhance program.” Copyright © 2025 · WTWH Media LLC and its licensors The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of WTWH Media Privacy Policy Learn how to describe the purpose of the image (opens in a new tab) Leave empty if the image is purely decorative We're working on a visual shortcode editor until then please follow these instructions Email us to support@plugin.builders for any problems Service Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Design Lab #11 is taking place in cooperation with the Idar-Oberstein Campus of Trier University of Applied Sciences As one of the most important centres for gemstones in Europe Idar-Oberstein represents a central hub in a worldwide network of hardstone trading and working Students from across the world come together here to work creatively and artistically with the material they have been invited to explore the complex ambivalence of gemstones extending beyond their use in jewellery design Precious and semi-precious stone collections and jewels made of gems fascinate people and rouse desires sometimes leading to greed and criminal acts Their mining destroys landscapes and has led to bloody conflicts the trade and processing of these stones have united people from the world’s most remote regions for thousands of years and led to interaction and innovation A social community’s identity can be anchored in very special individual stones with them being considered sacred or integrated into objects that play an important role in identity-constituting rituals While gemstones used to be accessible to only a select few they have now become easily obtainable to consumers on the mass market the sensory perception of the stones’ characteristics – their patterning and hardness – allows a symbolic approach to the material and to a world of ideas and imagination that often evokes a deep emotional bond Decorative arts museums are intrinsically also material archives because their collections have been structured and presented according to the materials and origins of their holdings since their foundation in the 19th century with some museums still following this model the collection presentations have rarely offered us much information about the political dimension The focus is instead on artisan virtuosity and artistic design noble and – from a Western perspective – exotic and unknown materials served to represent social status and political influence were also regarded as magical objects and used in religious worship as evidenced above all by examples of medieval church art During the Renaissance and Baroque periods when the art of hardstone cutting reached its zenith the artist was considered to be a master of nature and shaped the stones contrary to their physical properties Artistically worked stones from different epochs and with very different forms and functions can be found in the Kunstgewerbemuseum’s (Museum of Decorative Arts) collection as objects or as jewellery Idar-Oberstein is the name of a unique town in Germany that has semi-precious and precious stones as a material inscribed in its DNA One of the world’s most important hardstone centres it constitutes a central hub in the global network of hardstone trading and processing the stone has shaped the region and its people for centuries specialists in cutting and engraving precious stones have established themselves in Idar-Oberstein and transformed the place into a vast workshop for specialised artisan cultural techniques – a knowledge that is unfortunately increasingly lost The Idar-Oberstiein campus of Trier University of Applied Sciences has set itself a goal that is nothing short of reactivating the cultural techniques and knowledge interwoven with the history and traditions of Idar-Oberstein while drawing on a contemporary appreciation of art and expertise to guide the town into the globalised present. A publication (Reading sample online as PDF, 5,5, MB) by Arnoldsche Verlag accompanies the exhibition The following students are exhibiting: Ana Bellagamba (MX) Miriam Strake (AT), Nioosha Vaezzadehangoshtarsaz (IR) Lisha Wang (CN) und Ye Wang (CN) as are the artists Peter Vermandere (BE) und Cornelia Wruck (DE) An experimental cooperation and special exhibition of the Kunstgewerbemuseum – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin with students of the Idar-Oberstein Campus of Trier University of Applied Sciences Since 2019 the exhibition series Design Lab has invited various design labs students and activist to present their current projects and to enter into dialogue with the Kunstgewerbemuseum collection The series has been curated by Claudia Banz Curator of Design at the Kunstgewerbemuseum and funded by the Kuratorium Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Board of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) U-Bahn: Potsdamer PlatzS-Bahn: Potsdamer PlatzBus: Potsdamer Brücke Sun 11:00 - 18:00Mon closedTue closedWed 10:00 - 17:00Thu 10:00 - 17:00Fri 10:00 - 17:00Sat 11:00 - 18:00 Special opening hours during public holidays Tel 030 - 266 42 42 42 (Mon - Fri, 9 am - 4 pm)Questions | Bookings | Feedback Publication (PDF, 5,5 MB) A rash of recent suspicious drone activity has been observed near German military sites which are currently training Ukrainian soldiers in the use of NATO weapons and equipment several drones repeatedly flew over the Bundeswehr property and the adjacent Wildflecken military training area,” a spokesman for German Joint Support and Enabling Service Headquarters (DEU JSES HQ) told The Debrief A German Ministry of Defense spokesman further clarified that the recent suspicious drone activity near the Wildflecken military site occurred on consecutive nights on September 30 and October 1 there have been other commercial drone incursions at other German NATO bases in recent months located in the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate is said to have been one of the other sites to experience suspicious drone activity in recent weeks