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Lending will be possible again in the SPK libraries from 4 May, reading rooms will remain closed. The museums are preparing to open individual houses. The SPK museums, libraries and archives have been closed since 14 March 2020. With the current relaxation of the containment measures by the State of

The SPK president comments on the recommendations of the Scientific Board presented today. The goal is to "strengthen the potential for development and not to damage ... the special aura, but to enhance [it]." On July 13, 2020, the German Council of Science and Humanities presented the results of it

Privacy notice according to Art. 13 GDPR for participation in videoconferences with the WebEx application The recording of a video conference and the subsequent use of the recording are only permitted with the express consent of all participants. Secret recording is punishable as a violation of the

U.S. District Court Issues Decision on Guelph Treasure Art Restitution Lawsuit Against SPK and Federal Republic of Germany. Several components of the Motion to Dismiss were granted, others denied. The Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, or SPK) and the Federal R

Dirk Ueckert, who holds a degree in economics, has headed the Department of Organization, Budget and Financial Services in the SPK's Central Administration since July. He previously worked at the Hamburg Senate in the field of property management for a few years before moving in 2004 to Berlin, wher

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued its decision on 10 July, ordering the U.S. District Court to dismiss the lawsuit against the Federal Republic of Germany while allowing the lawsuit to proceed against SPK. Hermann Parzinger, president of Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (SP

Several German museums have returned a total of five works of art that originally belonged to the collection of Chemnitz banker Carl Heumann. On July 4, five works of art from several German museums were transferred to the heirs of Chemnitz banker Carl Heumann at the Städtische Galerie (Municipal Ga

Twenty-seven projects organized by a variety of museums throughout Germany demonstrate the range of possibilities for digital cultural outreach At a show of work in progress held today in Berlin, institutions participating in the digital outreach project museum4punkt0 presented an overview of the ap

Making Spaces Making Spaces: A Programming Series in Solidarity with Ukraine is a series of cross-institutional events of the SPK (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) and the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (National Museums in Berlin). Throughout the series’ formats Talking Spaces, Performing Spaces

Gemäldegalerie director's position to be advertised – Nationalgalerie management to be split into three positions – Grütters and Parzinger thank Michael Eissenhauer On November 23, 2020, the Foundation Board of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz, chaired by Minister of State for Culture Monika G