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At its budget adjustment sitting on November 26, 2020, the budget committee of the Bundestag approved a special program for the upkeep of the historic buildings of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz. At its budget adjustment sitting on November 26, 2020, the budget committee of the Bundestag, th

Gemäldegalerie director's position to be advertised – Nationalgalerie management to be split into three positions – Grütters and Parzinger thank Michael Eissenhauer On November 23, 2020, the Foundation Board of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz, chaired by Minister of State for Culture Monika G

To combat the COVID pandemic, stricter protective measures have been introduced on SPK premises: 2G, FFP2 mask and (in some cases) prior registration Staatliche Museen zu Berlin 2G for the museums : entry to the museums (incl. participation in guided tours, workshops and other events inside the muse

SPK is returning human remains from the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte and grave goods from the Ethnologisches Museum to Hawaii. Edward Halealoha Ayau, Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) representative, explains what iwi kūpuna are and what their return to Hawaii signifies. What happens to the anc

On February 11, 2022, the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (SPK) will hand over 32 ancestral remains to a representative of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA). The ancestral remains have been in the keeping of the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin since 2011. A

Current members of the Kuratorium The current members of the Kuratorium Preußischer Kulturbesitz and their representatives are listed below. The Board of Trustees elects the chairperson and the respective deputy for a period of two years. Re-election of the chairperson is possible. Member companies

After years spent moving the collections of the Ethnologisches Museum and the Museum für Asiatische Kunst, they are finally on show in the heart of Berlin, with an additional focus on their colonial contexts. Together with Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Minister of State for Culture Moni

The famous statue of the Hindu god Vishnu from the collection of the Museum für Asiatische Kunst was recently moved to the Humboldt Forum from the Dahlem district of Berlin, where the museum's storage depot will continue to be located. That was no easy task, given the statue’s weight of almost 500 k

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

The provenance of human skulls from what was German West Africa is being investigated in a three-year joint research project at the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte. It is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media. The collections of the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschi