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  1. Change of office at the head of the Berlin Collection of Classical Antiquities: Martin Maischberger succeeds Andreas Scholl (04.07.2025)

    At the end of 2025, the Director of the Collection of Classical Antiquities at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Prof Dr Andreas Scholl, will retire after more than twenty years in office. He will be succeeded by his current deputy, Dr Martin Maischberger. This was decided unanimously by the SPK Foun

  2. Five German cultural institutions restitute 221 books to the descendants of Henry Torrès (26.06.2025)

    On 26 June 2025 in Paris, five German cultural institutions handed over 221 books to the descendants of the well-known French lawyer, journalist and politician Henry Torrès (1891-1966). The books had belonged to Torrès or one of his two wives. They could be attributed to them based on the dedication

  3. Cultural assets seized as a result of Nazi persecution: five German cultural institutions restitute 221 books to the descendants of Henry Torrès (24.06.2025)

    On 26 June 2025 in Paris, five German cultural institutions handed over 221 books to the descendants of the well-known French lawyer, journalist and politician Henry Torrès (1891-1966). The books had belonged to Torrès or one of his two wives. They could be attributed to them based on the dedication

  4. Until 14 September: Season of the Kolonnaden Bar on Museum Island is extended (28.08.2025)

    Due to its great success and the good weather, SPK, the Berlin Vagabund brewery and visitBerlin want to run Berlin's most beautiful summer venue for a fortnight longer - Kolonnaden-Bar opens every Wednesday to Sunday from 2pm and 4pm to 10pm The Colonnade Bar is the summer hit par excellence! Due to

  5. Verena Lepper from the Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection becomes the new director of the Getty Villa in Los Angeles (27.08.2025)

    Prof Dr Verena Lepper, currently curator at the Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection, is leaving Berlin for California. The 52-year-old Egyptologist and orientalist will head the Getty Villa in Los Angeles in future. The Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades is one of the two locations of the J. Paul G

  6. Love is everything - the SPK gives its all and participates with 17 museums in the Long Night of Museums on 30 August - Ackermann: The public can look forward to many attractions (28.08.2025)

    The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation is taking part in the 43rd Long Night of Museums with 17 museums, which starts on 30 August under the motto "Love in Berlin". This year's focus will be on the Museum Island, which is celebrating its 200th anniversary. All the buildings on the "island" are op

  7. Save the Date: Day in the Green at the Kulturforum Berlin (29.07.2025)

    On 14 September 2025, the Kulturforum Berlin will once again be transformed into a large event space - both indoors and outdoors. For the fourth time, the cultural and scientific institutions based there, as well as the church, are inviting the public to a festival for young and old, this year under

  8. Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation moderately raises admission prices at the Kulturforum and the Alte Nationalgalerie (29.08.2025)

    At the turn of the year, admission to Friedrichswerder Church will also be subject to a charge - New entrance situations Kulturforum: From 1 October 2025, the price of the Kulturforum ticket, valid for all exhibitions and museums at the site, i.e. the Picture Gallery, Art Library, Museum of Decorati

  9. 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

  10. A print rarity by Albrecht Dürer: Hercules returns from Berlin to Kassel after 143 years (19.09.2025)

    Art and Culture Minister Timon Gremmels today received a work by Albrecht Dürer from Prof. Dr Marion Ackermann, President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, together with Dr Justus Lange, Permanent Representative of the Museum Directorate Hessen Kassel Heritage (acting). The proof for "He