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13.06.2018 Much More Than a Partnership of Convenience Article Is there a common European identity? If so, what exactly does that mean when it comes to politics and culture? Hermann Parzinger, president of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, SPK) and also t

16.02.2017 We’ve got to pull it off Article 1990–1999–2017: Dagmar Neuland-Kitzerow from the Museum of European Cultures offers insights into and a glimpse of a museum in flux. You can imagine all the collection relocations following reunification as a giant jigsaw puzzle: during the GDR era, the Mu

22.12.2016 Europe is in Dahlem Article The Museum of European Cultures remains in south-west Berlin and is embarking on a new chapter. Director Elisabeth Tietmeyer met with writer Sophie Dannenberg for a tour. Dahlem is a place where modernity has settled down. Perhaps it is because the gardens are

Protection Against Illegal Excavations and Trafficking The Foundation works with international partners to help protect cultural property against crime. Antiquities, in particular, are seriously threatened by illegal excavations and trafficking. Aerial photo showing holes and pits dug in a looted ar

Issues of Ownership Over the course of history, objects have found their way into the Foundation’s holdings whose origins have not been completely clarified. The Foundation aims to establish who owns these objects. The National Socialist policy of persecution and the Second World War are the primary

What is the Guelph Treasure? Article The Guelph Treasure is a former medieval church treasure named after the House of Guelph, which owned it since 1671. Forty-four of the former 82 objects are now owned by the SPK. What is now known as the Guelph Treasure was the reliquary treasure of the former co

Sustainability In view of global challenges such as the climate crisis and resource scarcity, the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation), as Germany's largest cultural foundation, has a special responsibility for a sustainable future. As a cultural institution with

Issue 1/2015: The Obliteration of World Heritage The new SPK magazine with reports from Syria and Iraq: Illegal excavations and trafficking threaten cultural heritage. This issue uncovers the workings of the looted antiquities business and asks what is expected of museums now. Issue no. 7 (2015), th

Research Research activities at the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz focus on its own collections and questions associated with them. They involve nearly all of the humanities but also the social and natural sciences. Collection-Related Basic Research as Distinctive Characteristic All institutions

Education All museums, libraries, and archives within the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz are engaged in continuous dialogue with academia, culture, and society. Their educational offerings are aimed both at a broad audience and specialists. The museums, libraries, archives, and research institut