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The main building of the Staatsbibliothek was reopened today in a digital ceremony The main building of one of the world's most important libraries has been extensively renovated and modernized with the help of federal funds. The personnel of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (Berlin State Library) are

Wolf Biermann hands over his archive and diaries to the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preussischer Kulturbesitz at a ceremony in the building on Unter den Linden. With the help of the Federal Commissioner for Culture and Media Affairs and the German States Cultural Foundation (KSL), the Staatsbibliot

Former SPK President Klaus-Dieter Lehmann recalls the ideas that led to the creation of the “palace of world cultures.” Former SPK President Klaus-Dieter Lehmann has called for the SPK to be granted “greater responsibility for the program” of the Humboldt Forum. That would give the Forum the overall

The full renovation of the Neue Nationalgalerie has received First Prize in the BDA Berlin (Bund Deutscher Architekten) awards. The BDA Berlin (Federation of German Architects, Berlin) announced its decision on January 24, 2022. An interdisciplinary jury awarded First Prize to the Neue Nationalgaler

The Ethnologisches Museum of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, comprising two sites at the Humboldt Forum and in Dahlem, will get a new director in January. The new director of the Ethnologisches Museum (Ethnological Museum) of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (National Museums in Berlin) will be Tina

Association of leading German private-sector companies to help the SPK modernize, improve efficiency, and raise its profile Thorsten Strauß, the Deutsche Bank AG representative on the Board of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz and the managing director of Thor Advisors GmbH, will continue to he

Former vice president of the SPK dies at the age of 75 Norbert Zimmermann, formerly vice president of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation), passed away last week in Berlin at the age of 75. Zimmermann worked for the Foundation for almost three decades, also

A foundation-wide task force has developed a vision for an SPK that acts sustainably in ecological, social, and economic respects. It has appointed sustainability officers, who will take up their duties on 1 October. This year it has become abundantly clear – not least due to devastating floods, wid

On February 11, 2022, the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (SPK) will hand over 32 ancestral remains to a representative of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA). The ancestral remains have been in the keeping of the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin since 2011. A

At its meeting on March 24, 2021, the Board of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) considered, among other matters, the treatment of objects with colonial contexts in the collections. This included the issue of the Benin bronzes. The Foundation Board welcom