Bonn – the City

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• Mayor of Bonn visited the FSC International Center

  Representatives from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) and the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) welcomed Mayor of Bonn Mr. Jürgen Nimptsch who visited the FSC International Center in Bonn on 29 January 2010.

  Mayor of Bonn visited the FSC International Center
  URL: http://www.bonn.de/wirtschaft_wissenschaft_internationales/t opthemen/09441/index.html?lang=en
  

• The fifth season: Bonn celebrates Carnival

  Those among you who have lived in Bonn for more than a year, know: the Rhineland has not only the usual four, but at least five seasons! And for many people the fifth season, Carnival, is the best one.

  The fifth season: Bonn celebrates Carnival
  URL: http://www.bonn.de/tourismus_kultur_sport_freizeit/karneval_ in_bonn/index.html?lang=en
  

• 'Curious?': Art in the 21st Century from Private Collections

  For the first time since its inauguration in 1992, the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany is honouring the commitment of private collectors with a major exhibition presenting a selection of 145 works by 57 artists from 15 private collections in Germany, France and Switzerland from 29 january to 2 May.

  'Curious?': Art in the 21st Century from Private Collections
  URL: http://www.bonn.de/tourismus_kultur_sport_freizeit/topthemen /09360/index.html?lang=en
  

• James Cook and the Exploration of the Pacific

  From 28 August until 28 February the Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle presents an exhibition about the British navigator and explorer James Cook. The exhibition includes around 500 original exhibits presenting the voyages of James Cook and the international team of scientists and artists accompanying him.

  James Cook and the Exploration of the Pacific
  URL: http://www.bonn.de/tourismus_kultur_sport_freizeit/topthemen /08528/index.html?lang=en
  

• United Nations in Bonn

  Bonn has managed to shape for itself a new profile as the German City of the United Nations. The Bonn UN Campus is the visible symbol. Since July 1996, Bonn is entitled to call itself a UN City.

  United Nations in Bonn
  URL: http://www.bonn.de/wirtschaft_wissenschaft_internationales/u no-stadt/index.html?lang=en