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from 20 to 200 € We, the House of Lobster, for New Year's Eve, no imposed, to copious and expensive menu but the usual menu with some special festive [...]
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The modern and cosmopolitan capital of Luxemburg is a definitely human-sized city. The traces left by history fuse with the effervescence of current life. This valuable mix is one of the pillars of the city's identity, a melting pot of cultures with a rich history.
According to the description of a French author in the early years of the 19th Century, Luxemburg was an impressive fortress comparable to the site of "Gibraltar", which had the reputation to be unseizable. Its strategic position between the French Kingdom and the German Empire explains why the citadel of Luxembourg was one of the major strongholds in Europe, from the 16th Century all through its dismantlement in 1867.
The citadel grew stronger and greater with the comings and goings of the European powers (the Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire, the House of Burgundy, the Habsburgers, the Kings of France and of Spain, and finally the Prussians). The greatest fortress engineers from all over Europe, including Vauban, left their marks. Today, the stronghold of Luxemburg embodies this common European history.
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"A portrait of Humanity, and a plea for humanity".
Edward Steichen was born in 1879 in Bivange/Luxembourg. At the age of 2, he emigrated with his parents to the United States, where he later embarked on his career as a photographer. Soon he had established a worldwide reputation: the star photographer in society magazines like "Vanity Fair" and "Vogue", portraitist of countless celebrities. During the Second World War, he was the Director of the Photographic Department of the US Navy, then continued his career as an advertising and theatre photographer.
As Director of the Photography Section of the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York, he realised his most ambitious project: the exhibition "The Family of Man". In 1966, Steichen asked the American authorities to allow the travelling exhibition to be located permanently in Luxembourg. This "Patriarch of Photography" ((L. Fritz Gruber) died in 1973 in West Redding (Connecticut) at the age of 94. In 1953, right in the middle of the Cold War, Edward Steichen started a project which he himself described as the most ambitious in his life: an exhibition that was to be a portrait of Humanity in its entirely, transcending frontiers of nations, religions, ideology or mentality, and showing human life in all its aspects: from birth, via family life, friendship, leisure, as well as illness, war and death. Of over two million photos examined, only 503 had the privilege of being included in the exhibition: these photos are from 68 countries, taken both by world-famous and anonymous photographers.
From its premiere in 1955 in New York, The Family of Man broke all records for attendances. In six versions, the exhibition started a world tour, travelling through 69 countries and admired by over nine million visitors.After essential restoration work on the photographs, the photographic event of the 1950s can once again be admired in its original splendour. Optimal storage conditions, interactive terminals and an audio-guide system ("Expo talk") specially designed for the occasion have been provided to show off this unique masterpiece on display in the Chateau of Clervaux, which Steichen considered "a nice place".|
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