Kosmos

Culture, travel, fashion and culinary delights: the Kosmos pages of Lufthansa Magazin bring you interesting and useful tidbits from around the world

Boston, USA

Essential forms

“When I paint a picture, its every detail is expressive,” Henri Matisse (1869–1954). The French artist is arguably the world’s greatest master of classical modernism alongside Picasso. An exhibition of his work begins April 9 at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston (Photo: Acrobat, 1952).

mfa.org

Photo of Matisse's work Acrobat, from 1952 — © Charles Fréger, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Worldwide

Walk back in time

The Great Himalaya Trail, Silk Road, Way of St. Jacob: The guidebook 500 Walks covers the oldest long-distance trails and walks around the world. An ideal companion for all avid hikers, it provides detailed routes and plenty of entertaining facts.

knesebeck-verlag.de

Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education, in the elder, a part of experience

Francis Bacon(1561 - 1626) English philosopher, lawyer and statesman

Florence, Italy

What goes around

Re- and Upcycling are in style. Catch these iconic sandals at Sustainable Thinking (until March 8, 2020) at the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum in Florence.

ferragamo.com/museo

Six Shows In Germany

Final kiss

Makeup, platform boots, flames: Kiss have a reputation of outrageous outfits and shows. In the 46 years they’ve been together, the US megastars have sold over 1000 million albums. Now they’re on the road for their (allegedly) final tour, and in Germany from May 27.

kissonline.com

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Saddle up!

In their element

Big-city jungle

Vintage discovery

Preserved in time