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Together with international partners, the Münzkabinett Berlin has set up a new digital type catalogue on the coinage of the Ostrogoths in Italy, the OCOI - Online Coinage of Ostrogothic Italy. For the first time, the digital catalogue allows freely available research within the coinage of the Ostrog

Large parts of the Pergamon Museum will reopen in spring 2027. The Collection of Classical Antiquities and the Museum of Islamic Art will present their highlights in the north wing and central building. While construction work is still underway in some of their rooms, the antique artefacts are alrea

Her Excellency Yadir Salazar Mejía, Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia, and Hermann Parzinger, President of the SPK, today signed an agreement on the transfer of ownership of three ritual artefacts from the Kogi. They had been on loan to the SPK in Bogota since October 2024. The foundation had a

Parzinger: This is the keystone of our reform / New law to come into force on 1 December 2025 On Friday night (31 January), the German Bundestag passed a new law for the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation. SPK President Hermann Parzinger commented: "The new SPK Act is a decisive step towards guid

On-schedule continuation of the basic refurbishment and extension of the Pergamon Museum with the start of the southern construction phase on Berlin's Museum Island Construction work on the second construction phase of the Pergamonmuseum is scheduled to begin in March 2025. The construction measures

The Altes Museum and the Bode-Museum will reopen on Tuesdays from 3 June 2025. This extension of services will be accompanied by an adjustment to the admission price in both museums: In future, the house ticket will cost 14 euros instead of 12 euros in each case, as in the other houses on Museum Isl

The "200 Years of Museum Island Berlin" anniversary starts with a special programme from 30 May to 1 June - island day ticket for 14 euros / annual ticket valid for 2 people. Museum Island Berlin is kicking off its fifth anniversary year with a kick-off weekend centred around UNESCO World Heritage D

The International Day of Provenance Research is taking place for the seventh time this year. On this day, the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin will once again provide insights into the diverse work of provenance researchers. In addition to the traditional guided provenance walks in cooperation with other

On 24 June 2025, PETRI Berlin will open its doors on the Spree Island and invite visitors to immerse themselves in the fascinating world of archaeology. The unique cooperation between the Museum of Prehistory and Early History of the National Museums in Berlin and the Berlin State Monuments Office s

Europe's colonial heritage plays a major role in current social discourse. The Berlin Society for Anthropology, Ethnology and Prehistory (BGAEU), founded on the initiative of Rudolf Virchow in 1869, curates a historical teaching collection of human skulls and skeletons, which was mainly compiled by