Topics of the Week 19
From the marble Met Gala appearance and the historic Champions League fairytale to the Eurovision anniversary in Vienna and a turning point in the Swiss museum landscape. We present the images and backgrounds that defined the week.
The living statue of New York
Heidi Klum has done it again: at this year's Met Gala in New York, she stole the show. While the other guests arrived in classic silk and lace under the motto «Fashion Is Art», the German supermodel appeared as a perfect sculpture - a kind of living Liberty.
A bold look made of foam and latex that shows Klum, at age 52, remains the undisputed queen of self-presentation. It is an image that surely caught your attention this week.
The heroes of the Lachen
FC Thun is back in the spotlight. Just in time for the club's 128th anniversary, we look back at the highlights of the team from the Bernese Oberland. Our archive image from August 23, 2005, shows Tiago Bernardi and Mauro Lustrinelli after the sensational 3-0 victory against Malmö at the Wankdorf in Bern - the moment that sealed their entry into the Champions League.
Did you know that the club reached the Cup Final in 1955 as an NLB club? A club that proves that clocks and soccer tick with their own unique passion at Lake Thun.
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Number of the week - 70
Thun again! Did you know that ESC hopeful Veronica Fusaro also comes from Thun? While FC Thun celebrates its return, all of Europe is looking to Vienna this week, where the anniversary final of the 70th ESC is taking place.
The Austrian capital will become the epicenter of glitter as 35 nations sing for the coveted glass trophy. Particularly exciting for us: how will Switzerland perform in the second semi-final on May 14? Vienna is ready for a musical firework display. Are you?
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Views of Lake Thun
The Swiss museum landscape faces a turning point: the Winterthur-based SKKG foundation is voluntarily returning Ferdinand Hodler's masterpiece 'Lake Thun with Bluemlisalp and Niesen' to the heirs of the Jewish collector Martha Nathan. Since the painting was sold in 1941 under pressure from Nazi persecution, the SKKG considers this a clear case of flight-related assets.
The decision significantly increases the pressure on the Kunsthaus Zurich. While the SKKG is taking definitive action, the Buehrle collection in Zurich remains mired in a deep debate regarding the provenance of its works. The contrast could not be greater: proactive restitution here, lengthy provenance research there.