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  1. Glamorous donation – Kunstgewerbemuseum receives a feather cap by fashion designer Anna Düll (22.10.2020)

    A few weeks ago, the Kunstgewerbemuseum of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin was given a valuable feather cap made by the milliner Anna Düll of Heidelberg. It is only a few months since Katrin Lindemann took up her new post as the curator of fashion and textiles at the Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum of De

  2. “The Digital World Is Always an Extension of the Analog World“ (01.06.2017)

    In museum4punkt0, the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin are seeking to develop digital and personalized content that will help visitors with navigation, provide them with contextual information, and offer opportunities for interaction. Christina Haak, SMB Deputy Director-General, discusses the challenges

  3. Multimedia archive for life stories of Jewish art-collectors (27.01.2022)

    The SPK and Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen (Bavarian State Painting Collections) are launching a joint project in memory of those persecuted by the Nazis. The multimedia archive will record their lives and fates, revealing the personal stories behind restitution cases. The project will receive 6

  4. Kolonnadenhof on Museumsinsel – The last phase of restoration begins (03.06.2020)

    The nineteenth-century colonnade designed by Stüler will soon regain its original appearance. The restoration work is being done on the northern part of the colonnade, which will be returned to the state that it originally had in the nineteenth century. It was enclosed to create additional rooms in

  5. Foundation Board Decides on Concrete Steps for SPK Reform (29.06.2021)

    Today, the SPK Foundation Board adopted a framework for the structural reform of the Foundation based on the recommendations of the SPK Reform Commission. The museums, libraries, archives and research institutions of the SPK will be granted significantly more autonomy. At the same time, they will pu

  6. Michael Eissenhauer: “Comprehending the World in its Entirety “ (21.11.2017)

    On 25 November 2017 admission is free on the Museumsinsel and at the Kulturforum for the Activities Day “On the Way to the Humboldt Forum“. We spoke with Michael Eissenhauer, Director-General of the Staatliche Museen, about the upcoming convergence of cultures on show for free on 25 November as a fo

  7. “If you have findings, then you have to act on them.” (12.02.2018)

    On February 12, 2018, Hermann Parzinger, President of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz, talked to the Tagesspiegel about the Humboldt Forum, ways of dealing with objects from the colonial era, and provenance research. The Humboldt Forum is due to open at the end of 2019. It will enable the col

  8. Highlights of the Collections in Dahlem (13.12.2013)

    During the period when Germany was divided, a wide variety of museums were located in Dahlem. The location did not develop a more focused identity until after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Today one finds there not only the Geheimes Staatsarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Secret State Archives Prussi

  9. The Humboldt Forum in Fast Motion (19.08.2015)

    Not far from the Museumsinsel (Museum Island), a home for the cultures of the world is being created in the new Berliner Schloss (Berlin Palace). In June 2015, two years after the cornerstone was laid, the topping out ceremony was held. Beginning in 2019, the planned Humboldt Forum in the reconstruc

  10. Sustainable and Functional: Extension of the Gipsformerei (10.01.2023)

    Architectural practice Gerkan, Marg and Partner (gmp) wins design competition for the comprehensive refurbishment and extension of the Gipsformerei. A winner has been announced in the competition launched by the Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung (Federal Office for Building and Regional Plannin