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Our doors may have been closed for many weeks, but behind them our people have been busy. They have used that time to prepare a whole year full of special events, historical highlights, and sensational exhibitions. Soon, it will once again be possible to enjoy a real-life visit to the facilities and

In June 2016, the Foundation returned 384 books to a Masonic lodge. The SPK has previously returned other works to these “forgotten victims” of National Socialism Speaking at the handover ceremony, Hermann Parzinger, President of the SPK, pointed out that: “It was not only Jews that were persecuted,

Conservation and Restoration Many highly specialized staff are employed throughout the Foundation to preserve vulnerable cultural heritage artifacts. They perform restoration or conservation work and prevent damage occurring. Preserving unique cultural objects: restore and digitize genealogical tabl

Jahrbuch Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Vol. 51 / 2015 Among the topics covered in the 51st issue are the challenges posed to museums by the current debate on immigration and closed borders, the Foundation's contribution to protecting cultural heritage, and the way ahead for the German-Russian Museum di

Qalamos: Ein Portal, sie alle zu finden Kairo und der Nil, aus einem türkischen Küstenatlas des 17. Jahrhunderts (Signatur: Diez A fol. 57) Das Onlineportal „Qalamos“ bietet erstmals eine Datenbank aller orientalischen Handschriften in deutschen Sammlungen. Christoph Rauch von der Staatsbibliothek i

Acquisitions New items enter the Foundation's collections in various ways. Besides federal and state government funding, assistance from private collectors, public and private charitable foundations, associations of friends, and other entities is essential. Unlike the museums, the libraries make a p

Central Administration The central administration of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) assists the President. It serves the Foundation as a whole and is the central provider of administrative services for all 25 of the SPK's institutions . The Villa von d

Organs, wind instruments and iPads: Christian Breternitz's apprenticeship and years of travel in the fascinating and diverse world of musical instruments. The instrument expert is the new research associate at the Musikinstrumenten-Museum of the Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung. By Julia Spin

Im Porträt: Freya Schlingmann, Leiterin des zentralen Projektsteuerungsteams bei museum4punkt0 Freya Schlingmann, Leiterin des zentralen Projektsteuerungsteams bei museum4punkt0 © Freya Schlingmann Dass Freya Schlingmann heute beim Verbundprojekt museum4punkt0 arbeitet, ist auf gewisse Weise der The

Beginning in 2019, the Humboldt Forum will showcase the cultures of the world – but where in Berlin can museum-goers actually experience architecture? The SPK’s president, Hermann Parzinger, makes a plea for the completion of the historical center of Berlin. When the 175th anniversary of the death o