Search

Search

  1. Conferences of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz

    Conferences of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz The Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz organizes conferences on topical issues of cultural policy. The conferences are aimed at professionals with expertise in the conference topics, but are open to the public as well. Participants of the interna

  2. U.S. Courts Lack Jurisdiction for Guelph Treasure Lawsuit, Appeals Court Confirms (17.07.2023)

    The Guelph Treasure has been the subject of an action for restitution in the United States since 2015. In 2022, the SPK's motion to dismiss the lawsuit was granted. The appellate court has now confirmed this decision. The Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum of Decorative Arts) of the Staatliche Museen zu Ber

  3. SPK reform commission discusses decentralized organizational structures (04.02.2021)

    SPK President Parzinger: "This was a good day for our work on reform." At its meeting yesterday, the reform commission of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) addressed the situation of the state museums, in particular their internal organizational structure

  4. Press

    Press The press and public relations office of the president of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) provides information about the Foundation’s activities and in particular about the work of its president. Requests for interviews with the president or vice

  5. "Don't call me...": Joint Initiative Against Racism (10.05.2021)

    To mark Germany's Diversity Day on May 18, 2021, rbb, the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz and the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin are taking a visible stand against racism by projecting a social video series on the facade of the James Simon Gallery. Every day, people in Berlin and Brandenburg experie

  6. Visitor numbers for museums in Germany during the first full COVID year, 2020 (17.12.2021)

    A total of around 33.6 million museum visitors was reported to the Institut für Museumsforschung of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin for 2020. Digital activity increased significantly. The museums taking part in the survey reported a total of 33,550,296 visits during 2020. That is a good two thirds (

  7. Lost sculpture from the Antikensammlung rediscovered in Russia (28.12.2016)

    The Calvatone Victory was displayed until 1939 in the Altes Museum on Berlin’s Museumsinsel and has been missing since the end of the war. Recently, it has been found in St. Petersburg, thanks to the work of researchers. The discovery was announced in an article in the scholarly journal of the St Pe

  8. The Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts Is Coming (14.11.2019)

    On November 14, 2019, the Budget Committee of the Bundestag approved the funds for a new building in the Kulturforum. The planned budget for the Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts (Museum of the 20th Century) of the Nationalgalerie (National Gallery) of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (National Museums in

  9. Science and Research

    Science and Research Making their holdings available to scholars and studying them are central tasks of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz and its institutions. For several years it has been strategically developing its profile as a scholarly institution. The Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (

  10. Hermann Parzinger on Today's Meeting Regarding the Future of Benin Bronzes (29.04.2021)

    It was a historic encounter: today, the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the directors of the German museums in the Benin Dialogue Group, the cultural affairs ministers of the Länder, and representatives of the German Foreign Office agreed on a joint statement concerning th