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Der Vergessenheit entrissen Gruppenfoto der deutschen und ruandischen Wissenschaftler*innen. Foto: National Museums of Rwanda Marius Kowalak, Ethnologe am Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte, war in den vergangenen Jahren mit einem Team Berliner Wissenschaftler*innen immer wieder in Ruanda. Er führte

To mark Germany's Diversity Day on May 18, 2021, rbb, the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz and the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin are taking a visible stand against racism by projecting a social video series on the facade of the James Simon Gallery. Every day, people in Berlin and Brandenburg experie

Dealing with Cultural Assets Looted by the National Socialists The National Socialists systematically took art and books from those they persecuted. The Foundation searches for just and fair solutions based on the Washington Principles for looted assets that ended up in its collections. Im August 19

History of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz The Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) was founded in the Federal Republic of German in 1957. The background was the final dissolution of the State of Prussia ten years earlier. The issue of the ownership of it

For the first time outside of the Villa von der Heydt: At their 2017 yearly press conference at the Altes Museum, the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz demonstrated that all sights are set on the Humboldt Forum and highlighted the theme of digitalization. Long before the actual opening of the Humbol

On June 29, 2021, the Board of Trustees of the SPK filled an important management position at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. As the successor of Michael Eissenhauer as director of the Gemäldegalerie (Old Master Paintings), they selected Dr. Dagmar Hirschfelder, who currently heads the paintings an

The Calvatone Victory was displayed until 1939 in the Altes Museum on Berlin’s Museumsinsel and has been missing since the end of the war. Recently, it has been found in St. Petersburg, thanks to the work of researchers. The discovery was announced in an article in the scholarly journal of the St Pe

Institut für Museumsforschung (Institute for Museum Research) The institute is a research and documentation institute active throughout Germany on various museum issues. It represents the concerns of the Foundation and the German federal state governments within a European framework. The activities

The Staatliche Museen zu Berlin bought the ink wash drawing "Auf Hiddensee" in 1939. Its previous owner had to sell it when he was being persecuted by the Nazi regime. Yesterday, a descendant of Friedrich Emil Guttsmann (1888-1959) came to Berlin to receive the drawing in the Kupferstichkabinett (Mu

Construction Projects Some of the foundation's buildings have shaped Berlin's cityscape for centuries. Many of them are architecturally significant monuments. The further development of its sites and the preservation of its buildings are a central concern of the SPK. Until German reunification, the