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Have a look at our three monkey items in Etsy -
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Three
Monkeys Collectors Day 2019 in Europe
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Good news.
Next years’ Collectors Meeting will take place on Saturday,
September 28, 2019 in Goirle in the
Netherlands.
More……..
(text in Dutch only)
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(December 06, 2018)
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Picture of
the Month - December 2018
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When
searching for three-monkey statues, it may be worthwhile to also
visit furniture stores. This is what we found in a shop in France. More…..
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(December 01, 2018)
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Three
Monkeys Stretch Band
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Here is
another new and unusual three-monkey item that you may have never
seen before. More…..
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(November 25, 2018)
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3 Wise Monkeys Car Air Freshener
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When you
think that by now you have seen all no evils, here is something new
for you. More…..
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(November 21, 2018)
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No evil Buddhas
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If you like
no evil Buddhas you may wish to visit
this online shop in the Netherlands: More…..
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(November 14, 2018)
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Artist’s
impression
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It often is
amazing how artists can create their own version of the hear no evil, see no evil and speak no evil
symbol. More…..
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(November 07, 2018)
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Picture of
the Month - November 2018
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The Picture
of the Month for November was taken during a car drive through
Southern Germany. More…..
If you would like to see more vehicles with the No Evils, click here.
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(October 31, 2018)
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The
three-monkey symbol
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We are
always a bit amused when the three-monkey symbol, that has its
roots in a Japanese Folk Belief, is used in ceremonies of Christian
Religions. More…...
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(October 24, 2018)
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Pope Francis
and hear see and speak no evil
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It was
probably overdue, a cartoon of the pope posing like the three wise
monkeys. More…..
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(October 17, 2018)
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40 years of
collecting the three wise monkeys
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Forty years ago,
on October 11, 1978 your webmaster bought his first three wise
monkey set in an Emporium Retail Store in Hong Kong. Since that
time, the collection has grown to over 3600 No Evil sets.
Statistically seen, over all these years, the collection grew with
an average of almost 8 sets per month. And still, this considerable
total quantity represents only a fraction of all No Evil sets
available in this world. Here are some panorama photos of part of
the collection, taken about 5 years ago. Panorama
1 and Panorama
2
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(October 11, 2018)
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The theft of
a three-monkey set on camera
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A security
camera has captured the theft of three-monkey figurines in the Esso
gas station in Ospring, N.W. of Toronto,
Canada. More…..
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(October 06, 2018)
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Picture of
the Month - October 2018
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The theme of
the Picture of the Month for October is once more Halloween. More…..
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(September 30, 2018)
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Message from
the Dutch National Library (Koninklijke Bibliotheek)
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“The fact that
websites such as "digital heritage" are worth preserving
is internationally recognized in the 2003 UNESCO Digital Heritage
Charter. It notes that the digital heritage can be lost and
urgently must be retained for use by current and future generations
of scientists.
As a
national library, the Koninklijke Bibliotheek is legally responsible for the
collection, description and storage of publications published in
the Netherlands, whether electronic or not. The KB sees it as its
task to keep websites sustainable and accessible to future
generations and to protect them from losses due to technological
aging.
For this
reason, the KB archives websites that present a representative
image of Dutch culture, history and society on the Internet as a
collection.
Your website
www.three-monkeys.info
will be permanently archived and stored for this purpose. Archiving
will take place for the first time from 21st September 2018. Thereafter, successive
versions are recorded regularly.“
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(September 25, 2018)
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No Evil
Cakes
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It is
amazing to see how many people have been inspired by the three
monkeys to create No Evil Cakes. More…..
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(September 20, 2018)
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Three
Monkeys Collectors Conference 2019 in USA
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News from
the organizers: We will reschedule the conference for this
February, 2019 in Savannah, Georgia. If you have a preferred
weekend in February, please let us know!
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(September 16, 2018)
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Three
Monkeys Collectors Conference 2018 in USA
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The
Savannah, Georgia No Evil Monkey Collector Conference scheduled for
this coming weekend has been canceled due to Hurricane Florence.
More news to follow.
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(September 11, 2018)
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Pictures of the Month – August and September 2018
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We hope you had a
good summer. Here are the Pictures of the Month for August and
September 2018: Picture
August. Picture
September.
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(September 01, 2018)
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Michio Iida
passed away
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We received
the very sad news that our dear friend and fellow three-monkey
collector Michio Iida passed away on July 22, 2018 in Kyoto, Japan.
