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The painting "Dragoner-Regiment von Borke Nr 7" (1864) by Friedrich Wilhelm Meyerheim was kept in the Nationalgalerie as so-called foreign property and was also published as such. In the course of research by the Deutsches Historisches Museum (DHM), it has now been clearly identified as belonging to

The lawsuit against the SPK for the return of the Guelph Treasure was allowed by the U.S. Court of Appeals, but dismissed against the Federal Republic of Germany. The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation will now examine further options. In February 2015, a lawsuit for the return of the Guelph Trea

Long-time President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation passes away at the age of 87 - Parzinger: He was the President of Unity The long-standing President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Werner Knopp, passed away on 4 January 2019 at the age of 87. Born in Braunschweig, he ha

Decision by the Board of Trustees: Claudia Zirra to head the new Department of Building and Technology at the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation The 55-year-old graduate engineer and architect Claudia Zirra is an experienced and highly qualified specialist for the numerous complex construction an

Open access to scientific knowledge as a central field of action for the SPK - new Open Science Declaration adopted Open science is not only a key issue in science and research, but also in the cultural sector and in society in general. In addition to Open Access, this also requires Open Data and Op

The 2021 Annual Report of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation has just been published. SPK President Hermann Parzinger writes in the editorial that the past twelve months have been characterised above all by "a longing for normality". Despite the pandemic-related impositions, many visitors onc

Topping-out ceremony on 17 October 2025 with Minister of State for Culture Weimer - Visitor days in the shell on 18 and 19 October 2025 berlin modern , a new building for 20th century art, is being constructed at the Kulturforum according to plans by renowned architects Herzog & de Meuron. Since the

Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz and Staatliche Museen zu Berlin deeply regret the termination - Parzinger: 17 years of outstanding cooperation have made Hamburger Bahnhof a hotspot of contemporary art - Eissenhauer: Friedrich Christian Flick has also rendered outstanding services to the Staatlich

A ceremony was held today at the Ethnological Museum of the National Museums in Berlin to prepare two mummified and tattooed Māori heads (Toi moko) for their repatriation to New Zealand. The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK), to which the Ethnological Museum belongs, had decided to return

The museums of the SPK cease to open for the public from Monday, November 2, 2020 until the end of the month – its archives and libraries remain open, subject to conditions From Monday, November 2, 2020, until the end of the month, the SPK is no longer admitting members of the public to any of the m