Photography, Audio Recording, and Filmmaking

Photography, audio recording, and filmmaking are possible with the permission of the press office for purposes of news reporting as well as with regard to general themes regarding the Foundation’s world.

Several photographers taking pictures (Opens a Larger Version of the Image)Photographers in the Neues Museum © SPK

News Reporting

Please direct inquiries regarding photography, audio recording, and filmmaking for purposes of news reporting on the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) to the press office of the President.

For photography, audio recording and filmmaking on current events in one of the five SPK institutions, please contact the relevant institution’s press offices.

You will find press photographs for news reporting purposes in the press area. These are available for download. The Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (National Museums in Berlin) and the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (Berlin State Library) offer press photographs for news reporting on their buildings and collections as well.

Photographs Not for Use in News Reporting

If you are planning photography and filmmaking in the rooms and at the site of the Villa von der Heydt that are not for news reporting purposes, please contact the president’s press office. The Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz charges fees for the commercial use of film, photography and sound recordings.

Each institution of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz has its own rules for photography and filming inquiries. You will find the appropriate contact persons and additional information on the relevant institution’s website.