Idar-Oberstein is Part of the Baumholder Military Community and NATO military facilities and home to the largest concentration of American combat soldiers outside the United States Suspicious drone activity has also been recorded over U.S located roughly 20 miles from the border of Czechia Aside from being German or NATO military facilities each of these locations with recent suspicious drone activity are sites involved in training Ukrainian soldiers on NATO weapon systems being provided by allies to help defend against Russia’s ongoing invasion Since at least as recently as July, the Panzerhaubitze 2000 has been extensively used in Ukraine. Several systems already require repair after being used to fire over 100 shells a day in artillery duels with Russia The Pentagon has likewise confirmed that since at least May Ukrainian troops have been training on Western armor and artillery systems with the 7th U.S The Department of Defense describes the Grafenwoehr Training Area as “the U.S Army’s largest and most sophisticated permanent training area in Europe.” The base includes multiple live-fire and maneuver ranges capable of supporting small arms the German Ministry of Defense confirmed that Ukrainian soldiers are currently training in Germany “We can confirm that Ukrainian soldiers are being trained in Germany and as maintenance soldiers for the all-protection transport vehicle Dingo (ATF-Dingo),” said a spokesman for German Joint Support and Enabling Service Headquarters The “All-Protection Transport Vehicle” or “ATF Dingo” is a German-made heavily armored infantry personnel carrier designed to withstand land mines and nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) threats The Dingo can be armed with the 7.62×51 mm MG3 machine gun Modified variants of the ATF Dingo can also be used as ground surveillance radar Classified as a “mine-resistant ambush protected” (MRAP) vehicle, Germany’s defense department says “Probably no other Bundeswehr vehicle has saved as many lives as the Dingo.” In mid-September, Germany announced they would provide 50 ATF Dingo to Ukrainian forces representatives with Bundeswehr declined to confirm that the training of Ukrainian troops on the ATF Dingo was being performed at the Wildflecken military training area the site of recent suspicious drone activity “Please understand that we are not allowed to provide any further information due to the ongoing police investigation and regarding the details and locations of the training as well as relocations and other individual measures for reasons of operational security,” a spokesman for German Joint Support and Enabling Service Headquarters told The Debrief Located nearly 100 miles northeast of Frankfurt and encompassing more than 18,00 acres Wildflecken was initially established in the mid-1930s as a training facility for the Wehrmacht’s IX Corps the site served as a training hub for several Waffen SS foreign-legion divisions including the 5th SS Panzer “Viking” Division and 33rd SS Infantry “Charlemagne” Division Wildflecken became part of the 7th Army Training Command the base was returned to the German government Wildflecken is home to the German Army Tactical Combat Simulation Center and hosts training for the German military and NATO allies Dubbed “The Top of the Rock” by American troops, Wildflecken has been described as one of the most feared and disliked NATO training sites in Europe due to its high altitude and extreme weather Wildflecken is also one of the few military sites the German government allows to use CS gas in training the harsh atmosphere of Wildflecken would make it an ideal location for training Ukrainian troops destined for the rigors of war German officials declined to speculate on who is likely responsible for the rash of suspicious drone activity over German military sites “At no time was the population endangered [However] please understand that we are not allowed to provide any further information due to the ongoing police investigation and for reasons of operational security,” said a spokesman for the German Ministry of Defense a NATO counterintelligence officer familiar with the incidents stated that Russian intelligence services were most likely responsible for the recent drone events “Russia is actively in a war with Ukraine and you’ve got small commercial drones flying over multiple sites used by allies to train Ukrainian forces I wouldn’t exactly call this a major case of ‘who done it,” said the counterintelligence officer under a condition of anonymity As Europe’s largest democratic economy Germany has long been on the frontlines of Moscow’s shadow war against the West and a target for Russian espionage In late August, it was revealed that two senior officials with Germany’s Ministry of Economic Affairs were by Germany’s domestic intelligence service (Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz or BfV) of being Kremlin spies Earlier this year, an employee at the Materials Research Institute in Augsburg received a suspended sentence and fine after spending nearly 8 months in jail for passing along aerospace secrets to a Russian intelligence agent the individual is only identified as Ilunur N. who received a relatively light punishment because prosecutors characterized him as being a “useful idiot” for the Kremlin With Germany now serving as a significant center for NATO assistance and training of Ukrainian troops it only becomes an even more important target for the Kremlin’s intelligence services and Russian spies a coalition of 40 countries that the Defense Department created after the Russian invasion to address Ukraine’s needs and requests Ramstein also serves as headquarters for U.S and as part of the Kaiserslautern Military Community Further south, in the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart and Patch Barracks has become the logistics nerve center for coordinating international military aid to Ukraine According to a recent report by the New York Times the Pentagon