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Berlin, Sep 4 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Hayoung Jeon).- Germany marked Friday the 30th anniversary of the seizure of the STASI files.FOOTAGE OF THE GERMAN HEALTH MINISTER DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE.
Montevideo, Jul 28 (EFE).- The Torres Garcia Museum, a space devoted to preserving part of the artistic legacy of the iconic Uruguayan painter and creator of Constructive Universalism, on Wednesday celebrated its 30th anniversary with a simple event in which numerous personalities from the South American country's cultural milieu participated.At age 107, Joaquin Torres Garcia's then-widow Manolita Piña (1883-1994) managed on July 28, 1991, to achieve her dream of gathering together in one place in Montevideo a large collection of works by the artist who "changed the history of art in this country," according to Alejandro Diaz, the museum director.The great-grandson of the painter with Catalan roots said that the influence of the works of Torres Garcia (1874-1949) "was and continues to be very significant" for society in Uruguay, the country where the artist was born and died, although he lived in Spain, the United States and France before returning to his homeland and founding the painting workshop that nurtured artists like Jose Gurvich, Gonzalo Fonseca and Julio Alpuy.After 30 years, the museum is now confronting the present and immediate future in a rather "fragile" state, given the coronavirus pandemic which forced it to remain closed for a year-and-a-half, as Jimena Perera, the president of the Torres Garcia Foundation and another great-grandchild of the artist, said.Nevertheless, she added that this situation should open up "an opportunity for dialogue" with other institutions to seek their support.Meanwhile, Uruguayan Education and Culture Minister Pablo da Silveira emphasized that his ministry intends to continue supporting the museum, which is privately managed and under an agreement with the state whereby Torres Garcia is considered "the symbol of Uruguayan culture.""It's one of the great treasures of Uruguayan culture, not only for what he painted, but also for the experience of the Torres Workshop, which was a workshop that trained a great many people. Many of them continued painting according to Torres' style, others committed their patricides and ended up distancing themselves in their painting style, but a few owe a great deal to the maestro," he said in remarks to EFE at the close of the event.Da Silveira commented that his ministry is working on a number of measures to support culture, which has been "hard hit" by the pandemic but which, at the present time, has a "very positive outlook" because, he said, people want to go out and take part in or experience cultural activities.The Torres Garcia Museum, located in Montevideo's historic Old City and one of the sites most visited by international tourists, includes paintings, sketches and watercolors and 12,674 written documents, including letters, art books and essays. FOOTAGE BY RAÚL MARTÍNEZ Y SANTIAGO CARBONE.
Berlin, Dec 19 (EFE/EPA).- People in Berlin gather Saturday to mark the 4th anniversary of the terror attack on the Christmas market at Breitscheidplatz square.Breitscheidplatz square was the target of a terror attack on Dec. 19, 2016 in which 12 people were killed when a truck plowed through the Christmas market. (Camera: HAYOUNG JEON).SHOT LIST: CANDLES AND FLOWERS ARE PLACED AT THE MEMORIAL DURING THE 4TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TERROR ATTACK ON THE CHRISTMAS MARKET AT BREITSCHEIDPLATZ SQUARE IN BERLIN, GERMANY.
Berlin (Germany), Nov 20 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Timm Schamberger).- Germany marked the 75th anniversary of the Nuremberg trials against 21 Nazi leaders and collaborators.FOOTAGE OF NUREMBERG, GERMANY.
Moscow, Nov 9 (EFE/EPA).- The art object "Fragment of the Berlin Wall" created by the artist Tatiana Ludanik to mark the 30th anniversary of the reunification of East and West Germany in 1990, was demolished Sunday in Moscow, the same day when the Berlin Wall fell. (Camera: YURI KOCHETKOV).SHOT LIST: THE CEREMONY OF THE DEMOLISION OF THE ART OBJECT "FRAGMENT OF THE BERLIN WALL - THE END OF DIVISION OF GERMANY AND EUROPE 1990" BY THE ARTIST TATIANA LUDANIK AT THE MUZEON PARK OF ARTS IN MOSCOW, RUSSIA.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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