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The SPK returned masks made by the Kogi people to Colombia during Colombian President Gustavo Petro Urrego’s visit with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Until recently, the Ethnologisches Museum of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Ethnological Museum of the National Museums in Berlin) held

Books from the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin and SLUB Dresden have been returned to the descendants of French politician Georges Mandel The Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, SPK) and the Sächsische Landesbibliothek – Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden (S

The SPK has returned a 16th-century sculpture of the Virgin Mary nursing the infant Jesus to the heirs of Jakob Goldschmidt. On January 20, the SPK returned a 16th-century statuette of a nursing Madonna to the heirs of the Jewish banker and businessman Jakob Goldschmidt. The work was acquired in 193

Umgang mit archäologischen Objekten Viele Sammlungen der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin bewahren archäologische Objekte: das Ägyptische Museum und Papyrussammlung, die Antikensammlung, das Ethnologische Museum und Museum für Asiatische Kunst, das Münzkabinett, Skulpturenmuseum und Museum für Byzantini

Following the completion of provenance research on skulls from German East Africa, an extensive report on the pilot project has now been published. “We are prepared to restitute these remains immediately, and we are waiting for signals from the countries of origin,” says SPK President Hermann Parzin

“How will we build the future?” asks the recently published annual report of the SPK, which focuses on the internal changes underway at the Foundation and the people behind them. The 2021 Annual Report of the SPK has now been published. In his foreword, SPK President Hermann Parzinger recalls a “yea

Privacy policy for the processing of personal data in video-monitored areas The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK) uses video surveillance at its museums and other properties. In the following, we would like to inform you about the processing of personal data in this context. A. Responsible

SPK president reacts to media reports that Nigeria’s departing President Buhari has transferred ownership of all objects to Oba Ewuare II, the successor to the kings of Benin. Last December, Foreign Minister Baerbock and the Federal Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Claudia Roth, returned the

SPK adopts Open Science declaration for greater transparency and quality in science, as well as broader public involvement Open science is a central topic not only in science and research, but also in the cultural sector and society as a whole. In addition to open access, it requires open data and o

Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh and brother of King Charles III, visited Museum Island Berlin on 22 May On May 22, a limousine pulled up next to the flight of steps in front of James-Simon-Galerie. Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh and brother of King Charles III, stepped out to shake hands with