is in the process of standing up a new European command dedicated to providing security assistance to Ukraine the new command could include upwards of 300 personnel and be housed at U.S located on the Rhine River roughly 25 miles west of Frankfurt In addition to suspicious drone activity, an August report by Germany’s military counterintelligence service (MAD) noted that several suspicious vehicles had been observed near military bases in Idar-Oberstein and Grafenwoehr MAD warned that Russian intelligence services were likely using cell-site simulators also referred to as a “dirt box,” to clandestinely gain access to Ukrainian soldiers’ mobile photo data Director of Germany’s military counterintelligence service issued a stark warning of Russian espionage activities at Bundeswehr sites “Particularly due to the training of Ukrainian armed forces here in Germany but also due to the arms deliveries to Ukraine interest in Germany as a hub and as a logistical hub has “When a drone flies over an ammunition depot or over a training facility in which Ukrainian forces would be trained possibilities of espionage and sabotage must be carefully examined.” A police investigation into the recent rash of suspicious drone activity near Wildflecken is currently underway “The police were informed immediately and started the investigation These investigations are ongoing,” a spokesman for the German Defense Ministry told The Debrief Local law enforcement officials confirmed that officers had responded to the recent reports of suspicious drone activity near Wildflecken and an investigation into the incidents is underway “Whether the sighted objects were actually drones cannot be confirmed with conclusive certainty at the moment,” said a police spokesperson in Würzburg Air Force’s 86th Airlift Wing declined to answer specifics about any recent reports of drone incursions at Ramstein Air Force Base and headquarters of NATO Allied Air Command “Ramstein Air Base takes small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) very seriously and has systems to counter drone incursions within Ramstein AB’s airspace,” an Air Force public affairs official told The Debrief we do not discuss security measures publicly.” Officials said that if someone spots a drone operating near Ramstein Air Base they should immediately contact the 86th Security Forces Squadron Base Defense Operations Center at +49 06731-47-2050 Tim McMillan is a retired law enforcement executive, investigative reporter and co-founder of The Debrief. His writing typically focuses on defense, national security, and the Intelligence Community. You can follow Tim on Twitter: @LtTimMcMillan. Tim can be reached by email: tim@thedebrief.org or through encrypted email: LtTimMcMillan@protonmail.com This work, 7th CSC Soldiers tour German Artillery School; museum, by MSG Matthew Chlosta, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright View upcoming auction estimates and receive personalized email alerts for the artists you follow The Museum’s new special exhibit features carvings of animals The German carvings have been in the collection for decades all the Museum’s dioramas feature animals carved in Idar-Oberstein The exhibit reflects the style of Fabergé design that goes back to the late nineteenth century and gem cutting traditions that continue today In the early 1960s the Museum’s founder visited Idar-Oberstein Germany and found a dynasty of family workshops – artisans working together – producing all kinds of gemstone items from faceted stones to jewelry The German carving tradition goes back at least to the Middle Ages when agates and quartz were mined in the region Scholars debate if Romans taught the Germans the art of gem engraving the German inhabitants utilized the rushing water of the Nahe river to power their immense sandstone wheels to begin working with stone They had the perfect location and ingenuity to become a world renown area for lapidary artists and the region surrounding it has two real treasures which are brought together every year in the ‘Edelschliff’ selection of the best wines the honours went to a Riesling from the Königsschild area made by the Honrath estate in Langenlonsheim Every bottle is adorned with a tiger’s eye gemstone The German Gemstone Route around Idar-Oberstein is a 48 kilometre route linking villages shaped by the gemstone processing industry There are more than 60 gemstone polishing workshops where visitors can watch craftsmen at work In Idar-Oberstein, a town famous for its precious stones and jewellery, tradition and variety are brought together in glittering exhibition at the German Mineral Museum, the German Gemstone Museum and the Edelstein Adventure World The artistry involved in processing the precious stones remains fascinating to this day This applies not only to polished stones on rings There are also stones of a different kind – those that ensure that the grapes grown along the Nahe ripen into fine wines A quirk of nature gifted the Nahe region with different soil structures ranging from slate to sandstone and basalt within just a small area giving the Nahe wines their unmistakable flavour the Hunsrück forest and the mountains of the northern Palatinate the silent guardians of the Nahe wine-making region The vineyards line the banks of the Nahe and its tributaries Nahe wines have an unmistakable fruity acidity high levels of minerality and excellent longevity famous throughout the world for its precious stones is also an insider tip amongst those in the know for its wines which grow on soils ranging from quartzite and green slate to Rotliegend and mature into full-flavoured wines with character and harmony Vineyards at the Rotenfels cliff near Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg Based on the motto ‘Komm näher’, which translates as ‘come closer’, Weinland Nahe e.V. has initiated a series of wine festivals in three extraordinary locations the ‘Rebenbeben’ in Wallhausen and the ‘Nahebar’ in Guldental