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On September 23, the Belgian House of Representatives returned a painting by Friedrich Nerly to the SPK. It belonged to the collection of the Alte Nationalgalerie of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Old National Gallery of the Berlin State Museums) and had previously been considered a war loss. The

Peter Birle reports in arte Magazin on how the governments of various Latin American countries are dealing with the policies of the new US president. Donald Trump'seconomic and migration policy poses new challenges for many Latin American countries. The Scientific Director of the Ibero-Amerikanische

José Arturo Castellanos and one of the greatest rescue missions of the Second World War were commemorated in a live film-concert at the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut. The Salvadoran general and diplomat José Arturo Castellanos (1893–1977) saved the lives of thousands of people during the Shoah. As C

Hidden Gems today with Holger Liebs, Creative Director of SPK.

Hidden Gems today with Holger Liebs, Creative Director of SPK.

A joint archive project between Neuchâtel and Berlin sheds light on a forgotten chapter of European history

With its regional focus on Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal, the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI) has a genuinely international orientation. This also characterizes the work of the library, for which international cooperation and networks are of central importance. The internation

In memory of the recently deceased Peruvian author and Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa, a small showcase exhibition is currently presented in the reading room of the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut. Mario Vargas Llosa (1936 – 2025) visited the IAI in person several times. Among other ocasions, i

On April 3, 2025, a working meeting between Colombian Vice Minister Mauricio Jaramillo and Barbara Göbel, director of the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI), took place at the IAI on German-Colombian cooperation in science, culture and collections. Mauricio Jaramillo Jassir, the Colombian Vice Mini

On April 1, 2025, the new Ambassador of the Republic of Panama, H.E. Vladimir A. Franco Sousa, paid a visit to the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut (IAI). Director Barbara Göbel showed him around the institute, presented him holdings on Panama and exchanged views with him on the scientific and cultural