Want to go a museum, but either time is tight or the museum is on the other side of the world? No problem! With the Google Art Project you can take a virtual walk through many world-renowned museums from the comfort of your own smart phone. Check this video out and take in the “sites,” from “The Dream” by Henri Rousseau at the MoMA in New York to the marbled skin of a wounded Amazon at the Old National Gallery in Berlin. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Here is a little taste of the 28-minute short film "Das heimliche Geräusch" (“The Secret Noise”) by Michael Watzke, which is based on true events.

The “Shorts at Moonlight” festival is an insider tip not only for short film lovers which captures its audience with an exceptional program.

In this part of the report about the short film festival “Shorts at Moonlight” we’ll have a look at the highly topical short film “Bank Crisis” by Till Penzek and Joe Frickey.

What might the proposed raising of the mandatory retirement age look like in reality? The short film "Work for All" by Thomas Oberlies takes a funny and critical look.

We meet Tom, the owner of the first longboard shop Lassrollen [Let it Roll] in Germany, who tells us all about longboards, their history, his experience with and connection to longboards.

The "Ode to Joy" is one of the most well-known pieces of music in the Western classical canon. But its path to becoming Europe's anthem was long and winding. Watch this video and embark on a journey through the history of European unity.

At the Atelier Goldstein, talented and ambitious artists, who are restricted in other areas of life because of a disability, realize their full potential.

German champion alpine ski racer Maria Riesch likes to show her glamorous side as well sometimes. In an elegant evening dress she celebrates her bronze medal win at the Kandahar slope at the trendy club P1 in Garmisch. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

German comedian Michael Mittermeier produced a documentary about his Burmese collegue Zarganar, who was arrested and sentenced to 35 years imprisonment for joking about the Burmese regime. Mittermeier talks to “dpa video” about his documentary and the role of humor in the fight against totalitarian systems. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Knud Seckel sings the famous Falcon song by “Der von Kürenberg,” which is likely one of the most well-known Middle High German texts. It originates from around the year 1160. The author, Der von Kürenberg, is said to have come from and worked in the Bavarian/Austrian region and is considered as the first minstrel singer known by name who sang in German.

The tears flowed freely when the victor's crown was placed upon her head. Anne-Kathrin Kosch has been chosen Germany's most beautiful woman. Miss Germany 2011 loves wearing stilettos and, in her free time, she enjoys martial arts. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Bad luck for Diane! She is captured by Markus, the soul snatcher, at the medieval market in Durlach near Karlsruhe. Take a look at the rough customs of the Middle Ages and how she ransoms herself. This Yabla exclusive video contains many expressions using the obsolete "Royal We" or Pluralis Majestatis.

Diane has just ransomed herself from the claws of Markus, the soul snatcher, and already she abandons herself to the vice of gambling. Have fun with this second part of our Yabla Exclusive video from the Middle Ages. This Yabla exclusive video contains many expressions using the obsolete "Royal We" or Pluralis Majestatis.

Did you miss your German class last week? Well you can be glad you didn’t live in the Middle Ages, as the concept of punishment in those days was… torturous. The director of the Middle Ages Torture Museum of Rüdesheim/Rhein shows us the instruments of torture used on people who misbehaved, and points out that some Middle Age methods such as waterboarding are still used by some dubious governments today. Viel Spaß beim Lernen!