in July and the ‘Nahegelage’ in Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg in August All three events focus on tasting the exquisite Nahe wines The ‘Rebenbeben’ is an opportunity for 10 young Nahe wine-makers to showcase their best wines amid the Wallhausen vineyards Guests can taste a rotating selection of wines with food trucks offering creative treats and modern lounge furniture to relax on The relaxed converted barn and gardens at chef Markus Buchholz’s country house in Guldental provide the venue for the summer ‘Wine & Dine’ event where a Nahe wine bar serves five local wine-makers’ wines There are also several courses to enjoy at the food bar the spa gardens in Bad Münster are turned into a picnic site It is a relaxed atmosphere in which to enjoy wines from 15 different wine-makers shot and killed 20-year-old college student Alexander W A neighbor of the man who shot a gas station cashier for demanding that he wear a face mask described him as "fairly normal," someone you could talk to It was only when it came to getting vaccinated against the coronavirus that Mario N would "flip out." "Three-hundred thousand people have already died from vaccinations," N "That shit'll kill you too." Among "Querdenker," a grassroots movement of people in Germany who oppose vaccinations and restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus that mis conception is one of the most widespread conspiracy theories around The article you are reading originally appeared in German in issue 39/2021 (September 25th She recalls how he berated one of her customers because he didn’t like the way they had parked he then picked a fight with another nearby resident about wearing a mask "He has a very short fuse," says the beautician Such descriptions are making it possible to gradually draw a more accurate picture of the man responsible for a murder that shocked Germany just days before Sunday's general election The slaying is believed to be the first in the country by a coronavirus pandemic denier entered an Aral gas station in the city of Idar-Oberstein in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate but the cashier turned him away for not wearing a mask The 20-year-old college student was working at the gas station part time to earn a bit of cash walked up to the cash register and shot Alexander W in the head with a Smith & Wesson revolver said that he opposes measures for containing the coronavirus from a security camera at the Aral gas station in Idar-Oberstein It will likely take weeks before the investigation is completed Criminal psychologists warn that the motives behind such an insane act are complex But there is growing evidence that Mario N right-wing ideologues and conspiracy theory peddlers in the Querdenker scene This is also apparent in the digital trail the shooter left behind on social networks German Health Minister Jens Spahn of the center-right Christian Democratic Union party spoke of a "cold-blooded murder" and called on citizens to strictly reject any form of "pandemic extremism." Olaf Scholz the front runner in the campaign for chancellor with the center-left Social Democratic Party said that the "Querdenker" were partly to blame for having "fomented a climate in which this act became possible in this man’s head." what experts have been warning about for months appears to have materialized: The danger emanating from the corona-denier scene has clearly increased the president of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution the German intelligence agency responsible for monitoring extremism warned that deadly violence was a realistic possibility The number of participants taking part in Querdenker protests has decreased recently but the hardcore members still with the movement have grown more aggressive An "increasingly militant and more radical tone" has been registered go underground," one Querdenker wrote in a Telegram message that also caught the attention of the security authorities "The zombie robot henchmen of the Merkel state have to be held accountable for their betrayal of the people," ranted another an anti-vaxxer wrote: "It’s time to arm yourself Due to the lack of success of the protests head of the Hamburg state chapter of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution says that a small part of the movement is "now radicalizing in the fight against an imagined oppression." the Interior Ministry in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia is observing a "delegitimization of the state open calls for violence and the justification of an overthrow of the state." Authorities in Germany also aren’t ruling out the possibility of domestic terrorism on the part of the Querdenker Signs of the growing potential for violence were on displays as early as last autumn when arsonists threw incendiary devices at a building of the Robert Koch Institute suspected corona deniers tampered with a high-speed rail line in Bavaria a man hurled a Molotov cocktail at the city hall in March an expression of his "dissatisfaction with the corona rules.” president of the Thuringia state chapter of the domestic intelligence agency pandemic deniers with the "Reichsbürger," a group that rejects the legitimacy of the German government sent out a missive stating; "Every real man has to be ready to kill such slaves of Satan." The reference was to officials responsible for measures aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus A regional newspaper in North Rhine-Westphalia received a threatening letter stating that it’s editorial offices would be "blown up" if it didn’t start running stories written to the liking of the conspiracy theorists unidentified perpetrators carried out an arson attack on a vaccination center in the town of Eich in Saxony someone set fire to a tent set up for administering coronavirus tests in front of an IKEA store "The murder in Idar-Oberstein didn’t come out of nowhere," says Stephan Kramer the president of the state chapter