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SPK President Hermann Parzinger took the visit as an opportunity to thank the federal states for their commitment to the work of the Foundation. At the invitation of Governing Mayor of Berlin Michael Müller and President of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundatio

It was a historic encounter: today, the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the directors of the German museums in the Benin Dialogue Group, the cultural affairs ministers of the Länder, and representatives of the German Foreign Office agreed on a joint statement concerning th

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

The Korean Cultural Center in Germany and the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz have signed an agreement that includes funding for a curator's position. The focus lies on research into the Korean collection of the Museum für Asiatische Kunst of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. The funds will go to

museum4punkt0 – Digital Strategies for the Museum of the Future The museum4punkt0 joint project networked institutions of different sizes and orientations. The partners developed digital offerings for new ways of learning, experiencing and participating in museums. The aim of the project was to supp

A foundation-wide task force has developed a vision for an SPK that acts sustainably in ecological, social, and economic respects. It has appointed sustainability officers, who will take up their duties on 1 October. This year it has become abundantly clear – not least due to devastating floods, wid

Cooperation with Cultural Institutions The cooperation of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) with other cultural institutions primarily serves to make its extensive holdings available to a wide audience in Germany and abroad. It is exploring cross-discipli

Cultural Assets Illegally Removed in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) Cultural assets were also seized illegally from their owners in the GDR. Such cases are handled by government agencies set up specifically for that purpose. The Foundation assists these agencies by request. In 2007 returned pa

Architectural practice Gerkan, Marg and Partner (gmp) wins design competition for the comprehensive refurbishment and extension of the Gipsformerei. A winner has been announced in the competition launched by the Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung (Federal Office for Building and Regional Plannin

One of the Foundation’s greatest patrons was James Simon. His great-granddaughter, an award-winning American filmmaker, wants to learn more, and to tell her family's forgotten history in a documentary. Chris Simon is a little surprised. Almost everyone in Berlin seems to know more about her great-gr