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  1. Iron Age exhibition opens in St Petersburg with objects from Berlin (10.11.2020)

    Some 1600 objects illustrate developments in the first millennium B.C. Almost half of them once belonged to the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte, but owing to the war are now in Russian museums. The exhibition "Iron Age – Europe Without Borders" can be seen from November 11, 2020 to February 28, 2

  2. Autonomy, personal responsibility and the principle of networking (20.08.2020)

    Foundation Board appoints reform commission to restructure the SPK – roadmap by the end of November On August 19, the Board of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) gave detailed consideration to the recommendations made by the governmental Science Council as

  3. SPK begins research into the origins of human remains in a historical collection from West Africa (14.09.2021)

    The provenance of human skulls from what was German West Africa is being investigated in a three-year joint research project at the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte. It is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media. The collections of the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschi

  4. First Place! Award for the Neue Nationalgalerie (26.01.2022)

    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

  5. Cooperation with Angola: More Transparency for Collections from Colonial Contexts (17.05.2022)

    Ceremony in Luanda celebrates opening of restoration department and handover of collection inventories from Berlin At a ceremony on May 17, 2022, the Angolan branch of the Goethe Institute presented the Angolan Ministry of Culture with a translation of the entire inventory, comprising several volume

  6. Next phase of exemplary partnership between SPK and Museums Association of Namibia starts (24.05.2022)

    Objects travel from Berlin to Namibia – long-term, collaborative research process with cultural heritage communities, artists and scientists 23 objects from the collection of the Ethnologisches Museum of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin will travel to Namibia on May 27 as part of the collaborative re

  7. Angry Gauguin, E. T. A. Hoffmann's musical automata, and the life of Schliemann: the SPK's hits of 2022 (13.12.2021)

    Despite many pandemic-related restrictions, 2021 was a year filled with highlights. And the SPK network has more must-sees lined up for 2022. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Following the (re)opening of major venues in 2021 – Neue Nationalgalerie, the collections in the Humboldt Forum – the exhibition p

  8. Nine-and-a-half weeks – and then... (20.07.2021)

    Today, the first exhibitions in the Humboldt Forum open to the public. From September 22, visitors can admire ethnological collections and Asian art occupying a floor area of 17,000 square meters Anticipation is growing: nine and a half weeks after the first exhibitions open in the Humboldt Forum co

  9. museum4punkt0: Digital conference on new means of digital education (27.10.2020)

    At a digital conference on October 27–28, 2020, the museum4punkt0 joint project is presenting new means of digital education and interpretation in museums and discussing current issues of digitality. The museum4punkt0 joint project develops, tests, evaluates, and publishes tools that fit into the mu

  10. Rebirth of an Architectural Icon – Handover of the Keys to the Neue Nationalgalerie (29.04.2021)

    The upper exhibition hall of the Neue Nationalgalerie at Berlin's Kulturforum has been visible in its former glory since December 2020. Today, the keys for the entire, fully refurbished building are being handed over to the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz. Owin