Germany marks the 500th anniversary of Luther’s Theses

The start of the Protestant Reformation is commonly dated to 1517, when Martin Luther published his 95 Theses, supposedly nailing them to the door of the All Saints Church in Wittenberg. The quincentenary of that event is being marked in the northern German heartland, where there will be several exhibitions. Foremost among them is The Luther Effect: Protestantism500 Years in the World at the Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin (12 April- 5 November).
The show, which is organised by the nearby Deutsches