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  1. Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation presents its annual programme and plans for the future (28.04.2022)

    Annual reception 2022 in the James-Simon-Galerie - Parzinger: We have new strategic goals and are facing up to the great challenges of our time The institutions of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation provide an insight into their annual programme and their plans for the future. As President He

  2. Argentine LELOIR Prize for Barbara Göbel, Director of the Ibero-American Institute (20.04.2022)

    On 19 April 2022, the RAICES and LELOIR prizes were awarded in Buenos Aires to four Argentinian and three international scholars. Barbara Göbel, Director of the Ibero-American Institute (IAI) of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK), is one of this year's winners of the LELOIR Prize. The P

  3. Foundation Board clears the way for the return of the Ngonnso' to Cameroon (27.06.2022)

    Parzinger: Object is regarded by the Nso' as a mother deity and has great spiritual significance for the society of origin At its meeting today, the Board of Trustees of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz authorised SPK President Hermann Parzinger to conclude an agreement with the relevant autho

  4. museum4punkt0: Try out & share digital mediation (24.06.2022)

    Projects for digital cultural mediation present prototypes and provide insights into project work - Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth: unique concept. The project partners of the museum4punkt0 joint project presented the applications they have been developing since 2017 at a showcase in Ber

  5. Exemplary partnership between SPK and Museums Association of Namibia enters next phase (23.05.2022)

    Objects travelling from Berlin to Namibia - long-term, collaborative research process with cultural heritage communities, artists and scientists 23 objects from the collection of the Ethnologisches Museum der Staatli-chen Museen zu Berlin will travel to Namibia on 27 May 2022 as part of the partners

  6. Opening of the restoration department and handover of the Berlin collection inventories in Luanda (17.05.2022)

    On 17 May 2022, the Goethe-Institut Angola presented the translation of the complete, multi-volume object list of the Angola collection of the Ethnological Museum Berlin to the Angolan Ministry of Culture at a ceremony. In this way, the partners hope to contribute to greater transparency in the deba

  7. Benin bronzes: Agreement for repatriation still in 2022 (28.06.2022)

    SPK President Parzinger: Objects should be returned to Nigeria "as quickly as possible" - Long-term loans at the Humboldt Forum An agreement on the transfer of ownership and loans for the so-called Benin bronzes in the collection of the Ethnological Museum of the National Museums in Berlin is to be

  8. Decision by the Board of Trustees: Carolin Schreiber heads the Department of Manuscripts and Historical Prints at the State Library (28.06.2022)

    New addition comes from the Bavarian State Library - Focus on user-orientation and basic research - Parzinger: New department well positioned From autumn 2022, Dr Carolin Schreiber will take over the management of the newly formed "Manuscripts and Historical Prints" department at the Staatsbibliothe

  9. Foundation Board decides: Ralph Gleis will continue as director of the Alte Nationalgalerie (28.06.2022)

    This appointment completes the reorganisation of the Nationalgalerie network - Parzinger: Ralph Gleis has completely revitalised the Alte Nationalgalerie with an innovative and contemporary programme - Gleis: moving forward into the future with momentum Ralph Gleis will be the future director of the

  10. Foundation Board clears the way for returns to Namibia and Tanzania (27.06.2022)

    23 objects from the Ethnological Museum to remain permanently in Namibia - agreement on repatriation to Tanzania also possible Namibia 23 objects from the collection of the Ethnological Museum of the National Museums in Berlin can remain in Namibia permanently. The Board of Trustees of the Prussian