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To mark the 125th anniversary of the Berliner Phonogramm-Archiv, the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut and the Ethnologisches Museum presented wax cylinder recordings (1905-1934) from Latin America. These are now available worldwide in open access in the IAI's Digital Collections. To celebrate the 125th

From 2025 to 2030, research activities at the IAI will focus on the research line "Knowledge – Cultures – Medialities. Latin America and the Caribbean in a Transregional Perspective". It draws on the institute's collections and addresses relevant global social challenges.

The research network "Mecila - Maria Sibylla Merian International Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences Conviviality-Inequality in Latin America" (BMFTR) aims to contribute to a better understanding of conviviality in diverse and unequal societies. The Deputy Library Dire

The third SPK Summer Interview with Barbara Göbel, Director of the IAI and member of the SPK Interim Board, took place under the tropical-looking trumpet tree in the courtyard of the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI).

The Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI) is a new network partner of the Bayerisches Hochschulzentrum für Lateinamerika BAYLAT. The Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI Ibero-American Institute) has been a new network partner of the Bayerisches Hochschulzentrum für Lateinamerika BAYLAT (external link,

15.000 visitors accepted the invitation to the fourth “Tag im Grünen” (Day in the countryside) at the Kulturforum Berlin on September 14, 2025. The cultural and scientific institutions located there, as well as the Kirche St. Matthäus, had organized a broad programme with over 70 guided tours, conce

Karin Juruna and Txapina Juruna traveled from the Rio Xingu in Brazil to Berlin. At the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut, they viewed historical maps, photos, research diaries, audio recordings and publications about their region of origin. Their visit emphasized the importance of exchange regarding th

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

Executive Board The Executive Board manages the Foundation as a collegial body. It develops the Foundation's overall strategy and makes decisions on matters affecting all of its institutions. Die Vorstand der Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz, v.l. Achim Bonte, Marion Ackermann, Barbara Göbel, Klaus

Foundation Board The Foundation Board is the foundation's highest political decision-making body. It represents the federal government and the federal states. It elects the president and approves the annual budget. The duties and composition of the Foundation Board are regulated by law and in the Fo