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On 15 March 2026, the Italian art collector and patron Egidio Marzona (born 1944 in Bielefeld) passed away in Berlin surrounded by his family and friends. His family announced this today. Over a period of more than 50 years, Egidio Marzona amassed one of the most extensive collections of 20th-centur

People affected by the power outage in south-west Berlin can now visit the SPK museums free of charge - extended until Sunday, 11 January The Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz is offering all visitors affected by the current power outage in Berlin free admission to all museums of the National Museum

Marion Ackermann visited the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Jewish Erfurt" as part of her country trip. Discussions with Thuringian cultural stakeholders focussed on sustainable structures for cultural heritage. As part of her trip to Thuringia, Marion Ackermann met with Minister of Culture Christian T

The Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2026 came to an end on Sunday evening with a resounding final concert at the Konzerthaus Berlin. This year, prizes were awarded in the subjects of piano and chamber music with wind instruments - a category that was reintroduced after a long brea

The SPK has restituted the painting "Eleonore von Wilke" by Lovis Corinth from the collection of the Alte Nationalgalerie to the heirs of Ismar and Käthe Littmann. They subsequently donated it to the museum, where it will continue to be on display following the Corinth exhibition. Ismar Littmann (18

Annual balance sheet 2025: museums of the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz record around 3.6 million visits, with the Neue Nationalgalerie leading the way. SPK President Marion Ackermann is satisfied and wants to invest further funds in attractive exhibition projects. Despite a decline in tourism t

The Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz has been cataloguing and researching Leni Riefenstahl's extensive estate for several years. Initial results from sub-projects are now available online; from 22 May 2026, the examination of the estate will also be visible in an exhibition at the Museum für Fotogr

Scharoun's listed architectural icon urgently needs to be renovated - the building will be closed to users from 2030. The urgently needed refurbishment of the "Bücherschiff" at the Kulturforum can begin. The building will close from 2030. Prior to this, 5.4 million books must be relocated and prepar

The Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin recently hosted an academic discussion entitled "Card catalogues. Untouchable cultural asset, active object of research or substitutable historical tool?". The colloquium demonstrated the academic interest in fundamental research into the history and significance of ca

On 2 March 1900, German colonial troops publicly executed 19 leading figures from the local communities in Old Moshi in the Kilimanjaro region. The event has left a deep mark on the area to this day. One of those murdered was Mangi Molelia, the young leader of Kibosho; his brother and another relati