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  1. Museum Berggruen: Travelling Exhibition and Renovation of the Stülerbau by 2025 (07.07.2022)

    The Museum Berggruen hits the road: travelling exhibition of major masterpieces by Picasso, Matisse, Cézanne, and Klee to visit Japan, China, and Paris. Museum to close on September 5, 2022 for complete renovation, with reopening scheduled for 2025. Museum Berggruen is taking the show to the road wi

  2. "Don't call me...": Joint Initiative Against Racism (10.05.2021)

    To mark Germany's Diversity Day on May 18, 2021, rbb, the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz and the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin are taking a visible stand against racism by projecting a social video series on the facade of the James Simon Gallery. Every day, people in Berlin and Brandenburg experie

  3. Launch of online portal: Collections from Colonial Contexts (30.11.2021)

    Run by the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek, the portal offers an initial content of around 8,000 entries for collection items that come from a colonial context. The Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (German Digital Library) has opened the online portal "Collections from Colonial Contexts" for public use at

  4. Two Medieval Predella Panels Restituted (30.08.2019)

    The two predella panels were originally part of the collection of Jewish businessman Harry Fuld Sr. In 1940 they were bought for the Gemäldegalerie (Old Master Paintings) of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Hermann Parzinger, President of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Her

  5. 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

  6. The Foundation’s Separate Publications

    The Foundation’s Separate Publications In addition to the regular publications like the yearbook and SPK Magazine, the President of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz regularly publishes thematic and collection-based studies. They can be purchased from the Webshop and in the museum shops of the

  7. Estate of Leni Riefenstahl donated to Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (SPK) (12.02.2018)

    Heiress donates comprehensive collection of original photographs, film material, manuscripts, letters, records, and documents – Kunstbibliothek and Staatsbibliothek to work through estate – cooperation with Stiftung Deutsche Kinemathek being pursued – Parzinger: “The estate requires a special respon

  8. An Extremely Generous Gift: The Keys to Haus Bastian (12.03.2019)

    The keys to the future Center for Cultural Education of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin were handed over in a ceremony today The building designed by David Chipperfield Architects and located on Kupfergraben, an historical street in Berlin’s Museumsinsel district, was ceremoniously given to the Stif

  9. Museums close, libraries and archives open under certain conditions (30.10.2020)

    The museums of the SPK cease to open for the public from Monday, November 2, 2020 until the end of the month – its archives and libraries remain open, subject to conditions From Monday, November 2, 2020, until the end of the month, the SPK is no longer admitting members of the public to any of the m

  10. James-Simon-Galerie Opening Date Approaches (27.03.2019)

    The new gateway to the treasures of Museum Island opens for visitors on July 13, 2019 Museumsinsel (Museum Island) in Berlin will soon have another major attraction. In the future, the James-Simon-Galerie designed by David Chipperfield will welcome guests to the Museumsinsel. Chancellor Angela Merke