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Patrons and Collectors Gifts and generous support from its patrons raised the profile of the SPK's institutions in their early years. Long-standing relationships with collectors are still contributing to superb exhibitions, research work, and new museum buildings today. James Simon (1851-1932), an i

Ulla and Heiner Pietzsch have been collecting great art for fifty years. Now, they are donating to the City of Berlin approximately 150 works by artists of the modern period, such as Max Ernst, René Magritte, Jackson Pollock, and Mark Rothko. The pictures will be permanently displayed at the new mus

At its meeting on June 5, 2021 in Berlin, the chapter of the order held a regular election for the office of chancellor and the dual offices of vice chancellor. On June 5, 2021, SPK President Hermann Parzinger was elected chancellor of the Pour le mérite order. He succeeded the developmental biologi

2017 is fully dedicated to the Reformation. The world is celebrating this historical event 500 years after Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of a church in Wittenberg and initiated one of the greatest religious upheavals in the history of humankind. The museums of the SPK are participat

Parzinger: Iran still not issuing export permit for works of art – SPK committed to cultural dialogue The exhibition “The Tehran Collection. The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art in Berlin” planned for the Gemäldegalerie – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin will not be able to take place as scheduled. As t

Conductor Ton Koopman on the Mass in B Minor, a treasure of the Staatsbibliothek that now also belongs to the Memory of the World – performed in three concerts by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Stored at a constant temperature of eighteen degrees Celsius with fifty percent humidity in the vault

A few weeks ago, a kimono dress created by Japanese designer Kenzō Takada was donated to the Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum of Decorative Arts) – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. As fashion curator Katrin Lindemann explains, the garment was long forgotten by its owner before eventually making its way to Ber

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 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

Cultural Education Numerous people from Germany and abroad visit and use the Foundation’s museums, libraries, and archives. Its offerings to impart culture and fulfill its task of educating are correspondingly broad. The Staatliche Museen zu Berlin offer children and young people of all ages a varie