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Global Network for Protecting Cultural Heritage The Foundation is committed to international action in response to the worldwide threat to cultural heritage. A collaborative project is investigating illicit trade and devising new methods of protecting cultural assets. "Cultural Heritage in Danger: I

The famous statue of the Hindu god Vishnu from the collection of the Museum für Asiatische Kunst was recently moved to the Humboldt Forum from the Dahlem district of Berlin, where the museum's storage depot will continue to be located. That was no easy task, given the statue’s weight of almost 500 k

Goethe-Institut In cooperation with the Goethe-Institut, the Foundation implements cultural and educational projects. The goal of this collaboration is to help make the Foundation’s collections more visible internationally. Staged reading of Lessing’s The Jews as first part of the Goethe-Institut’s

Good scientific practice Scientific work is based on certain fundamental principles. First and foremost are the honesty and integrity of scientists. An important task of scientific institutions is to ensure that the principles of good scientific practice are applied. Rules for safeguarding good scie

Grant Program of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz The Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz has established its own grant program. Each year, it welcomes approximately thirty visiting scholars from across the world and makes it possible for them to pursue their research at one of the Foundation’s

The U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., has recently decided on the admissibility of a lawsuit seeking restitution of the "Guelph Treasure". SPK appeals the decision. The Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, or SPK) and the Federal Republic of Germany were n

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

Guidelines for the Treatment of Human Remains Human remains in museum collections must be treated with special sensitivity. The Staatliche Museen zu Berlin is one of many museums that have human remains among their holdings. The SPK has established basic principles for dealing with human remains and

Hamburger Bahnhof The Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart houses the collections of the Nationalgalerie from the 20th and 21st centuries. The building was converted, extended, and finally augmented with neighboring shipping halls, the Rieckhallen, in order to present several important

We greet you at the end of the year with a picture of the rotunda of the Altes Museum Next year, we will be celebrating 200 years of the Museum Island Berlin, and Schinkel ‘s magnificent building will be at the centre of the celebrations: the foundation stone for the first public museum in Prussia w