Michio has written several books related to the 3 monkeys:
- The Koshin
faith
- Himachi, Tsukimachi
and Koshinmachi (sun, moon and the Koshin
wake)
- Deities
such as Shomen Kongo
and Sarutahiko
- The three
monkeys
All of his
books were written in traditional Japanese language and are
scientific studies, usually only of interest for further academic
studies. More…..
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(July 29, 2018)
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Summer
Break 2018
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Wish you all a nice summer with
interesting three-monkey experiences and in case you are a
collector, we wish you many new no evils for your collection,
Your Webmaster.
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(July 10, 2018)
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Picture of
the Month - July 2018
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A statue of
three cute no evil kids, spotted in the Beeldentuin
in Garderen in the Netherlands. More…..
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(June 30, 2018)
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Ribbon
Cutting today of
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an exhibition showing photos of the No Evil
Project in a Senior Centre in Worcester, USA. More…..
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(June 26, 2018)
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The Three
Monkeys Panel in Nikko, Japan
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During April
2017 we have reported about the restoration of the famous
three-monkey sculpture in Nikko Japan. We have now created a
picture story about this project showing the various steps during
the restoration process. More…..
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(June 25, 2018)
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Large three
monkey statues on auction in Germany (2)
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In our
message of June 12, 2018 we informed about an auction for three
large bronze monkeys. These monkeys can still be purchased on the
internet at the regular price of EURO 1790.00 (approx. US$
2080.00). Just so that you know. More…..
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(June 18, 2018)
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Large three
monkey statues on auction in Germany
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Sometimes
interesting items can be found in online auction catalogs. Like
this large set of bronze monkeys to be auctioned soon. Starting
price approx. US$ 120.
More…..
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(June 12, 2018)
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Three
Monkeys Collectors Day in Holland
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Here are
some photos of this event that took place on June 2, 2018, as well
as a report (only available in Dutch). More…..
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(June 06, 2018)
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Picture of
the Month - June 2018
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Three wise
monkeys keeping an eye on the traffic on Kharghar
Monkey Point in Mumbai, India. More…..
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(June 01, 2018)
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Three
Monkeys in Chicago?
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A newspaper article mentions several apartment
buildings in Chicago with large three monkey decorations. Here
an example. If you want to read the article, scroll further
down on this
page.
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(May 25, 2018)
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Interesting
Japanese three-monkey items
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Zena Kruzick informed
us, that she is offering two interesting three-monkey items from
Japan in her Tribal Art Store in San Francisco. More…..
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(May 18, 2018)
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Three
Monkeys Collectors Conference 2018 in USA
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The program
and much more
information about this event has become available now. It takes
place on September 13 – 16, 2018 in Savannah, GA, USA.
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(May 15, 2018)
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Three Monkey
photos from Japan
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Fellow
collector Frank Lyness from the UK recently visited Japan and has
sent us some nice three monkey photos. More…..
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(May 13, 2018)
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Interesting
no evil sculpture
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Three faces
with hear no evil see no evil and speak no evil combined in one
sculpture. More…..
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(May 07, 2018)
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Picture of
the Month - May 2018
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Even in
remote places the three wise monkeys can be found. Like in Northern
Cyprus. More…..
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(May 01, 2018)
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Colorful no
evil pictures
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If you are
looking for colorful no evil pictures, you may wish to try this
link.
More…..
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(April 25, 2018)
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Three
Monkeys in Bad Liebenwerda, Germany
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If you're
not married at the age of 30, you'll have to perform all sorts of
fun tasks on the marketplace of this little town in former
East-Germany and that under the public eye. What the three monkeys have
to do with this is not quite clear. More…..
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(April 20, 2018)
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A rare opportunity
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A boxed
Royal Doulton figure of 'Three Wise Monkeys'
BA64 with certificate on auction in the UK. More…..
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(April 13, 2018)
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Three-monkey
illustrations
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Pratigya Beniwal, a designer
from Mumbai, India has made a number of three-monkey illustrations,
or as they are called in India: Gandhis-Three-Monkeys.
More…..
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(April 13, 2018)
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Three
Monkeys Collectors Conference 2018 in USA
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Here is all
information we have available at this moment. More…..
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(April 06, 2018)
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Picture of the Month - April 2018
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A modern 4th monkey with a smartphone. Don’t
hear, don’t see, don’t speak.
More…..
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(April 01, 2018)
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11 Years
Three-Monkeys.info website
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Tomorrow, March 31, 2018 our
website will be 11 years old. Many thanks to all of our website
visitors and especially those who have sent us interesting
contributions and other informations.