of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution in Thuringia "We have been observing a spiral of escalation for months even calls for murder on social networks," he says words become deeds." His counterpart in the state of Baden-Württemberg Beate Bube – who at the end of 2020 became the first head of a domestic intelligence agency in Germany to place parts of the corona denial scene under official observation – sees events as affirmation of that decision such as those spread by the 'Querdenker,' convey hostility to the state "They create a climate in society for serious crimes Even the murder at the gas station last Saturday doesn’t appear to have triggered any rethinking among the more hard-core conspiracy theorists If you peruse the internet channels where the Querdenker Reichsbürger and right-wing extremists tend to meet it doesn’t take long to find those who are celebrating the deed tangible resistance to the irrational mask insanity," one wrote on YouTube "The shooter is not to blame in the slightest." Another commented: "Anyone who forces me to wear a mask is complicit in all this insanity." the head of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution in Rhineland-Palatinate statements like these are further evidence of the "proximity to violence" in parts of the protest movement In a development echoing the fight against Islamist terrorism Germany’s security authorities are also receiving tips from intelligence agencies in other countries were tipped off by the FBI in the United States that radical corona deniers in Germany and Poland were exchanging ideas on Facebook about building explosive devices – possibly for attacks on vaccination centers Links to gun shops can also be found in some of the chats on the scene One Querdenker follower even wrote that people who are not in possession of a gun license should resort to other means "Buying a crossbow is legal," the person writes Neither the Office for the Protection of the Constitution nor the police had the Idar-Oberstein shooter on their radar It was only after the shooting at the gas station that investigators began examining Mario N.’s social media profiles They say they have since secured massive amounts of digital evidence and data presumably wrote under a pseudonym until two years ago especially radicals within the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party he portrayed himself as a former CDU supporter who had turned away from the party because of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s refugee policies spoke of "fictional climate change" and warned of a "global seizure of power" by anti-fascists In his fight against a political left that he alleges rule the world he apparently got carried away with violent fantasies Mercy to those who have brought about this situation." saw his fears confirmed with the restrictions imposed during the pandemic It’s the requirement to wear a mask that appears to have bothered him most wrote on LinkedIn that his wife worked in retail and had been forced to wear a mask And that her restricted breathing was causing her to have headaches and fatigue His profile also shows that he has liked posts from users who suspect there are sinister forces behind the coronavirus measures One Querdenker posted that she wasn’t interested in hearing criticism from the government "and other powers." "Where are the overcrowded hospitals with corona patients?" the woman asked He also liked a video posted by German physician Sucharit Bhakdi one of the most prominent figures in the corona protest movement Bhakdi has downplayed the virus with pseudo-scientific arguments and he also attracted attention recently with anti-Semitic remarks Mario N.’s single family home in Idar-Oberstein is located directly below a major road with weeds running rampant in the stone front yard A surveillance camera is mounted next to the front door and two windows are secured with iron bars The self-employed software developer lived here like a hermit He spent most of his time sitting at his computer on the ground floor She says she first became concerned after the "incident with the parents happened." Mario N.’s father first shot his wife before then turning the gun on himself in the village of Herrstein reportedly told police that he believes there was a connection between the deadly crime and his parents’ corona-induced isolation The Aral gas station in Idar-Oberstein has become a makeshift memorial in recent days with goodbye letters and a small plaster angel next to them A customer walks out of the gas station and stops in front of the memorial At the summer party of the Design Campus in Trier the students from Idar-Oberstein wore jewellery as a 'living exhibition' On display were graduation pieces from the permanent loan collection from the Department of Gemstones and Jewellery as well as current works by the students The faculty of Campus Idar-Oberstein also informed the visitors about the Gemstones and Jewellery study programmes and provided them with a barbecue from the famous Idar-Oberstein Schwenkgrill The Department of Gemstones and Jewellery welcomed numerous visitors to the open day at its new location in Idar-Oberstein More than 200 visitors came to the Open Day at the new location of the Department of Gemstones and Jewellery in Idar-Oberstein in bright sunshine After the building in Vollmersbachstraße burned down in July 2022 the Department of Gemstones and Jewellery has found a new temporary home after a difficult few months The team and the students invited the citizens of Idar-Oberstein as well as alumni and colleagues from the other university locations in Trier and at the Environmental Campus Birkenfeld to visit the new premises in the former Zerfass leather goods factory seminar rooms and offices were open to visitors from 11:00 to 16:00 The students presented their current work and pictures of final theses of the fire and of the renovation measures at Zerfass were shown The professors and staff