While Chancellor Angela Merkel was booked out, President Joachim Gauck tried not to talk politics. Glitter, glamour, outrageous garb and of course dancing marked this year's bash in a retro look.
An exhibition planned for the beginning of December in Berlin is to show works that belonged to the family of the shah of Iran. But it's been pushed back to later in the month - and it might not happen at all.
In a new exhibition, Bonn's Bundeskunsthalle museum asks: Is mankind really the be-all and end-all of creation?
An exhibition in Berlin shows how many artists have explored their difficult relation with money and power.
A software expert is to warn politicians about the threat of fake news ahead of next year's German election.
A relieved Magnus Carlsen has pulled even against Sergey Karjakin at the World Chess Championship in New York.
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This year's World Chess Championship is a nail-biter, with about 1 billion people tuning in online to watch.
Iranian authorities have sentenced filmmaker Keywan Karimi to one year in prison and 223 lashes after finding him guilty of "insulting sanctities." The charges stem from his documentary on political graffiti in Iran.
Adolf Freiherr von Knigge, an 18th-century writer, is still considered Germany's leading authority on etiquette. His rules can help you prepare for your next glamorous event - like the German Press Ball.
"Kati Kati," a co-production between Kenya and Germany, is set to screen in Berlin for the first time.
Tickets will go on sale next week for Jazzfest Bonn 2017, an event that draws thousands to the former German capital.
Novelist Asli Erdogan and linguist Necmiye Albay have been in jail for nearly three months for alleged terror ties. Charges against them have drawn criticism from the EU and rights groups.
The French satirical newspaper plans to release its first German issue on December 1. Editors have said it will initially comprise of translated articles and caricatures, but original German content will follow.
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A book on beer art combines painting with an ironic typology of beer drinking - from A to B.
German film "Toni Erdmann" has won the Lux Film Prize, awarded by the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The tragicomedy will represent Germany at the Oscars in February.
An eight-line poem penned by teenage Holocaust victim Anne Frank has gone under the hammer in the Netherlands for 140,000 euros, exceeding presale estimates. Frank wrote the poem shortly before she went into hiding.
In a possible tourism boost, archaeologists have uncovered an Ancient Egyptian city dating back more than 7,000 years.
A Bronze Age sculpture has been uncovered at an excavation site near Tel Aviv, reminiscent of Rodin's "The Thinker."
As France appeals for cultural asylum for Middle Eastern antiquities, the Louvre-Lens is putting them on show. But a good part of its collection was acquired through unethical circumstances during the colonial era.
Kanye West has reportedly been sent to a Los Angeles hospital over concerns for his "medical welfare." The rapper canceled 21 tour dates after ending two concerts early to give long monologues about politics.
US President Barack Obama has handed out his last round of the nation's highest civilian honor to 21 artists, athletes and other trailblazers. He said this year's recipients all had a "powerful, personal" effect on him.
Film star Christiane Paul, who studied medicine and even worked as a surgeon for several years, initially saw acting as a side job. Today she's one of Germany's most sought-after actresses - and an Emmy Award winner.
More is more: this motto has driven a new generation of photographers to ironically portray worlds of tinsel, glitter and luxury. A new exhibition in Dusseldorf, "Bling Bling Baby!," features their dazzling work.
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The German startup "PLAYTIME One Album" invites people to listen to music albums together.
Life on the moon? A visit to a Berlin-based moon startup has inspired DW's Gero Schliess to envision a better world.
It's a musical style that's compelling and melancholic, poetic and political: On Sunday, Brazil celebrates the 100-year success story of samba. DW looks back at the heartbeat of a nation.
Get into the festive spirit at the Christkindlesmarkt traditional Christmas market in Nuremberg.
Christmas is around the corner, and the countdown starts weeks ahead of time with Advent. Here's how you can't miss it in Germany.
The German Press Ball is one of the first of the season. We look at some of the most important upcoming galas.
Freddie Mercury, lead singer of rock band Queen, died on November 24, 1991, of AIDS-related complications. He fought until the bitter end to keep recording his music, and 25 years later his music lives on.
DW looks at the winners and the debates surrounding the German Book Prize.
It's not often that you get to hear chamber music of this quality. But you will this hour, including a Mozart flute quartet, a Poulenc trio and the string quartet "Intimate Letters" by Leoš Janáček.
This hour we'll return to a small gathering of chamber music lovers in an old train station in the little town of Rolandseck to hear a wind quartet by Rossini and an octet by Jean Francaix.
DW's special coverage of the Venice Biennale of Architecture
In this multimedia special, DW explores how artists around the world advocate for freedom.
A Euromaxx special from the Federal Press Ball – one of the top gala events on Germany’s social calendar is celebrating its 65th anniversary. Euromaxx takes a look behind the scenes of the ball at Berlin’s Adlon Hotel.
A bit of a diva, cool, and very intense: Marina Abramović is one the greatest artists of our time. She turns her life into art. Radical and ruthlessly frank, her body is her medium. Now this icon is turning 70.
Hans Fallada's bestseller "Alone in Berlin" gets its first English-language adaptation. KINO has an exclusive, intimate conversation with director Vincent Perez and actors Emmy Thompson, Brendan Gleeson and Daniel Brühl.
Katia and Marielle Labèque and 7 breakdancers perform David Chalmin´s `Star Cross´d Lovers´ in Bonn.
A good cover's better than a bad original – the best German covers.
Alternatives to apps that collect data. Camping cats. And Singapore in time lapse.
Nicole Frölich explores Düsseldorf. She goes shopping and looks for the world's longest bar.
Can you even see your desk under all those papers? This quirky German word will bring order to your chaos - or not.