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(March 30, 2018)
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Three
Monkeys Statue from France
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In our
Guestbook is an interesting entry from France about a newly created
three-monkey statue. More…..
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(March 25, 2018)
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Three
Monkeys Collectors Conference 2018 in USA
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The new date
is now set for September 13 – 16, 2018 in Savannah, GA, USA. If you
want to participate, it is advised to inform the organizers now. More…..
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(March 20, 2018)
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Protest
demonstration
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The no evil
monkeys are a popular subject for protest-demonstrations. Like this
recent union demonstration in Frankfurt Germany. More…..
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(March 15, 2018)
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A bar in
Basel Switzerland
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Barfly, a
bar in Basel Switzerland is using a funny no evil logo. It needs a
little bit of time to grasp the full meaning. More….
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(March 09, 2018)
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Picture of the Month – March 2018
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Three wise monkey cookies from Japan (real cookies, not the
ones from the internet).. More…..
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(March 01, 2018)
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No Evil Cats
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A few days
ago we featured pictures of no evil dogs, just because of the Chinese Year of
the Dog, We think that it is only fair to
also show photos of no evil cats. More…..
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(February 23, 2018)
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Chinese
Calendar - Year of the Dog
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Today,
February 16, 2018 is the start of the Year of the Dog. Maybe a good
reason to visit our page with three no evil dogs. More…..
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(February 16, 2018)
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No Evil in
Prison
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In JAM News,
a media platform from the Caucasus region: Letters from prison. A
life-sentence convict writes letters to those ‘on the other side’
illustrated with a dramatic no
evil monkeys drawing. If you want to read the
article…..
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(February 12, 2018)
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The three
Monkeys of Mahatma Gandhi
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A recent newspaper
article in the Times of India confirms that also in India there
still is much confusion about the whereabouts of the three-monkey
figurine that Mahatma Gandhi has possessed. (Please note that “teen
bandar” means three monkeys in the local
language). Two “official”
photos showing Gandhi’s last possessions, well-known to many 3-monkey
collectors, can be found on the website of the Indian Ministry of
Information and Broadcasting. But there is no mention as to where
these items are located. Photo
1 and Photo
2.
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(February 06, 2018)
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Picture of
the Month – February 2018
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An unusual
representation of the No Evil Monkeys, discovered in a superstore
in Germany. More…..
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(January 31, 2018)
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From Refuse
to Reuse
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One person’s
trash is another’s artwork. In “From Refuse to Reuse,” a newly
opened exhibit at Las Vegas City Hall’s Grand Gallery, artist Jud
Turner shows “The Candidates”, three wise monkeys made from (among
other things) motorcycle parts and old tools. More…...
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(January 25, 2018)
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Three Monkey
Golf Balls
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Seen in
Japan, a set of three-monkey golf balls complete with tees. More…..
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(January 22, 2018)
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No Evil
Tattoos
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We probably
have mentioned that already before, but tattoos do not exactly fit
in our lifestyle. Not even world’s “best” no evil tattoos. More…..
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(January 14, 2018)
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Hotbed Hotel
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Hotbed Hotel
is a full-length comedy by Michael Parker, which centers around a young couple trying to sell a one-star
hotel, and everything that goes wrong. Here a photo of a No Evil
scene. More……
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(January 08, 2018)
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Picture of
the Month – January 2018
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Hear, See
and Speak no Evil in Star Wars. More…..
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(December 31, 2017)
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Three wise
skulls
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A leg
amputated female athlete from Germany, who, as a heart wish, wants
to have three hear, see and speak no evil skulls to be engraved on
her leg prosthesis. An unusual story, unfortunately only available
in German language. More…..
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(December 24, 2017)
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2018 Three
Monkeys Collectors Meeting in the Netherlands
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The date has
now been set on Saturday June 2, 2018 in the city of Oss in the
Netherlands. More news will follow later.
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(December 18, 2017)
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See Hear
Cry
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German
artist Uwe Müller-Fabian presently shows several of his paintings
in Museum Oranienburg Germany. The title
of the exhibition is: Sehen, Hören, Schreien (See,
Hear, Cry). More…..
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(December 11, 2017)
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Can You
Help?
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We
frequently receive messages from people that are looking for a
specific 3-monkey or no evil item. We have now published a request
for a three-monkey lamp in our Guestbook and
hope that one of our readers can help. More…..
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(December 04, 2017)
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Picture of
the Month - December 2017
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Quite a
surprise to find a huge No Evil photo on the third floor of the
Airport hotel van der Valk in Dusseldorf
Germany. More…..