gave insights into their respective fields and workshops The students had prepared a large sales table with numerous items of jewellery and many visitors left the university freshly decorated The university thanked the Idar-Oberstein volunteer fire brigade for their quick help in rescuing the main part of the machines and tools from the old building with a barbecue dinner in the evening They made it possible that the renovation measures necessary for the move-in could be carried out in record time since the start of the semester in April this year normal study activities at the Gemstone and Jewellery Campus can now take place again to the greatest possible extent Special thanks also go to the various regional companies that supported the university and the students during the difficult months without a functioning infrastructure on the one hand by donating money and goods and on the other hand by offering students the use of workshops and machines for their final theses Representatives of the city of Idar-Oberstein and the university presidium were also present. and the Chairman of the University Council met with the politicians significantly involved in the preservation and reconstruction of the university location Member of the State Parliament Hans Jürgen Noss (SPD) and Mayor Friedrich Marx (SPD) It was agreed to soon hold further joint talks on the further development of the university location in order to strengthen the presence of Trier University of Applied Sciences in Idar-Oberstein in the medium term "Idar-Oberstein adorned" is a series of exhibitions on contemporary jewellery organised by the Department of Gemstones and Jewellery in cooperation with the Jakob Bengel Foundation and the city of Idar-Oberstein The exhibition rooms are located on the ground floor of the beautiful Art Nouveau villa of the Jakob Bengel Foundation at Wilhelmstraße 44 in Idar-Oberstein 21 April to 21 June 2023 Exhibition opening: 20 April 2023 Detlef Thomas is showing works from 1980 to 2023 the ephemera related to his jewellery will also be on display in this exhibition The ephemera intervene at one point or another in the "legibility" of the jewellery and are an interesting subtext to his works An important group of works in this exhibition are the enamels a selection of which is being shown here for the first time and which are relevant to the artist because he has used them over the years to develop his own technical approach within a technique that is thousands of years old His works are characterised by a close look at form material and function and not infrequently transgress the set boundaries in order to be able to view the works quasi from the outside and thus more comprehensively which here and there enables a completely new view of things Detlef Thomas only appears sporadically in public and thus his works are very rarely shown so extensively in an exhibition Virtual Tour 26 JANUARY - 16 APRIL 2023 IN THE BENGEL FOUNDATION has now been a synonym for the presentation of works by students of Trier University of Applied Sciences in Idar-Oberstein over the past 20 years It is a connecting link for highly diverse works because we particularly value supporting individuality and personal handwriting in as wide a range of styles as possible So it is not surprising that the primary goal of the Gemstone and Jewellery Department is to guide students on their way to becoming free-acting but critical individuals and independent artists with a unique identity This exhibition shows the work of students from the last 15 years and thus also provides an insight into the development of the department the Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts degree programme is not only about free artistic work but also - and often above all - about precious stones They do not have to be present in every work but an attitude towards the material should be developed Studying in a gemstone centre presupposes this engagement This exhibition takes place as part of the exhibition programme "Idar-Oberstein adorned" a cooperation of the Jakob Bengel Foundation the city of Idar-Oberstein and the Trier University of Applied Sciences The exhibition opening takes place on 26 January 2023 at 6:30 pm CEST at Villa Bengel, Wilhelmstr. 44, 55743 Idar-Oberstein and via Instagram live @jakobbengel You can visit the exhibition during the opening hours of the Industrial Monument Jakob Bengel Virtual Tour Ruudt Peters and Graziano Visintin through the jewellery history of the last 45 years.The show presents seven jewellery designers each a little older and active for decades who have had a significant influence on the international jewellery scene which was founded by Marianne Schliwinski and Jürgen Eickhoff in 1981 and is still one of the most important places on the jewellery scene.These artists have clearly shifted the symbiosis of art and craft towards art with their work Tendencies of Bauhaus and Constructivism are recognisable Pop Art flashes up and some pieces look like tiny architectures jewellery has been given more content than ever before.On display in each case are a few older works and a comprehensive overview of the current works photos show those pieces that seem important to the artists themselves in their development.CHRONOS looks back and forward ARTWEAR offers an insight into contemporary Dutch jewellery with works by 24 jewellery makers; a wide range of artists linked in the "Haarlems Sieraad Collectief" with very different works.some artists have just graduated others have already carved out a place for themselves in the international jewellery scene ARTWEAR shows Dutch author's jewellery in the broadest sense of the word Artistic quality and craftsmanship were taken into account in the selection of the works photographs of jewellery worn by artists from other disciplines were taken especially for this exhibition The collective was founded in 2017 in Haarlem craftsmanship and professionalism unite the members of the collective The aim of the HSC is to promote the creative climate for modern jewellery design and to draw the attention of the widest possible audience to it The town partnership Turnov - Idar-Oberstein will be celebrated in 2022 with 4 exhibitions: as well as an installation in the Bengelstiftung Baumkötter from the HFK Bremen writes about Ms Kollischan's oeuvre: "It is an artistic work in different media that examines its conditions and means and does so in a very independent way The aim of these works is not an aesthetic of any kind but the processing and investigation of the various media with the help of one's own subjectivity." 