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Ceremony in Luanda celebrates opening of restoration department and handover of collection inventories from Berlin At a ceremony on May 17, 2022, the Angolan branch of the Goethe Institute presented the Angolan Ministry of Culture with a translation of the entire inventory, comprising several volume

Cooperation with Cultural Institutions The cooperation of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) with other cultural institutions primarily serves to make its extensive holdings available to a wide audience in Germany and abroad. It is exploring cross-discipli

Cooperation with Scientific Institutions The Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz cultivates close, long-term cooperation with scientific institutions in various disciplines. It collaborates with them on different projects. These cooperative projects are primarily concerned with making the Foundation’

Cultural Assets Illegally Removed in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) Cultural assets were also seized illegally from their owners in the GDR. Such cases are handled by government agencies set up specifically for that purpose. The Foundation assists these agencies by request. In 2007 returned pa

Cultural Assets Relocated to Russia as a Result of the War At the end of the Second World War, numerous cultural assets were transported to the USSR. A large number of them are still there. The Federal Republic of Germany and the cultural institutions affected are seeking their return. In 1958–59 th

Cultural Education Numerous people from Germany and abroad visit and use the Foundation’s museums, libraries, and archives. Its offerings to impart culture and fulfill its task of educating are correspondingly broad. The Staatliche Museen zu Berlin offer children and young people of all ages a varie

Numerous people from Germany and abroad visit and use the Foundation’s museums, libraries, and archives. Its offerings to impart culture and fulfill its task of educating are correspondingly broad. More on This Subject

Current Advisory Board Laurence des Cars President of the Musée du Louvre Special expertise in the subject areas: Universal museum, Europe, international museum engagement Didier Houénoudé Art historian Special expertise in the subject areas: African art, decolonisation Richard Kurin Advisor to the

Current Figures The 2021 Budget The budget of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz is divided into an operating budget and a construction budget. The budget plan for 2021 includes total expenditures of around 368,95 million euros. more Income, Donations and Third-Party Funds in 2020 The Foundation

Current Foundation Board As stipulated in the Board statutes, the federal government and the Länder of Berlin and North Rhine-Westphalia each have two representatives on the Foundation Board. The other Länder each have one. The Board elects its chairperson and vice chairpersons for a term of three y