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Yesterday, Tuesday, representatives of Germany and Iraq presented a joint initiative in New York that opposes the destruction of Iraq's cultural heritage. In the next few days, the two countries will submit a draft resolution to the UN. Hermann Parzinger, President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage

In July 2017, Prof Dr Jürgen Kloosterhuis will retire from his position as Director of the Prussian Secret State Archives after more than 20 years. He will be succeeded by Prof Dr Ulrike Höroldt, who currently heads the State Archives of Saxony-Anhalt. This was decided unanimously yesterday by the B

Human remains in the collections of the Ethnological Museum of the National Museums in Berlin are returned to Australia. The Australian government has been in dialogue with the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK) for several years regarding human remains from the collections of the Ethnologi

Ladies and Gentlemen, When Kaiser Wilhelm II opened the museum on 18 October 1904, it was a rainy day, with uniforms, gowns and medal necklaces providing the colourful backdrop. Today we had glorious imperial weather, but the imperial era is long gone. The opening today is ennobled by the words of w

The Presidents of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, the Leibniz Association and the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK) signed a Memorandum of Understanding today at the Altes Museum (Museum Island Berlin) to establish the "Cultural Heritage Research Alliance". The aim is to significantly improve

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2013 organised by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, the Rectors' Conference of German Music Universities and the Berlin University of the Arts In 2013, the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition will take place for the first tim

From 4 December 2016, the Nationalgalerie of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin will be offering an insight into the collection of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA) in the Gemäldegalerie. The collection is unique in its composition and history: not only does it have one of the largest holdi

In 2011, the Coordination Centre for the Preservation of the Written Cultural Heritage (KEK) was founded as a federal States project and located at the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz. It is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM) and the t

The Museum Berggruen goes travelling: Exhibition tour of important masterpieces by Picasso, Matisse, Cézanne and Klee to Japan, China and Paris - Closure of the Berlin museum from 5 September 2022 - Reopening planned for 2025 after major refurbishment The Museum Berggruen is going on tour with an ex

Annual reception at the James-Simon-Galerie - Parzinger: Outstanding visitor balance for 2023 - Attractive exhibition programme this year - Expansion of international collaborations - Reform on the home straight Over 200 guests from politics, culture, business, science and society attended the annua