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Preservation of Objects The Foundation takes great pains to preserve the objects in its possession. It records its collections in digital form and employs highly specialized restorers. Its research methods are in demand worldwide. Restoration of a woman’s silk hat (ca. 1850) for the permanent exhibi

Guidelines for the Treatment of Human Remains Human remains in museum collections must be treated with special sensitivity. The Staatliche Museen zu Berlin is one of many museums that have human remains among their holdings. The SPK has established basic principles for dealing with human remains and

Acquisitions New items enter the Foundation's collections in various ways. Besides federal and state government funding, assistance from private collectors, public and private charitable foundations, associations of friends, and other entities is essential. Unlike the museums, the libraries make a p

Digitization Digitizing offers an opportunity to make the cultural and intellectual heritage of humanity accessible to everyone. The Foundation makes a great deal of information about its collections and their catalogs of holdings available online. In the Digitization Center of the Staatsbibliothek

Removal by Private Parties Numerous objects from the Prussian collections disappeared during the Second World War as a result of theft or plundering. The Foundation is researching the whereabouts of such works and is seeking their return to Berlin. In 2009, four paintings were returned to the Alte N

Acquisitions and Donations Acquisitions, indefinite loans, and donations enrich the holdings of the Foundation. All of the collections are continually supplemented in this way. The SPK ensures that the provenance of every new object is clarified. Eine der wichtigsten Schenkungen: Die Büste der Nofre

Provenance Research and Issues of Ownership The Foundation thoroughly investigates the provenance – that is, the origins – of the objects in its collections. This includes scholarly questions as well as clarifying questions of ownership. Questions of ownership can be clarified using the results of p

Central Storage Facility of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin The building in Friedrichshagen will provide storage and workshops for various collections of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. The shared location is expected to result in synergetic effects. Computer simulation of the entrance to the new b

Notturno Concert Series “Notturno” is a cooperation between the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and the SPK. It combines evening chamber concerts in various buildings belonging to the Foundation with exclusive tours of its collections. Notturno Concert in the Alte Nationalgalerie with the brass

Goethe-Institut In cooperation with the Goethe-Institut, the Foundation implements cultural and educational projects. The goal of this collaboration is to help make the Foundation’s collections more visible internationally. Staged reading of Lessing’s The Jews as first part of the Goethe-Institut’s