2 December 2021 - 10 april 2022 at Villa Bengel Infos, virtual tour (accompanying ThinkingJewellery XII at the Idar-Oberstein university) Can art be satisfied with a role as a supplier of consumer goods in the market of the culture industry Or is it time to focus more on the political implications of art in order to engage more proactively with contemporary social issues Perhaps the most essential question related to Lemmens' work is: what exactly is there to laugh about Criticism through humour and exaggeration runs like a thread through Lemmens' work Opening on 14 October 2021, 19:00 at the University of Applied Sciences in Idar-Oberstein MEHR INFO, ANMELDUNG & LIVESTREAM (accompanying ThinkingJewellery XII in Galerie Pfälzer Hof) the cooperation between the university and the Jakob Bengel Foundation with the galleries Chrom VI and Pfälzer Hof will continue On the theme of the 12th Jewellery Symposium "The Political Challenge of Art" Galerie Pfälzer Hof will show the installations S/S 2020 and S/S 2021 S/S 2021 uses experimental 3D modelling and rendering to create a playful digital catwalk for Bruce Asbestos' spring/summer collection Chicago and Philadelphia and Asbestos' love of American pop culture the outfits shown on the catwalk address the power of cultural identity in a globalised visual culture The S/S catwalk features wild interpretations of American icons a crocodile figure based on American McDonald's tycoon Ray Kroc who made the company a symbol of American capitalism Opening 15 October 19:00 Duration: 15 October to 31 October, daily from 17:00 to 23:00 Gallery Pfälzer Hof, Wasenstraße 90, 55743 Idar-Obersteinwww.pfaelzerhof.org | www.bruceasbestos.info (accompanying ThinkingJewellery XII at the Jakob Bengel Foundation) David Bielander does not work in themes or phases previously created works make astonishing developments So what does it mean to imitate an animal or a flower in this dystopian reality Who do we stick our tongue out at with the iconic rubber lip from 1999 And how does it interact with the 2019 Pinocchio nose carved from the wood of a confessional 17 October - 25 November 2021 at Villa Bengel (zu ThinkingJewellery XII in Galerie Chrom VI) (to ThinkingJewellery XII in Gallery Chrom VI) the cooperation between the university and the Jakob Bengel Foundation with the Chrom VI and Pfälzer Hof galleries will continue Chrom VI is showing works by the Japanese Kyoco Taniyama Her creative inspiration is motivated by the concept of "ubiety" Guided by the seemingly simple question "Where am I now?" Taniyama addresses the individual's confusion which is increasingly intensified by globalisation 16 October - 25 November 2021 at the Chrom VI Gallery. 12 August - 10 October 2021 at Villa Bengel On AiR shows works from the Artist in Residence collection in Idar-Oberstein from 2006 to the present The Department of Gemstones and Jewellery at Trier University of Applied Sciences together with the Jakob Bengel Foundation and supported by the city of Idar-Oberstein launched their Artist in Residence Programme in May 2006 Jewellery artists can use the workshops of the Department of Gemstones and Jewellery and the Jakob Bengel Industrial Monument for between 1-3 months they can live cost-free in one of Jakob Bengel's former workers' residences and receive a small stipend hold workshops and leave a piece of work created in Idar-Oberstein to the Jakob Bengel Foundation as part of the Artist in Residence Collection The works created during their stay reflect the atmosphere of the heritage-protected jewellery manufactory and the omnipresent glittering world of gemstones in Idar-Oberstein More about On AiR More about the AiR programme Campus Idar-Oberstein was represented by two graduates in Russia 2017) have been invited to take part in the "Image and Form" Award and Symposium in St 2017) has held a lecture about her jewellery and her professional life during the Symposium at Museum of Ethnography in St The Symposium is organized with the School of Jewellery Design "Form" by Galina Kovaliova and took place from 12 a.m accompanied by the Award for Young Designers "Image and Form" The Image and Form Award and Symposium takes place every two years in the Museum of Ethnography in St This years theme of the award was "collage" 2015) won the first prize in the category of Fantasy and Imagination Her poetic pieces are made from old plastic bags which she transforms to precious pendants which have aesthetical similarities to the surface of pearls a silver spoon and free participation in next years award See the graduation works of Elena Gorbunova (M.F.A. 2015) and Carolin Denter (B.F.A. 2017) Sie verlassen die offizielle Website der Hochschule Trier Hochschule Trier Fachbereich Gestaltung Studium Edelstein und Schmuck Saarstraße 2 55743 Idar-Oberstein Anfahrt | Google maps Ute Schoppet Tel.: 06781 9463-0 Fax: 06781 9463-63 es.sekretariat(at)hochschule-trier.de Mo Di & Do 08:00 - 12:00 Mi 08:00 - 15:30 Manuela Matzenbacher Tel.: 06781 9463-27 studienservice-io(at)hochschule-trier.de Mo Studiengangsleiter: Prof. Theo Smeets Tel.: 06781 9463-16smeets(at)hochschule-trier.de Stellv. Studiengangsleiterin: Prof. Eva-Maria Kollischan Tel.: 06781 9463-15e.kollischan(at)hochschule-trier.de Impressum | Datenschutz 2019 at 5:00 pm in the assembly hall of the Campus Idar-Oberstein Peter Piller is a contemporary German