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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

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

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

Nachhaltigkeit Angesichts globaler Herausforderungen wie der Klimakrise und Ressourcenknappheit hat die Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz als größte Kulturstiftung Deutschlands eine besondere Verantwortung für eine nachhaltige Zukunft. Als kulturelle Institution mit den Staatlichen Museen, Forschung

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

Conducting provenance research on ethnological collections is often more difficult than research on Nazi-confiscated art, the president of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Hermann Parzinger, said in an interview with Maria Ossowski of Deutschlandfunk. But, he pointed out, the Humboldt-Forum w

Ein Sanchi-Tor aus rotem Röttbacher Mainsandstein Detail des in Bamberg gefertigten Tors. Foto: SPK / Elena Then „Das ist schon was Besonderes!“, sagt Nina Graser an diesem trüben, frühherbstlich-frischen Tag auf dem Gelände des Bamberger Natursteinwerk Hermann Graser im fränkischen Bamberg. Hier wi

Division of the SPK into three independent parts fails to gain majority support. The Advisory Board gives its opinion on the Science Council’s evaluation paper. On August 17, the Advisory Board of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) considered the recommend

The Alte Nationalgalerie has undertaken a thorough restoration of the paintings Monk by the Sea and The Abbey in the Oakwood. Ina Reiche, head of the Rathgen-Forschungslabor, speaks to us about the analysis process, some hidden layers of varnish, and the broad range of techniques she uses. Over the