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(November 30, 2017)
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Four wise
monkeys
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A German
politician shows a 4-monkey group that he has carved himself. The
text is in German but not very relevant to the photo. More…..
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(November 20, 2017)
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Start of the
carnival season
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November 11
at 11.11 am is the start of the carnival season in Germany and
Switzerland. A good reason to see how carnival enthusiasts make use
of the three-monkey symbol. The latest additions are at the bottom
of this
page.
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(November 11, 2017)
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Picture of
the Month - November 2017
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A happy and
colorful photo from Morocco. More…..
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(October 31, 2017)
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Three
Monkeys Collectors Conference 2018 in USA
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The 2018 USA
No Evil Monkey Collectors Conference will take place during October
2018 in Savannah, Georgia. More news to follow.
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(October 23, 2017)
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Three
Monkeys Collectors Day 2017 in Nijland
the Netherlands
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Because of last-minute cancellations for health reasons, the
attendance of the 2017 three-monkey meeting in Friesland, the
Netherlands was slightly below expectations. 32 participants
enjoyed a very pleasant and well organized day. Many thanks to the
organizing committee. More…..
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(October 16, 2017)
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Research
about the origin of the three monkeys
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Fellow
collector Alexey from Russia has discovered interesting information
about the three monkeys during the 13th century in
Japan. Please view his
message in our Guestbook. More…..
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(October 08, 2017)
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Unique and
unusual No Evils
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Several special
items have been added. The latest additions are at the bottom of
the page, as usual. More…..
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(October 07, 2017)
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Picture of
the Month - October 2017
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The Pinot
Evil bottle (Pee no evil! Haha!) mixes very well with other wine bottles in a US
grocery store. More…..
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(October 01, 2017)
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No Evil Big Ladies
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Gertruud Hartog from the
Netherlands wrote in our Guestbook about her No Evil “Big Ladies”. A good reason to
feature her very nice creations in an artist’s page in our website.
More.....
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(September 15, 2017)
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Picture of the Month – August and September 2017
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Here are the
Pictures of the Month for August with a painting of 3 no evil
otters and for September with the three monkeys in Nikko Japan after
their complete restoration during this spring. Picture
August. Picture
September.
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(August 31, 2017)
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Summer
Break 2017
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Wish you all a nice summer with
interesting three-monkey experiences and in case you are a
collector, many new no evils for your collection,
Your Webmaster.
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(July 15, 2017)
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Three Monkeys Collectors
Conference 2017 in Kansas City, USA
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Here is the
report from organizer Gregg Ottinger with photos. More…..
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(July 09 2017)
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An unusual
three monkey box
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Spotted in Canada
in a store called Ten Thousand Villages a see no evil monkey
puzzle. Maybe something for your wish list? More…..
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(July 07, 2017)
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Picture of the Month - July 2017
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A Vanity Fair cover from long time ago. More…..
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(June 30, 2017)
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Our
Guestbook / Message board
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A visit to our
Guestbook can be useful, interesting or good for a laugh. Don’t
forget to have a look once in a while. More…..
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(June 26, 2017)
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Three Monkeys Collectors Conference 2017 in Kansas City, USA
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A group photo is already available, view
here and the next conference is scheduled for October 2018 in
Savannah, Georgia. More news to follow.
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(June 22, 2017)
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No Evil Art in the Muslim Museum, UK
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Hear no evil, see no evil and speak no evil, Muslim art by
Hannah Habibi-Hopkin. More…..
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(June 15, 2017)
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Three Monkeys Collectors Meeting 2017 in Kansas City, USA
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Today the conference starts and if you are a three monkey
collector and happen to be
in the area, just contact Gregg Ottinger and he will give you all
details, so that you possibly still can join. More…..
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(June 08, 2017)
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Picture of the Month - June 2017
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No evil street art in Bristol, UK. More…..
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(June 01, 2017)
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No evil
graffiti in Berlin
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Obama,
Merkel and Putin as hear, see and speak no evil in an oversized
graffiti on the wall of a building in Berlin, Germany. More…..
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(May 27, 2017)
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Three Monkeys Collectors Meeting 2017 in Kansas City, USA
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June 8 is getting very close but you can still decide to join
this interesting event. It is advised to hurry now! More…..
