Recommended exhibitions: Bob, Bach, Banksy and Japanese culture

Whether it's rock and folk in Oklahoma, classical music in Weimar or street art in Bremen, music and art lovers will enjoy these exhibits. And in Liege you can experience Japanese culture.

the footsteps of Bob Dylan in Oklahoma

Fans of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan will soon have a new place of pilgrimage: on May 10, the Bob Dylan Center will open in Tulsa, in the US state of Oklahoma.

There you will be able to see a collection of more than 100,000 pieces about the musician's career, including manuscripts and concert recordings unpublished so far. More information at www.bobdylancenter.com.

Virtual tour of the historical place where Bach played

The Palace Church in the German city of Weimar was one of the places where the famous composer Johann Sebastian Bach stood out.

Almost 250 years after it was destroyed by fire, the chapel called Himmelsburg can be admired again since April 10, with the help of virtual reality.

The Tourist Office of the German state of Thuringia specified that, thanks to technology, the chapel in which Bach worked repeatedly during his stay in Weimar between 1708 and 1717 comes to “life” in an overseas container.

The exhibition “Himmelsburg 2.0" can be visited until May 1 in Weimar, in east-central Germany. It will then be exhibited in other German cities and in Europe. More information is available at www.thueringer-bachwochen.de/projekte/himmelsburg/.

Banksy in Bremen and other cities

British street artist Banksy is one of the greatest pop culture phenomena of these times. It is still a mystery who is behind the famous pseudonym, but its art can be enjoyed in the special exhibition “The Mystery of Banksy - A Genius Mind”.

The exhibition opens its doors from 8 April to 14 August at the BLG-Forum in the German city of Bremen. Graffiti, photographs, sculptures, engravings and video installations by the British artist are exhibited there, which have been reproduced and compiled for this special exhibition.

The exhibition, which premiered in the German city of Munich in March 2021, can now also be seen at three other locations: in the German cities of Erfurt (until 1 May) and Leipzig (from 20 May to 4 September) and in the Austrian town of Linz (until 15 May).

According to the organizer, 2022 exhibitions are also planned in Hamburg, Frankfurt, Essen, Kiel and Nuremberg. More information is available at www.mystery-banksy.com.

Japanese culture in a Belgian train station

From zen gardens to samurai, from Buddha to origami. The multifaceted Japanese culture is the center of a new exhibition entitled “I Love Japan” at the Europa Expo of Guillemins Station in the Belgian city of Liege.

As described by Europa Expo, the “immersion tour” takes Godzilla and famous manga comics through the streets of Tokyo.

The exhibition opened on April 2 and is scheduled to run until September 30 at the long-distance train station in the city of eastern Belgium. More information at www.europaexpo.be.

dpa