using things that i'm not allowed in. but we begin with the extraordinary news that nearly 3 weeks ago on october the. german unification day a public holiday a large number of artworks were deliberately damaged in museums here in berlin however this was kept secret until a national newspaper got wind of it on changed we've been down to the city's museum island to investigate. some of the damage is clearly visible like on these egyptian site coffer guy on the 3rd of october a total of $63.00 artworks and artifacts in 4 museums were vandalized with an oily liquid investigations are still ongoing and the extent of the damage remains far from clear police only said the liquid was transparent corrosive authorities say they're at a loss as to how when by whom and why the crimes were committed the museums do have

security cameras but. if somebody doesn't say fire a water pistol and you see it but instead they smear something in a concealed way then you might not see on the camera that there's liquid on the floor or in the object. of the. police informed the public more than 2 weeks after the incident and only after media reports broke on tuesday as part of their search for witnesses they have now written e-mails to more than $600.00 ticket holders but at least 3000 people visited museum island on that day and there is no confession note speculation quickly focused on a group supporting germany's most notorious conspiracy theorist a man the man has previously said calls for attacks on the museum's because of what he calls satanist artifacts there the museums distance themselves this summer with corresponding flags still flying. we don't want to participate in such speculation we're investigating in every regard all directions. the lens museum island is

considered one of the most presses art collections in europe that directors say the security concept is currently being reviewed. for more on that story my colleague adrian kennedy is here now what do we know agent about the extent of this damage well as we heard over 60 exhibit free museums have been named the out and that's now calorie the noir museum the pergamon museum these are all on both ends famous museum island on sambal which is a world heritage site just how serious the damage is is not 100 percent clear the damage is visible and of course a 200 year old painting is very sensitive indeed. this all happened on also the 3rd a very important day here in germany is german unity day but it has come out through the press there was no statement by the police 3 weeks ago or 3 weeks so

that's why the police say they kept it under wraps in order not to jeopardize the investigation the national newspaper site broke the story it seems that they probably got wind of the story when investigators started trying to contact people who had been at the museum on the day in question now as we heard in the reports from the press have started to link the attack to this guy attila his man he's a well known controversial figure here in germany but tell us a bit more about him yes he is very controversial this is a huge man a celebrity chef and offer a very can cook book so it's been a prominent 990 and it has organized demonstrations against covert restrictions some of these protests took place on the steps of the outer museum just around the corner prompting the foundation to distance itself from. one with

a statement against and he semitism one of the many wild conspiracy theories hilda math is that this pergamon museum is the center of a satanist cult he's also recently posted a rants on the telegram messenger service where he has $100000.00 followers making a bizarre claim about the german chancellor and schumann sacrifices that were taking place at one of the closing time completely unfounded completely untrue and as you say extremely bizarre but he's not yet been named as a suspect you know absolutely no this is just press speculation the place of only said that they are investigating all possibilities they say they haven't mentioned motive of course most attacks like this are carried out by people with psychological problems or by criminals demanding a ransom political actions are usually accompanied by

a claim of responsibility that wasn't the case here but of course this all right is very serious questions about security at early news seems that museums in germany after multi $1000000.00 theft in the green vote last year and in $27.00 saying at the botha museum right there on museum island in 27th st ok adrian thank you for that round up over 60 artworks vandalised smeared with some sort of oil in 3 major berlin museums are on german you see date we'll keep you up to date with that this is obviously we're going to find out a lot more about that right the most significant prizes for young filmmakers around the world the student oscars have just been awarded in los angeles of course of will ceremony the international student oscar for animation has been won by

director pascal shipley from the. barden verdun back film academy not the school's 1st oscar indeed it is considered a real talent factory for special effects the short film the beauty is certainly very topical. the beauty takes us on a journey into the depths of the ocean to get to watch a little longer. and you realize it's no documentary but a parable fees for about pollution. starring characters made of plastic waste than just. a basic concept was to tell a story poetically and with irony. all the videos you see featuring distressed whales and turtles are so shocking and somebody i have the feeling we've become emotionally immune. filming and post production took a year and

a half. the characters like the pufferfish made a bubble wrap. of the school of fish made of flip flops where digitally animated and later integrated into night action underwater footage . does concert film i think the concept only works if it looks realistic if it makes you believe that that's what really a moon rail made of a car tire that just swam by. shelby's photo realistic aquatic fantasy invites us to suspend our disbelief and dive into a world in which nature and waste deal with pollution by entering into a secret natural symbiosis but the film doesn't spare us the harsh reality. it ends with a look at the ever growing forest of synthetic refugees it's gradually. suffocating

operations and everything that lives in them. has rightfully won accolades the international student propels pascoe shelby's arts the appeal to save the seeds into the running for the best animated short in the main oscars competition. now it's no secret that the germans like their rules which some of which to be honest can be quite useful at times sometimes not for instance there are times when you can die almost alone so would meet the germans today here's our very own rachel stewart to explain a few quirky do's and don'ts to keep you on the right side of the law. what i thought i do you want to stay on the right side of the door in germany well

there are a few things you probably didn't realize. every sunday is a quiet day the law states you can only do d.i.y. if it doesn't involve any drilling hammering or banging so i guess that leaves. other but not to saying that the cyclists laugh and skateboarding noisily residents don't even think about knowing these rules usually apply on public holidays too as well as certain times of the afternoon and evening depending on reason. i was out in germany it can really pay to hold your tongue insulting somebody can land you a hefty fine up to one year in jail here's an example from a real court case. you have. been tough the more you earn the more you pay a professional footballer recently received 825000 euro fine for insulting

a pensioner in the cup. germans are extremely m.v.d. and when it comes to pedestrian crossing and i wonder walking across the street when the light is red because man you're on the spot fine of 5 to 10 your a new drivers can even have that probation period extended by 2 years for walking and. you know sometimes i think rachel is a bit boring wouldn't it be great to be called something cool like princess aspirant oh hold it right there in germany you can only change your name if you have a really were really good reason for it like no one can pronounce it or cause the psychological distress when getting married only one partner can take a double barreled senate and when naming your children there are various legal precedents to like well the name must be easily recognizable as a 1st now that's why there's not very many baby in one of those not as running around you know names will be harmful to the child anyway fair enough up until 2008 the name also had to make it clear whether the child was man or female but that's not the case anymore let me say 21st century but titles like lord of princess are

still out. of step away from. i'm not even allowed to watch my own car in front of my own home so it was good for the water containing dirt grease and cleaning chemicals to make its way into the groundwater and eventually into rivers and lakes they dissolve a possible fine of thousands of yours and had her professional car wash up to comply with strict rules when disposing of the water the next time i remember it was out of line. most of all episodes of meet the germans on our website of d.w. dot com slash culture finally british musicians spencer davis passed around shoes day aged 81 while being treated for pneumonia in hospital as resonators group was one of the great bands of the sixty's a popularize rhythm and blues hit in europe here's a clip of him on a d.-w. show back in 9908 seeing one of his greatest hits keep on running.

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