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  1. A Royal Visit to Museum Island (25.05.2023)

    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

  2. Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek Relaunched: Better Features, More Content, New Search Options (20.04.2023)

    From May 2023, the website of the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (DDB) will have even more cultural treasures to discover. The DDB now has more than 45 million cultural objects on virtual display from the digital collections of approximately 780 cultural and knowledge institutions. The Deutsche Digita

  3. Kunst, Raub und Rückgabe

    Kunst, Raub und Rückgabe Das Erinnerungsprojekt „Kunst, Raub und Rückgabe – Vergessene Lebensgeschichten“ erzählt von verlorener Kunst und von Juden und Jüdinnen, die einst das Kulturleben Deutschlands entscheidend geprägt haben, die aber von den Nationalsozialisten verfemt, entrechtet, verfolgt, au

  4. Parzinger: Benin Bronzes Must Be Publicly Exhibited (09.05.2023)

    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

  5. Sanchi Gate: an Enduring Companion of the Museum für Asiatische Kunst (21.04.2023)

    A symposium was held on April 20, 2023, to celebrate the installation of the East Gate of Sanchi outside the Humboldt Forum. This copy of the ancient Indian structure was created by Bamberger Natursteinwerk Graser with the assistance of two stonemasons from India. The Sanchi Gate in Berlin is a reco

  6. We are appalled by this horrific crime (13.10.2023)

    Deutsches Historisches Museum (German Historical Museum) and Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) condemn terrorist attack on Israel – Joint Statement The Deutsches Historisches Museum and the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz are stunned by the attack on Israel.

  7. Zeitschrift für Ideengeschichte

    Zeitschrift für Ideengeschichte Since February 2018, the SPK has been co-editor of the renowned "Zeitschrift für Ideengeschichte". The quarterly issues, published by C.H. Beck Verlag, are devoted to current discourse in the humanities in an original and multi-layered way. The Zeitschrift für Ideenge

  8. Privacy policy for the processing of personal data in video-monitored areas

    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

  9. The History of the Finds: Nefertiti and the Pergamon Altar (13.01.2023)

    Renowned the world over, they are the absolute highlights of the Museum Island: the bust of Nefertiti and the reconstructed Pergamon Altar. Both came to Berlin by legitimate means. Nefertiti The bust of Nefertiti was discovered in Tell-el-Amarna in 1912 during a research excavation project authorize

  10. Toward Greater Diversity: SPK Signs Germany’s Charta der Vielfalt (01.03.2022)

    The SPK has signed the Charta der Vielfalt, Germany’s diversity charter. It hopes thus to strengthen awareness of diversity issues within the Foundation and in the exhibitions, events and other content it creates for the public. The SPK has signed Germany’s diversity charter, an industry-led initiat