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  1. Four Baroque paintings returned from the Berlin Picture Gallery (03.07.2006)

    Today, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation returned four paintings from the 18th century. The paintings were handed over to the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin for restoration in 1942 via an art dealer, but were not collected again despite repeated requests. From then on, they were kept in the col

  2. Deep mourning for Norbert Zimmermann (29.11.2021)

    Long-standing Vice President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation dies at the age of 75 - Parzinger: A veteran of the SPK The former Vice President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Norbert Zimmermann, is dead. He died last week in Berlin at the age of 75. Zimmermann served the f

  3. Cultural Forum: The Piazzetta becomes Johanna and Eduard Arnhold Square (04.11.2024)

    The former piazzetta at the entrance to the museums at the Kulturforum was today named after Johanna and Eduard Arnhold. This commemorates the Jewish couple who patronised art, culture and science during the imperial era and the Weimar Republic. With the naming of the square, the museums at the Kult

  4. Annual press conference 2017 (08.02.2017)

    For the first time outside the Villa von der Heydt: at the 2017 annual press conference at the Altes Museum, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation presented its plans for the coming year. SPK President and the directors of the five institutions gave an outlook and took stock The Prussian Cultura

  5. Priorities of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation in 2023 (16.02.2023)

    Annual reception at the Pergamonmuseum - Parzinger: "We will resolve the reform backlog and enable the institutions to take on more responsibility and autonomy - but at the same time further develop the SPK foundation network. At the annual reception on Wednesday evening, the institutions of the Pru

  6. Foundation stone laid for the Central Reading Room of the Berlin State Library (24.04.2006)

    The foundation stone for the central reading room of the Staatsbibliothek Unter den Linden is being laid today in the presence of the Minister of State for Culture Bernd Neumann and State Secretary Lütke Daldrup, who is standing in for the Federal Minister of Building Wolfgang Tiefensee. The new bui

  7. Vice President Norbert Zimmermann retires after 27 years of service at the SPK (29.07.2011)

    Norbert Zimmermann, who has held the office of Vice President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK) since 1997, retired today. Hermann Parzinger, the President of the Foundation, honoured him with the words: "An era is coming to an end for the SPK. Norbert Zimmermann has had a decisive

  8. Topping-out ceremony for the extension and remodelling of the Berggruen Museum of the Berlin National Gallery (20.09.2011)

    Today, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation is celebrating the topping-out ceremony for the extension and remodelling of the Berggruen Museum in Berlin-Charlottenburg. In summer 2012, this home of the National Gallery of the National Museums in Berlin will be reopened with around one thousand s

  9. 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

  10. Secret State Archives and State Library once again receive funding to preserve written cultural assets (18.09.2020)

    Special funds from the Coordination Centre for the Preservation of Written Cultural Heritage (KEK) are once again being used to support projects at the SPK: The Geheime Staatsarchiv PK will restore and digitise the estate of the architect Franz Schwechten. The Berlin State Library is continuing the