Das TeufelsAlpdrucken Fahnlein

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Alles Liebe zum Muttertag - Happy Mother’s Day!

Once upon a time…..a bunch of strange people gathered in a field and said “let’s be landsknechts” and so Das TeufalsAlpdrucken Fahnlein was created. Happy 32nd Birthday DTAF! Founded May 8, 1994!

The Musée de Cluny (the National Museum of the Middle Ages) in Paris is currently running a major exhibition called "Unicorns!" — open until July 12, 2026.
For centuries, people genuinely believed unicorn horns had healing powers and could neutralize poison. Royal families across Europe paid fortunes for objects they thought were made from unicorn horn. Scientists later confirmed those objects were narwhal tusks. Nobody at the time knew narwhals existed.
That gap between belief and reality is exactly what makes this exhibition so interesting. It brings together nearly 100 artworks and historical objects from major institutions including the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Prado in Madrid, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, tracing how the unicorn moved through ancient myth, medieval religion, and royal symbolism for thousands of years.
The show is built around the Cluny's most famous possession: the "Lady and the Unicorn" tapestries, six medieval works from the early 1500s representing the five senses, plus a sixth panel titled "À mon seul désir" (To my only desire) whose meaning has never been fully explained.
The Musée de Cluny sits in the Latin Quarter, inside a 15th-century mansion built over Roman ruins. It is one of the most beautiful museum buildings in Paris and one of the least crowded.

Friday Funny!

The family tree of the Habsburgs, a German-Austrian ruling family whose domain stretched from Portugal to Transylvania, is a tangled one. What did researchers find was the cause of the distinct, "Habsburg jaw"?

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