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Before he retires in May 2025, Hermann Parzinger will be on hand to answer your questions. As a prehistorian, the Foundation’s President specialises in various aspects of early human history, including the transition to a settled way of life and the emergence of equestrian nomadism (the culture of t

Recently, Dr Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of the Republic of Egypt, sent a letter to Prof Dr Hermann Parzinger, President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, requesting the return of the bust of Nefertiti. The letter is not signed by the Prime Minist

Yesterday, Tuesday, representatives of Germany and Iraq presented a joint initiative in New York that opposes the destruction of Iraq's cultural heritage. In the next few days, the two countries will submit a draft resolution to the UN. Hermann Parzinger, President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage

Former Vice President dies at the age of 89 - Parzinger: Pioneering and formative figure, especially in times of reunification The former Vice President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Peter Hofmann, is dead. He died in Berlin at the end of August at the age of 89. Hofmann served the S

SPK President Parzinger: Cultural institutions must do more to combat the rise of anti-Semitism - Invitation to the piano in memory of the hostages For 100 days, around 110 Israeli men, women and children have been held captive by the terrorist organisation Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Their situation a

Commenting on the current restitution debate, Hermann Parzinger, President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, said: "As Norman Rosenthal rightly points out, the restitution of artworks cannot make up for the inconceivable crimes committed by the Nazi regime against the European Jews. Germ

Francesco Stella (Vicenza) wins architectural competition - unanimous decision by the jury The three partners of the Humboldt Forum, Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (SPK), Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin (ZLB) and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU), are delighted that an outstanding basis ha

The President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation Hermann Parzinger, the Director General Michael Eissenhauer and the 15 museum directors of the SMB, in particular the collection directors concerned, Udo Kittelmann and Bernd Lindemann, have decided on the further course of action regarding

Return of Benin bronzes from German museums embedded in broad-based cooperation in the field of museum exchange, new museum construction and archaeology - Memorandum of Understanding signed In addition to the return of artefacts from the historical Kingdom of Benin from German museums to Nigeria, mo

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Minister of State for Culture Bernd Neumann, and the President of the Foundation, Prof Dr Hermann Parzinger, today bid farewell to Prof Dr Peter-Klaus Schuster as Director General of the National Museums in Berlin an