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  1. Special prize for the "Architekturpreis Berlin 2009" for the Neues Museum (03.11.2009)

    On 30 October 2009, David Chipperfield Architects and the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation were awarded the special prize for the Berlin Architecture Prize 2009 for the restoration of the Neues Museum on Berlin's Museum Island. Hermann Parzinger, President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foun

  2. Federal Ministry of Economics supports SPK with brand development and fundraising strategy (21.08.2009)

    As part of the Federal Government's "Cultural and Creative Industries Initiative", the Federal Ministry of Economics is supporting the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation's plan to improve its income situation through new approaches and structures and to generate more of its own funds in the long

  3. SPK statement on the US President's announcement (28.03.2025)

    Donald Trump wants to reinterpret American history by decree The President of the SPK, Hermann Parzinger , and his designated successor, Marion Ackermann , have sharply criticized the US President's announcement that he intends to influence museums in order to influence representations of American h

  4. New Yearbook of Prussian Cultural Heritage published (21.10.2010)

    The 45th volume of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Yearbook is, for once, a double volume. It looks back on the years 2008 and 2009, the first two years in office of the new Foundation President Hermann Parzinger. The wealth of outstanding events during this period is reflected in the strength of the

  5. Haus Bastian on Berlin's Museum Island is being officially handed over to the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation today. From the summer, forward-looking educational concepts of the National Museums in Berlin will be developed and trialled there. (12.03.2019)

    During the ceremonial handover of the keys, Foundation President Hermann Parzinger and Director General Michael Eissenhauer thanked Céline, Heiner and Aeneas Bastian for their extraordinarily generous gift. The building on Kupfergraben, designed by David Chipperfield Architects, has been dedicated t

  6. Humboldt Forum (07.06.2010)

    Hermann Parzinger, President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, comments on today's decision by the Federal Government Cabinet to postpone the start of construction of the Berlin Palace - Humboldt Forum from 2011 to 2014: "I very much regret that today's cabinet decision will lead to a co

  7. Annual press conference 2012 (07.02.2012)

    On 7 February 2012, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation provided information about its activities and plans for the coming year. At the annual press conference, new projects, developments and exhibitions were also presented, reports were given on building projects and a review of 2011 was give

  8. Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation donates painting believed lost to Berlin Cathedral (14.07.2011)

    A few days ago, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK) returned the painting "Nazareth - the Youth of Jesus" by Albert Hertel to the Berlin Cathedral as the previous owner. The work had been in the care of the Alte Nationalgalerie since the end of the war in 1945. It is listed as a work by

  9. Annual press conference 2016 (26.01.2016)

    Today, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation presented its plans for the coming year. The president and the directors of the five institutions presented new projects and announced outstanding exhibitions and events in 2016. As every year, the annual press conference focussed on the Foundation's

  10. Humboldt Forum, Ahoy! (29.05.2018)

    The first large object, the Luf boat, has been moved from the Ethnologisches Museum to the Humboldt Forum. The boat drew crowds to Dahlem and is one of the highlights of the permanent exhibit, which will be open for viewing again in late 2019, in the reconstructed Berliner Schloss (Berlin Palace). B