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  1. A witness to the times: what Gerd Ruge’s estate reveals (30.03.2026)

    What do Khrushchev, Martin Luther King and Mao Zedong have in common? Gerd Ruge was there to witness their rise and fall, and as an ARD correspondent, he brought the major historical events of the 20th century into West German living rooms. The estate of this legendary reporter, who died in 2021, wa

  2. Summary of the conference "20 years of the Washington Principles: Paths to the Future" (28.11.2018)

    An international conference from 26 to 28 November 2018 in Berlin will be dedicated to the implementation of the Washington Principles on the Handling of Nazi-looted Property since their adoption in 1998. Around 800 participants, including leading experts, organisations, Holocaust survivors and thei

  3. SPK Board of Trustees approves agreement between the public sector and the House of Hohenzollern on disputed ownership issues (26.05.2025)

    Ownership of disputed collections will be transferred to a foundation under private law - SPK gives up objects as part of a compensation scheme - Parzinger: Museum visitors stand to gain the most from this agreement On 26 May 2025, the Board of Trustees of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation,

  4. Delve into the depths of the SPK’s collection histories – at the eighth Provenance Research Day on 8 April 2026 (26.03.2026)

    A rediscovered Madonna, the history of the sculpture collection, the networks of Surrealism, talking mats, and the responsible handling of human remains – all of this is linked to the work of provenance researchers. On 8 April, they will be talking about it. This year marks the eighth edition of Int

  5. Leni Riefenstahl's estate: research results, digitisation and exhibition (29.01.2026)

    The Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz has been cataloguing and researching Leni Riefenstahl's extensive estate for several years. Initial results from sub-projects are now available online; from 22 May 2026, the examination of the estate will also be visible in an exhibition at the Museum für Fotogr

  6. The Neues Museum on Berlin's Museum Island - a jewel of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (20.04.2009)

    The New Museum. On 16 October 2009, the Neues Museum will reopen after 70 years. The building, which was severely damaged in the Second World War and preserved as a ruin, has been restored over the last ten years according to plans by David Chipperfield and was handed over to the Prussian Cultural H

  7. Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation becomes a full member (06.07.2011)

    The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK) has been elected a full member of the German Research Foundation (DFG). This was decided today at the DFG's General Assembly in Bonn. For Hermann Parzinger, President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, this decision is a great success and a

  8. New image brochure of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation published (30.01.2019)

    Secrets, conversations and walks through the SPK cosmos - Celebrities such as Bibiana Beglau, Tim Raue and Robin Ticciati guide us through their favourite pieces - Kuratorium Preußischer Kulturbesitz supports the publication designed by BUREAU Mario Lombardo The new image brochure "Once around the w

  9. SPK Board of Trustees: Dr Sibylle Hoiman appointed new Director of the Museum of Decorative Arts of the National Museums in Berlin (06.12.2022)

    Dr Sibylle Hoiman will be the new Director of the Museum of Decorative Arts at the National Museums in Berlin. This was decided by the SPK Foundation Board at its meeting on 5 December 2022. The art historian, who currently heads the Architectural Art Archive at the Akademie der Künste in Berlin, su

  10. The SPK returns seven books to the descendants of Marc Bloch and Simonne Vidal (28.05.2026)

    Cultural property confiscated as a result of Nazi persecution: Three German cultural institutions return seven books to the descendants of Marc Bloch and Simonne Vidal – a ceremony was held at the French Embassy in Berlin At a formal ceremony held today at the French Embassy in Berlin, three German