New Perspective, New Faces at the SPK
News from 04/28/2022
At its annual reception in 2022 at the James-Simon-Galerie, the Foundation introduced several new faces and its plans for the future.
On April 27, 2022, the SPK held its annual reception. The event took place in James-Simon-Galerie, where member institutions shared a glimpse of this year's activities as well as their plans for the future. This year, the focus was on new faces at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (National Museums in Berlin) and other SPK institutions.
SPK President Hermann Parzinger said: "Things have gained momentum in recent months. Issues like sustainability and diversity have a high priority. Digital transformation is making our content and services accessible to a worldwide audience. And activities in the field of foreign cultural policy, specifically with respect to heritage preservation and accountability for museum collections, are helping us to establish a new relationship with the Global South. Throughout the Foundation, there is a conviction that having a variety of collections under one roof is a plus for the SPK, and that we need to play to that advantage more actively across a range of departments. That's especially important for our visitors: our institutions have to be even more open and become inclusive places for everyone. As you can see from our new hires, our staff is getting younger, and there are more women. There is a new drive and more openness to making things happen all across the Foundation."