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In the art intervention The Other Nefertiti, two artists have published a 3D model of the bust of Nefertiti online – because, they say, the bust and its data are not accessible. How true is that claim? Jan Nikolai Nelles and Nora Al-Badri say on their website that they made the scan in the Neues Mus

Locations of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz The Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) has its seat in Berlin. The many buildings of its institutions are found in various locations in the city. Some of them are historical sites of the Prussian collections.

Gender Equality Plan Die Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz steht als Kultur- und Wissenschaftseinrichtung für Chancengleichheit, Weltoffenheit und die Vielfalt der Gesellschaft. In der Geschäftsordnung ist festgeschrieben, dass die Gleichstellung aller Menschen ein Leitprinzip der Stiftungsarbeit is

Organs, wind instruments and iPads: Christian Breternitz's apprenticeship and years of travel in the fascinating and diverse world of musical instruments. The instrument expert is the new research associate at the Musikinstrumenten-Museum of the Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung. By Julia Spin

Photography, Audio Recording, and Filmmaking Photography, audio recording, and filmmaking are possible with the permission of the press office for purposes of news reporting as well as with regard to general themes regarding the Foundation’s world. Photographers in the Neues Museum © SPK News Report

The famous statue of the Hindu god Vishnu from the collection of the Museum für Asiatische Kunst was recently moved to the Humboldt Forum from the Dahlem district of Berlin, where the museum's storage depot will continue to be located. That was no easy task, given the statue’s weight of almost 500 k

Conservation and Restoration Many highly specialized staff are employed throughout the Foundation to preserve vulnerable cultural heritage artifacts. They perform restoration or conservation work and prevent damage occurring. Preserving unique cultural objects: restore and digitize genealogical tabl

SPK-Magazin 1/2018: Auf zur Mitte Auf zur Mitte: Die neue Ausgabe von SPK – Das Magazin“ fragt, wie Gegenwart und Zukunft des historisch gewachsenen Zentrum aussehen. SPK. Das Magazin (1/2018): Auf zur Mitte! © SPK/Plateau Design Studio/Max Zerrahn Humboldt Forum, James-Simon-Galerie, der Interimsba

One of the Foundation’s greatest patrons was James Simon. His great-granddaughter, an award-winning American filmmaker, wants to learn more, and to tell her family's forgotten history in a documentary. Chris Simon is a little surprised. Almost everyone in Berlin seems to know more about her great-gr

The SPK has returned nine works of art to the heirs of the Jewish businessman and collector Eugen Moritz Buchthal. It has repurchased an etching by E. L. Kirchner for the Kupferstichkabinett. Lawyer Lothar Fremy, who represents the heirs, said: "The Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultu