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  1. Prizewinners of the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2026 (12.01.2026)

    The winners of the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2026 in the subjects of piano and chamber music with wind instruments The Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2026 ended with a resounding final concert at the Konzerthaus Berlin on Sunday evening . This year, the c

  2. Restitution of a lost painting to the SPK (23.09.2025)

    On 23 September, the Belgian House of Representatives returned a painting by Friedrich Nerly to the SPK. It belonged to the collection of the Alte Nationalgalerie of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and was previously considered a loss as a result of the Second World War The painting "SS. Giovanni e

  3. Germany's oldest classical music competition reinvents itself - winners of the composition category announced (10.12.2012)

    Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2013 organised by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, the Rectors' Conference of German Music Universities and the Berlin University of the Arts In 2013, the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition will take place for the first tim

  4. IAI participates in panel on information infrastructures for Latin America and the Caribbean at LASA Congress in Paris (10.06.2026)

    At the LASA Congress in Paris, international experts discussed connected information infrastructures for Latin America and the Caribbean. The IAI was represented by Christoph Müller, who also helped organize the panel as Vice President of REDIAL. The Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI) participated

  5. The "Forum Transregionale Studien" is founded (19.10.2009)

    The "Forum Transregionale Studien" was founded on 16 October 2009 at the official residence of the President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation. It is based on a recommendation by the Berlin Science Commission, which sees this type of study as a special opportunity to raise Berlin's intern

  6. FELIX MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY UNIVERSITY COMPETITION 2013 (10.01.2013)

    From 2013, Kurt Masur will be the patron of the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition Kurt Masur is the patron of this year's new Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition. Through his work and also through his role as President of the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Foundation Lei

  7. Special prize for the "Architekturpreis Berlin 2009" for the Neues Museum (03.11.2009)

    On 30 October 2009, David Chipperfield Architects and the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation were awarded the special prize for the Berlin Architecture Prize 2009 for the restoration of the Neues Museum on Berlin's Museum Island. Hermann Parzinger, President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foun

  8. German museums and exhibition centres still very well attended in 2017 - total number of museum visits increased by 2.2% year-on-year to 114,375,732 (14.12.2018)

    Museums in Germany reported a total of 114,375,732 visits in 2017. Compared to 2016, the number of visits is therefore 2,498,647 (+2.2%) higher than in the previous year (2016: 111,877,085 visits). German museums reported a total of 8,765 special exhibitions. The number of visits varied depending on

  9. "Humboldt Forum. Das Projekt / The Project": Thomas Flierl and Hermann Parzinger present their new publication (06.07.2009)

    Over the next few years, the Humboldt Forum, a new type of cultural and knowledge centre, will be built on Schlossplatz in Berlin's historic centre. The new book, published by "Theater der Zeit", provides a comprehensive history of the Humboldt Forum project. It outlines the current state of plannin

  10. Sharing Knowledge, Strengthening Networks: The IAI in Guatemala (28.08.2025)

    In July 2025, the IAI was active in Guatemala: A network meeting strengthened the exchange on digital collections in Central America, indigenous literature was acquired at the book fair, and the library of the Centro de Estudios de las Culturas en Guatemala received a book donation. In July 2025, th