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  1. 23 objects restituted by the SPK form the centrepiece of an exhibition at the National Art Gallery of Namibia (11.04.2024)

    Exhibition as the result of a long-term, collaborative research process with cultural heritage communities, artists and academics - retransfer officially signed On 11 April 2024, a large-scale exhibition will open at the National Art Gallery of Namibia in Windhoek, focusing on 23 objects that were f

  2. Nazi-looted art: SPK restitutes to Cassirer heirs (03.03.2025)

    SPK restitutes two works by Max Slevogt to the heirs of Bruno Cas-sirer and buys back both works. The painting "Portrait of Bruno Cassirer", the purchase of which was made possible by the Ernst von Siemens Kunststiftung, will be exhibited in the Alte Nationalgalerie from March 4, 2025 SPK has restit

  3. Nachklapp Symposium „Grüne Inventur“

    Nachklapp Symposium „Grüne Inventur“ Kultureinrichtungen im Wandel: Von der Klimabilanz zur nachhaltigen Transformation Im Rahmen des Projekts „Grüne Inventur“ veranstaltete die Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz am 27. Januar 2026 das Online-Symposium „Kultureinrichtungen im Wandel: Von der Klimabil

  4. Findings of the Provenance Research Regarding the Sale of the Guelph Treasure in 1935

    Findings of the Provenance Research Regarding the Sale of the Guelph Treasure in 1935 Article The Guelph Treasure (Welfenschatz) was sold in 1935 by a consortium of dealers, some of whom were Jewish. The SPK therefore conducted intensive provenance research to examine the circumstances of the sale i

  5. Exhibition design contract awarded for the Humboldt Forum (13.04.2012)

    The future Humboldt Forum in the Berlin Palace continues to take shape. Today, the Ralph Appelbaum / malsyteufel consortium was awarded the contract for the scenographic design of the exhibition areas in the Humboldt Forum: This means that work can begin on the presentation of the important collecti

  6. Foundation Board clears the way for the return of the Ngonnso' to Cameroon (27.06.2022)

    Parzinger: Object is regarded by the Nso' as a mother deity and has great spiritual significance for the society of origin At its meeting today, the Board of Trustees of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz authorised SPK President Hermann Parzinger to conclude an agreement with the relevant autho

  7. We are appalled by this horrific crime (13.10.2023)

    Deutsches Historisches Museum (German Historical Museum) and Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) condemn terrorist attack on Israel – Joint Statement The Deutsches Historisches Museum and the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz are stunned by the attack on Israel.

  8. On the death of Stephan Waetzoldt (28.05.2008)

    Prof. Dr Stephan Waetzoldt died on 25 May 2008 at the age of 88. He was General Director of the Staatliche Museen Preußischer Kulturbesitz from 1965 to 1983. With foresight and skill, he turned the museums in West Berlin, scarred by the division of the city and its collections, back into a cornersto

  9. A big step towards the Humboldt Forum (28.11.2008)

    Francesco Stella (Vicenza) wins architectural competition - unanimous decision by the jury The three partners of the Humboldt Forum, Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (SPK), Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin (ZLB) and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU), are delighted that an outstanding basis ha

  10. Joachim Jäger appointed Deputy Director of the National Gallery of the National Museums in Berlin. Andreas Richter becomes the new Head of the Collection Development Department of the Berlin State Library - Prussian Cultural Heritage (12.12.2011)

    At its meeting on 9 December 2011, the Board of Trustees of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation unanimously elected Dr Joachim Jäger as the new Deputy Director of the Nationalgalerie and Director of the Neue Nationalgalerie of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Jäger, born in Munich in 1963, hol