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(May 22, 2017)
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Our online Three Monkeys Store
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If you are looking for some special Three Wise Monkeys or
other unusual No Evil items, please visit our online shop. There
you may find that item you have been looking for. More……
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(May 15, 2017)
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Postcards with no evil geishas
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About 100 years ago it became very popular for visitors to
Japan to send postcards with three hear see and speak no evil
geishas to friends and relatives all over the world. At that time,
the No Evil symbol was not yet very well known in the rest of the
world. Most probably these postcards have greatly contributed to
the worldwide popularity of the Hear, See and Speak No Evil
proverb. More…..
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(May 08, 2017)
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Picture of the Month - May 2017
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White elephants are rare, but what about white elephants
that hear no evil, see no evil and speak no evil? More…..
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(May 01, 2017)
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Three wise monkeys panel in Nikko Japan
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Over the past years the paint of this famous sculpture had
peeled and the deterioration had become more noticeable recently.
Now it has been restored and is available to the public again. More…..
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(April 25, 2017)
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Easter
bunnies
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Also bunnies
hear no evil, see no evil and speak no evil. More…..
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(April 19, 2017)
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Cartoons with the three wise monkeys
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Obviously a popular subject for cartoon artists. Over 1700
items in Cartoonstock.com. More…..
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(April 13, 2017)
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Five wise monkeys
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The three wise monkeys are well-known. Many people also know
about the four monkeys of which number 4 represents do no evil,
have no fun or even have no sex.
But did you know that also
five monkey statues exist? Here is a selection. More…..
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(April 06, 2017)
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Picture of the Month - April 2017
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Three large statues of No Evil children made by Gilde
Germany, the makers of Hummel figurines and others. More…..
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(March 31, 2017)
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10 Years
Three-Monkeys.info website
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Tomorrow, March 31, 2017 our
website will be 10 years old. We would like to use this opportunity
to thank all of our website visitors and especially those who have
contributed by sending us interesting information.
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(March 30, 2017)
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Three Monkeys Collectors Meeting 2017 in Kansas City, USA
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Gregg Ottinger has sent out an update Newsletter about this
important meeting. More…..
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(March 21, 2017)
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No Evil Neckties
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The extremely long neckties of America’s new president seem
to have renewed the interest in this almost forgotten fashion
accessory. Did you know that neckties with no evil monkeys exist? Here are a few examples. More…..
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(March 20, 2017)
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Angela Merkel hear, see and speak no evil
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In a series „No Evil“ cartoons of well-known people, this
picture also deserves a place. More…..
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(March 13, 2017)
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Donald Trump TWEET no evil
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Hear, see and tweet no evil by Donald Trump. A funny
cartoon. More…..
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(March 07, 2017)
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Picture of the Month – March 2017
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The hear, see and speak no evils composed of kitchen items
feature the Picture for March 2017. More…..
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(March 01, 2017)
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A reminder
|
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The US
three-monkey collectors meeting 2017 will take place on June 8 – 11
in Kansas City. The program will be published as soon as available.
Here is some preliminary information. More…..
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(February 23, 2017)
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Three wise monkeys as roof decoration.
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A company in Germany offers the 3 monkeys as decoration for
on a roof or elsewhere. A nice idea that has its price. More.....
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(February 17, 2017)
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Three monkeys car radiator mascot
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A rare genuine three monkeys car radiator mascot was
auctioned by Bonhams in the UK. Sold for UK£ 1’500.--. More…..
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(February 11, 2017)
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The wise monkeys for your phone or tablet
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A 3D live wallpaper on Google Play for your phone or tablet!
Fully animated three wise monkeys change their positions while
screens swipe. More…..
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(February 04, 2017)
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Picture of the Month – February 2017
|
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The Chinese
Year of the Rooster starting on January 28, 2017 is the theme of
the Picture for this Month. More…..
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(January 28, 2017)
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No Evil Project
|
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After the internet “excitement” about the no evil emoji’s, here is the next internet hype
(noevilproject.com), making inappropriate use of the three monkeys
symbol. More….
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(January 21, 2017)
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European
3-Monkeys Collectors Day 2017
|
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On October
7, 2017 the next Collectors Day will be held in Nijland
in the North of the Netherlands. More details to follow.
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(January 14, 2017)
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A three monkeys museum in Israel
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Netanya in Israel has a three monkey’s museum. A very nice
idea and the website looks OK. However, the organizer/curator does
not react to any emails from us, so we cannot give you more
information than just the link to the website. More…..
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(January 07, 2017)
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Picture of the Month – January 2017
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Not sure what the artist wanted to bring across with this
piece of art. “Railway to heaven”?
More…..
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(January 01, 2017)
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