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  1. Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin: Sebastian Schmideler heads the children's and young adult book department (16.08.2024)

    Dr Sebastian Schmideler, currently a research assistant for children's and young adult literature and literary didactics at the University of Leipzig, will become the new head of the children's and young adult book department at the Berlin State Library on 2 September 2024. He succeeds Carola Pohlma

  2. Change of office at the head of the Berlin Collection of Classical Antiquities: Martin Maischberger succeeds Andreas Scholl (04.07.2025)

    At the end of 2025, the Director of the Collection of Classical Antiquities at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Prof Dr Andreas Scholl, will retire after more than twenty years in office. He will be succeeded by his current deputy, Dr Martin Maischberger. This was decided unanimously by the SPK Foun

  3. SPK restitutes 73 documents from the Warsaw Main Archives Alter Akten to Poland (01.12.2025)

    In the course of the German-Polish intergovernmental consultations, 73 documents from the time of the Teutonic Order from the holdings of the Prussian Secret State Archives were returned to Poland today, Monday, at the Federal Chancellery. These are archival documents that were removed from the Wars

  4. Milestone for a new cultural forum: berlin modern celebrates topping-out ceremony (17.10.2025)

    Shell of the extension to the Neue Nationalgalerie largely completed - Minister of State for Culture Weimer, SPK President Ackermann and Director Biesenbach emphasise the new building's charisma and importance for the collections of 20th century art The topping-out crown now hovers over berlin moder

  5. International exchange on conviviality and inequalities in Latin America (21.10.2024)

    As part of the Mecila community , the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut was once again the main organizer of this year's Mecila Annual Meeting and Young Researchers Forum, now with a focus on "Informalities, Conviviality and Inequality in Latin America". International and interdisciplinary exchange on i

  6. An Extremely Generous Gift: The Keys to Haus Bastian (12.03.2019)

    The keys to the future Center for Cultural Education of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin were handed over in a ceremony today The building designed by David Chipperfield Architects and located on Kupfergraben, an historical street in Berlin’s Museumsinsel district, was ceremoniously given to the Stif

  7. Locations

    Locations 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. Through various construction projects the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz preserves and modernizes it

  8. Events

    Events Within the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) there are numerous events daily. All cross-institutional events and public events which are initiated by the president or in which the president is taking part are listed here. All other events are listed on

  9. Photography, Audio Recording, and Filmmaking

    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

  10. Why was the Sale of the Guelph Treasure not a Forced Sale?

    Why was the Sale of the Guelph Treasure not a Forced Sale? Article The historical evidence clearly shows that although certain members of the consortium that sold the Guelph Treasure in 1935 were Jewish, the sale does not qualify as a forced sale due to Nazi persecution. Based on extensive research