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Ethnological Museum returns grave goods to indigenous peoples from Southwestern Alaska and plans further co-operation with Chugach Alaska Corporation. On May 16, Hermann Parzinger, president of Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (SPK, Prussian Cultural heritage Foundation), handed over nine objects f

museum4punkt0 Contact for General Enquiries If you have a general question or do not know your contact person at the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation), please contact the reception. Zentrale +49 30 266 41 2884 Email

Digitizing and Documenting Digitization is a key aspect of conservation work in all the Foundation's institutions. It not only allows a digital representation to be studied in place of the original item, but also makes the collections globally accessible. The "CultLab3D" modular scanning pipeline fo

SPK and Oxford intensify cooperation based on globally-renowned cultural and scientific collections and scholarship The University of Oxford and the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz signed a Memorandum of Understanding during an official visit to Berlin by an Oxford delegation. This close cooperati

Chief Information Officer The Chief Information Officer (CIO) is responsible for the strategic direction and management of IT as well as for the foundation-wide organization. Johann Herzberg CIO +49 030 266 411481 Email Contact for General Enquiries If you have a general question or do not know your

Restitution and Other Solutions Several objects from the Ethnological Museum have already been restituted or repatriated. Returning an object is, however, only one of many possible solutions. These are worked out in dialogue with members of the societies of origin. Hermann Parzinger returns grave go

SPK is closely observing current developments concerning COVID-19 and has set up a crisis team for this purpose. Details on the handling in the individual museums, libraries and archives of SPK can be found on their websites. The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation is closely monitoring the dynami

Works of art in Berlin's vaccination centers: large posters featuring objects from the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin create a positive atmosphere. Since the beginning of June, large posters with art works from the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin – Preussischer Kulturbesitz (National Museums in Berlin – Pr

museum4punkt0 – Digital Strategies for the Museum of the Future The museum4punkt0 joint project networked institutions of different sizes and orientations. The partners developed digital offerings for new ways of learning, experiencing and participating in museums. The aim of the project was to supp

The Advisory Commission chaired by Prof. Jutta Limbach that handles issues concerning the return of cultural artifacts confiscated as a result of Nazi persecution today recommended not to offer restitution for what is known as the Welfenschatz (Guelph Treasure) of the Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum of D