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  1. Advancing Digital Transformation in Museums (08.05.2017)

    museum4punkt0 is the name of a recently launched, cross-institutional “ideas laboratory“ for digital applications in museums. We spoke about it with Markus Hilgert, manager of the project and director of the Vorderasiatisches Museum of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. What are your expectations of t

  2. Privacy notice according to Art. 13 GDPR for participation in videoconferences with the WebEx application

    Privacy notice according to Art. 13 GDPR for participation in videoconferences with the WebEx application The recording of a video conference and the subsequent use of the recording are only permitted with the express consent of all participants. Secret recording is punishable as a violation of the

  3. Sam Bardaouil und Till Fellrath named Directors of Hamburger Bahnhof (10.09.2021)

    The founders of the multidisciplinary curatorial platform Art Reoriented will jointly lead the Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum for Contemporary Art – Berlin of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (National Museums in Berlin) as Directors from January 1, 2022 At its meeting today, the Board of Trustees of the

  4. Generous support for the Museum Berggruen: Berggruen family to donate one million euros a year from 2025 onward (10.09.2021)

    The Museum Berggruen of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, part of the SPK, will significantly expand its program work, to which end it will be granted greater autonomy. To this end, the Berggruen family will support the museum with one million euros annually after renovation work is completed, probab

  5. Rathgen-Forschungslabor

    Rathgen-Forschungslabor The internationally networked Rathgen-Forschungslabor examines objects ranging from ancient times to the present day. It takes an interdisciplinary approach to clarifying matters of preservation, material, origin, and forgery. The seated figure of Hetepnjaus from the Ägyptisc

  6. Works from the Kunstgewerbemuseum and Skulpturensammlung restituted to Oppenheim heirs (22.01.2018)

    The SPK has worked successfully with the heirs to reach a good solution for Nazi-confiscated cultural property. Margarete Oppenheim (1857–1935) owned one of the largest art collections in Germany. A fair and just solution in accordance with the Washington Principles has been agreed for a total of el

  7. Department of Budget and Financial Services, and Internal Services

    Department of Budget and Financial Services, and Internal Services The department is responsible for the foundation’s budgeting and accounting. It coordinates cross-departmental fundraising and internal administrative matters, and is responsible for conducting all procurement procedures (ZVS). Dirk

  8. Here’s to Good Neighbors! (19.06.2017)

    On the way to the Humboldt Forum with new neighbors: even during the relocation process, highlights from the Museum für Asiatische Kunst and the Ethnologisches Museum of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin are on display, making a guest appearance on the Museumsinsel as heralds of the Humboldt Forum. Th

  9. Repurchase of a Kirchner etching after restitution (16.08.2017)

    The SPK has returned nine works of art to the heirs of the Jewish businessman and collector Eugen Moritz Buchthal. It has repurchased an etching by E. L. Kirchner for the Kupferstichkabinett. Lawyer Lothar Fremy, who represents the heirs, said: "The Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultu

  10. Discussions Regarding Benin Bronzes in Nigeria (21.05.2021)

    Hermann Parzinger, President of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) took part in a visit to Nigeria organized by the German Foreign Office from May 17 to 21. He made the following statement on the discussions held there concerning the Benin Bronzes: "Our st