artist In addition to his own drawings and photographs whose pictures he assembles in thematic series is particularly characteristic of his artistic work German language and literature and art education before enrolling at the Hamburg University of Fine Arts in 1993 for the subject "Free Art" In 2005 Peter Piller had a guest professorship at the Hamburg University of Fine Arts From 2006 to 2018 he was professor of photography in the field of contemporary art at the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig Since October 2018 he has been head of the Free Art class at the Düsseldorf Art Academy Peter Piller creates photo archives and sorts them according to design elements and content-related similarities His archive is based on a collection of about 6000 newspaper photos In 2002 he received 12,000 photographs from an aerial photo archive They were produced by a company in the 1970s to be sold at the front door to the owners of the residential properties pictured The collections are supplemented by historical postcards He also undertakes migrations from cities such as Hamburg Several thematic compilations were created from the archives concise titles such as "Sleeping Houses" or "Shooting Girls" The series were exhibited several times and subsequently published in illustrated books Peter Piller is currently working on stone-age cave drawings which have been documented and archived in numerous scientific publications By reproducing and enlarging the historical pictorial documentation on the so-called "indeterminate lines" of these drawings which are removed from their cultural context and thus from an unambiguous readability An open system of signs becomes visible without being able to decipher it A visual space is created in which the ambiguous creates an echo in the viewer Piller also combines photos of cave paintings with finds from other scientific disciplines "in dealing with photographic finds of all kinds i have trained myself to be as patient as possible it is essential to distrust the first glance it is sufficient to have a vague feeling of the kind of "there could be something there" that's worth much more than a stack of pictures after the first sighting or even an idea for a way of dealing with it just as every word is surrounded by thousands of associated words and if possible always as another one." peter piller "after resolution of local early morning fog" 2019 at 17:00 in the assembly hall of the Campus Idar-Oberstein An exhibition from 13th September to 7th of October at Waley Art in Taipei completed her Bachelor in Industrial design at Hua-Fan University in Taiwan She worked in Kinjo studio for Jewellery Design after graduation and has experience with wood and other materials for tableware and furniture design She has invented a research approach to TEXT as a subject and discovered a phenomenon on the street from human habits and daily life she decided to study for her Master of Fine Arts in Gemstone and Jewellery at University of Applied Sciences Trier The artist says about her pieces: "There is always a lot to explain about the text and its meaning is also repeated to be elaborate by me on any occasion I was like the experimenter in the text project The language of these cities and the objects to which they refer the relationship being meaningful or its purpose capable of being understood." The 22nd ITAMI International Craft Exhibition’s theme is “Jewellery” Two graduates from Idar-Oberstein show their works in Japan for the first time: Felicia Mülbaier (MFA 2019) and Sonia Pibernat (MFA 2018) The Museum of Arts and Crafts ITAMI endeavors to broaden the culture of jewellery where it houses ITAMI College of Jewellery that aims to foster professional jewellery artists besides holding numerous jewellery exhibitions the recognition of ITAMI = jewellery is now widely spread not only in Japan but also abroad The organizers received 1,132 pieces of works from 339 artists including 138 applicants from 19 countries resulting to 97 selected artists out of which 8 had received prizes after strict examination the works awarded with prizes as well as those selected demonstrate careful consideration towards the relationship with body JAPAN Opening Hours from 16 Nov - 22 Dec 2019 Award Ceremony: 16 Nov 2019 Read more about Sonia Pibernat Read more about Felicia Mülbaier Read more about ITAMI The Celebrity Lists team at Ranker is comprised of a team of dedicated Ranker editors collectively bringing over 50 years of experience in entertainment journalism and research This team specializes in creating lists on the diverse worlds of celebrities from music They are the first to hear about the newest celeb gossip and through their combined expertise they deliver engaging content that resonates with fans and satisfies the curiosity of celebrity enthusiasts worldwide 2024 25.7K views 21 itemsList of Celebrities Born on Military Bases ranked by fame and popularity A military base is a facility owned and operated by one of the branches of the military Military bases can include residences for individuals who are actively serving training grounds and health care facilities Military bases can be located within a home country as well as abroad Who is the most famous person who was born on a military base military base in West Germany where his father was serving Willis and his family relocated to New Jersey “Jarhead” actor Peter Sarsgaard was born on an Air Force base in Illinois Other actors who were born on military bases include Julianne Moore Senator John McCain was born at the Coco Solo Naval Air Station in the Panama Canal Zone McCain's place of birth became a big topic of conversation when he became the Republican Presidential nominee in 2008 Although McCain was not a “natural born” U.S both of his parents were citizens and they were in Panama on an official military assignment Many people believe that an amendment should be made to the U.S Constitution to cover future situations like John McCain's.